Freshmen Research: Finding Sources

The most helpful sources for your research paper will be those sources that are provided by Ashley High Media Center.

These will include:

• Print Books located in the Destiny Catalog.
• eBooks located in the GVRL (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
• Journal articles located in our EBSCO Databases (access through NCEDCLOUD menu). 

It is very important to login with the appropriate passwords to these sites to get the best results. Make sure you have the necessary passwords from the librarian or your teacher.

Use Boolean Operators to help expand or narrow your searches. (3:04 min) Make sure you are logged into your Google account to watch video.

Search Our Catalog for Books. Use your Powerschool login. 

Search Webpath Express for Academic Websites. You need to login before you have access. Use your Powerschool login.

Search GVRL for ebooks on your topic.

Click link to view Searching for Information in GVRL

    Reliable full-text biographies.

   All topics:articles,videos, ebooks, primary sources, website links.

    Health information.

    Reliable information on thousands of topics.

    U.S. and world history: journals & primary sources.

    Science journals, books and images.

    Current events, social, political, economic, scientific issues.

    Covers global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling.

While the narrator refers to "impressing your instructor" as a reason to use databases, understand that the reason they will be impressed is because you are using reliable, academic sources for academic work. (2:00 min)

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