This page is designed to help you navigate the research process.  Use the links and tools on this page to find reliable resources for school projects and for help in giving proper credit to your sources when doing research. 

When doing research, remember to take your time, read carefully, take good notes, and create your Works Cited page (a.k.a. Bibliography) as you go.  

FINDING INFORMATION

World Book Online
(username: sjsaints)
Password is available by contacting the librarian or found on the student Schoology page)

Gale Databases (NEW!)
(password hint: What are we called to be?)
 

RESEARCH TOOLS

The OWL at Purdue
(MLA formatting guide)

Easy Bib
(for help creating a Works Cited page)
 

"In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledg­ing its source. This definition applies to texts published in print or on-line, to manuscripts, and to the work of other student writers."  (From: The Council of Writing Program Administrators. “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices.” 2005-2009. Web. 10 Sept. 2010. .)

All students at St. Joseph Catholic School are expected to give credit to their sources when conducting research, writing research papers, and creating projects of any kind

Students may use the following record sheet to help them record source information for a works cited page or bibliography.