Databases
Encyclopedias
Library Catalogs
Web Sites
Potpourri
100
This is what Mrs. Rivers compares databases to.
What is a file cabinet?
100
This is where you can find the print encyclopedias in the library.
Where is the reference section?
100
This is what a library catalog can search.
What is "any resource housed in the library"?
100
This is what .edu stands for in a web site's domain.
What is educational?
100
This is what should come first when writing a MLA citation.
What is the author's name (last name first)?
200
Most of the documents in a database come from this type of publication.
What are periodicals/journals?
200
This is the most popular encyclopedia set in America.
What is the World Book Encyclopedia?
200
When you find an item in the catalog, this will show you where the item is located.
What is the call number?
200
This is who can own and edit a web site.
Who is anyone?
200
This is a resource in which you can find information such as harvest calendars, phases of the moon, and weather forecasts.
What is an Almanac?
300
This is what you call articles that can be viewed in their entirety.
What is "full text"?
300
This is how entries are arranged in an encyclopedia?
What is in alphabetical order?
300
This is how you know if the resource you found is an e-book.
What is when the search results display a blue "e"?
300
These are two examples of search engines.
What are Google, Yahoo, Ask, and Bing?
300
This is the term used for resources that come out on a regularly basis.
What are periodicals?
400
These are the two ways you can locate the databases provided to you by DeSoto Parish.
What is by going to mhsreads.com OR by going to MHS's homepage?
400
This is where you can find the author of an encyclopedia article?
Where is at the end of the article?
400
These are two material types that you can look for in the library catalog.
What are books, e-books, videos, equipment, and serials.
400
This is the acronym you can use when determining the reliability of a web site.
What is C.R.A.A.P.? (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose)
400
This is the name of the Greek god who held the world upon his shoulders.
Who is Atlas?
500
This is why databases are one of the BEST resources for research!
What is "because the included materials are carefully chosen" OR "because the materials come from dependable sources"?
500
When using Wikipedia, these can take you to reliable and useful information.
What are the hyper-linked and cited sources.
500
This is what you do if you want more information about a title in the catalog.
What is "click on the title"?
500
This is what "WWW" stands for in a web site's URL.
What is the World Wide Web?
500
These are the two reference books that can provide definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and even pronunciation guides.
What are dictionaries and thesauri?