1. Whitney HS Databases Britannica Online EBSCO World Book Online

2. WHS Desktop DATABASES When you login to the computers in the library or computer lab, these are the icons that will take you to the 3 different databases that you will use for your research project. Start with EBSCO or Britannica, then use World Book if needed.

3. Britannica Online This is the home screen for Britannica. You want to make sure that you have High School selected, and then type your search terms into the box. Britannica Home Screen

4. Britannica Online This screen has the results for your search terms. The results are divided by type – Encyclopedia articles, multimedia, and other types of results. Britannica Search Screen

5. Britannica Online Once you select an article, you are able to see the table of contents for your article, and at the bottom of the article, there is a MLA citation for that article. If you use information out of an article, do not forget to copy and paste the MLA citation information into a Word document so that you will have the citation when you start your Works Cited. Britannica Article

6. EBSCO This is the opening screen in EBSCO. You need to click on the Student Research Center.

7. EBSCO This is the first window in EBSCO Student Resource Center – Click on Uncheck All.

8. EBSCO Once all boxes are unchecked, check the boxes for Magazines, Newspapers, Books & Encyclopedias, and Photos, Maps, & Flags.

9. EBSCO Type your search terms in the Find box.

10. EBSCO This is the results list. You can filter results in different ways – by type, by date, and by relevance.

11. EBSCO This is the same results, sorted by Relevance.

12. World Book Online This is the home page for the World Book Online. Type your search terms in the search box.

13. World Book Online This is the list of results. You can organize your results into different categories.

14. Other Databases You should be able to find all of the information that you need from these 3 databases. If you still need information after using these 3 databases, WHS has 2 other databases that you can search. – Facts on File – Gale Databases If you need help using the other 2 databases, please raise your hand and your teacher or the librarian will come and assist you.