Curated OER
Hispanic Biographies in References
Compare and contrast with a Venn Diagram. Learners write a report, make an outline, oral presentation, and create a poster board with specific references of their person selected for their biography.
Curated OER
Welcome To Your Library
As an overview of the positive things the library has to offer, this would be a helpful presentation. However, it does not provide much information. This presentation could be augmented by adding details about the Dewey Decimal system or...
Curated OER
SURVIVING A COSMIC INVASION
Students read periodicals relating to radioacitivity and interpret a Geiger Counter. They work in small groups, share information and help each other explain the Geiger Counter. They discover the relationship distance to...
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Henry Luce
Interesting reading material about Henry Luce, founder of 'Time', 'Fortune', 'Sports Illustrated', and 'Life' magazines, who became one of America's leading mass communicators. Includes a career timeline, video clips, and a personal...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Sources: Periodicals
This slideshow lesson focuses on the use of periodicals as research sources; it discusses the pros of using periodicals as organizational aids and in research of current events and also the cons of periodical's lack of depth and possible...
Stanford University
Stanford University: Catalogs and Search Tools
This resource provides Stanford University catalog collections, as well as databases and search tools.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Scholarly Journals Distributed via the World Wide Web
View an index of free online articles and journals which can be accessed without user registration at a website.
Other
University System of Georgia: What All Libraries Have
A good general look at the resources commonly available in most academic and public libraries, this site provides a framework for students to use in their own library research.
Other
Media History Digital Library
The Media History Digital Library digitizes collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. The project is supported by owners of materials who loan them for scanning, and donors who...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Reference Sources
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews different reference sources including, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, almanacs, atlases, and periodicals.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: A Review of Avi's Literature
Summarizes some of Avi's most popular pieces, including Nothing But the Truth, Who Was that Masked Man Anyway, Devil's Race, The Fighting Ground, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.