Course Template

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Use this page to help guide you in creating course guides for your course. For other examples, be sure to look at Sara's History pages Finished pages that you might find helpful:

• Environmental Science ((SCIE-500)
• United States (HIST300)
• United States - The 1920s and 1930s (HIST300)

Contents 1 Research Process 2 Gaining an overview with Reference Sources 3 Delving deeper with Books 3.1 Finding books and more at the OWHL 3.2 Using Reserves 3.3 Getting materials from other libraries 4 Finding Articles using Databases 5 Exploring Internet Sources 6 Citations and Documentation

Research Process

For guidance in the research process, look to the menu on the left hand side.

Gaining an overview with Reference Sources

Reference Sources are a great way to get broad information on a subject or idea. These books can help inform you on putting your ideas into a larger context.

• Title of Reference Book
• Title of 2nd Reference Work
• Another Reference Work
• Etc...

Delving deeper with Books

Although your project is somewhat particular to life at Phillips Academy, you might need additional information. Books offer a more complete look at a subject as well as give good ideas for other resources and references.

Finding books and more at the OWHL

Most people start with a keyword searchof the library catalog. The computer will look for your words in the book "record" The record contains an item's title, author, subject, and table of contents or item summary.

Choose your keywords carefully!

Subject Searches'' are an even more powerful way to search the catalog. They will focus your search using the exact terminnology employed by librarians to describe the book. Subjects can be found at the bottom of an items record. Simply click oto execute the search. Some subjects you might find helpful are:

• List the Subject Here
• List the 2nd Subject Here

Using Reserves

Some of the more valuable materials have been placed on reserve for your class. You must ask for these books at the circulation desk.
Books on Reserve at the OWHL

Getting materials from other libraries

You may also acquire items from libraries other than the OWHL. If you are not finding what you need / want, please contact a librarian for help with this service.

Finding Articles using Databases

Article databases contain thousands of articles organized and searchable using keywords, sepcific journal titles, publishing dates, etc... Information contained in articles can be more specific than book information as well as more up to date. The primary method to access articles from magazines and journals is through databases. You can access these databases both on and off campus. If you're off campus, you may be prompted for your "library card number". This is simply your PA ID number, which is on your ID card. Below is a chart of some databases that you may find helpful in this assignment. To see a listing of all the databases to which the library subscribes, visit the Databases A-Z Page.

Title of Database Click on to go to database	About the Database
TITLE OF DATABASE	Short Description of database LEARN MORE
TITLE OF 2nd DATABASE	Short Description of database LEARN MORE
TITLE OF 3rd DATABASE	Short Description of database LEARN MORE

Exploring Internet Sources

You will probably find websites helpful for this project. Always remember to evaluate your sources when you are looking at websites. Below is a list f some sites you should find worthwhile for your project.

Website	What is it?
NAME OF LINK	DESCRIPTION OF WEBSITE GOES HERE.
NAME OF 2nd LINK	DESCRIPTION OF 2nd WEBSITE GOES HERE.
NAME OF 3rd LINK	DESCRIPTION OF 3rd WEBSITE GOES HERE.

Citations and Documentation

The menu on the left hand side includes a link to the citation section of the OWHL Website.