Resources
Need help finding a good book or the answers to your research questions? Try these student friendly resources:
Print Books
Use the Daniel McKee Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) to search for books in the DMK library media center. (You may need to click on the school from the list of RCS schools if it does not automatically appear.) Need help searching the online catalog? Watch this video!
General Information
Britannica is an online encyclopedia that provides general information on a topic. Select Middle (for middle school students) or High (for high school students.)
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World Book is an online encyclopedia that provides general information on a topic. Select Student (middle school), Discover, or Advanced (high school).
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Databases for Research
Tennessee Electronic Library resources for middle school students by school subject
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Tennessee Electronic Library resources for high school students by school subject
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Links for students by topic
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Links for teachers by topic
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TEL provides access to over 400,000 electronic resources, including magazines, scholarly journals, podcasts, videos, e-books, test preparation materials, federal census records, Tennessee primary source materials, and more! Discover more in this video!
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context is great for your pro/con (argumentative/debate) assignments. Search for current social, environmental, and other issues.
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Use Student Resources in Context to browse informational topics with featured content, reference articles, magazines, primary sources, news, websites, videos, images, and more!
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Gale Junior Edition is a periodical database that is designed for students with access to a variety of full-text magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on a variety of topics. (from TEL)
Use Gale PowerSearch to access electronic versions of popular magazines, scholarly journals, e-books, newspapers, videos, podcasts and more! Subjects covered include arts, humanities, social studies, literature, science, health, and much more.
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Use Gale Literary Sources to find overviews, biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
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Research in Context is new! Designed for middle school students, it provides access to reference works, biographies, magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, and multimedia.
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Research Help
Check out these links for help with the research process, citing sources, formatting your research paper, and more!
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MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8thed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
These Purdue OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources.
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APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.
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Career Resources
Search for new opportunities, organize job searches, and discover new ways to match your work and military experience with new career options. Build a resume, cover letter, and get interview tips too!
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Curious about a particular occupation, or looking to improve your job skills? Use the practice tests, e-books and online courses to begin your path to a bright future. Create a username and password of your choice to get started.
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Social Networking
This social media tool will help you stay connected with your friends based on what you are reading and want to read next. Meet your next favorite book!