FAMOUS FAMOUS AUTHOR STUDY AUTHOR STUDY

RESEARCH RESEARCH TOOLS TO USETOOLS TO USE

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Print Resources:Print Resources: Search Search ONLINE CATALOGONLINE CATALOG

Books by your author (fiction, other…)Books by your author (fiction, other…) Books about your author (biographies)Books about your author (biographies)

Reference VolumesReference Volumes Writers for Young AdultsWriters for Young Adults set set Extraordinary American WritersExtraordinary American Writers World AuthorsWorld Authors

Electronic Resources:Electronic Resources: E LIBRARYE LIBRARY

Thousands of searchable full-text periodical articles.Thousands of searchable full-text periodical articles.

LITERATURE ONLINE (thru ELibrary)LITERATURE ONLINE (thru ELibrary) Search for your author in the Bio section.Search for your author in the Bio section.

INFOHIO RESOURCESINFOHIO RESOURCES American Natl. BiographyAmerican Natl. Biography - if American and DEAD. - if American and DEAD. EBSCOEBSCOhosthost - - great for reviews too.great for reviews too. NewsBankNewsBank – Newspaper articles from around Ohio . – Newspaper articles from around Ohio . SIRS DiscovererSIRS Discoverer – Check after Elibrary & EBSCOhost. – Check after Elibrary & EBSCOhost.

Web Resources:Web Resources: Find Your Author’s Home Page.Find Your Author’s Home Page.

Search For The Web pages of the Search For The Web pages of the author’s publishing company.author’s publishing company.

Find “About the Author” on Public Library Find “About the Author” on Public Library Websites.Websites.

Try the “Try the “Button sitesButton sites” on Next Slide.” on Next Slide.

FAMOUS AUTHOR STUDY FAMOUS AUTHOR STUDY RESEARCH PROJECT WEBLINKSRESEARCH PROJECT WEBLINKS

Yahoo Young Adult Author Index

Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators

Authors on the WebBibliographies

Teachers @ RandomBiographies

Young Adult AuthorsSeries & Sequels

Young Adult Authors on the Web

Authors @ YABooksCentral

Internet Search Tips

• USE A SEARCH ENGINE YOU KNOW• Don’t GUESS an ADDRESS!• Use KEY WORDS. Don’t Type SENTENCES!• Read Summary of sites before clicking.• GOOGLE is our HOME Search Page.

• KNOW THE TYPES OF WEBSITES– .com = COMMERCIAL – someone is selling a product.

– .org = ORGANIZATION – a nonprofit information site. – .gov = GOVERNMENT – site of state / local / federal agency– .edu = EDUCATIONAL – a college or university site.– .k12.oh.us = SCHOOL – a public k-12 school website.

Grammar of the Internet - Understanding a URLUnderstanding the URL or web address of a web page can sometimes provide you with important information about a web site. In this example we are using a web site that says the Holocaust never happened. Based on the URL shown below in blue how can we tell that this is the web site of an individual and not a Northwestern University web site?"

Site Reliability *false *misleading *slanted vs. evenCiting a website - ARTICLE IN A WEB SITEAuthor, Name. “Title of article.” Title of web page.

Publication date. Publisher. Date of Access Web site address.

Shore, Lee. “Border Collie Characteristics.” All About Border Collies. 30 Mar. 2004. United States Border Collie Club, Inc. 13 Sep. 2007 <http://www.bordercollie.org/bcchar.html>.

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Citing a websiteCiting a website ARTICLE IN A WEB SITEARTICLE IN A WEB SITEAuthor, Name. “Title of article.” Author, Name. “Title of article.” Name of web Name of web

pagepage. Publication date. Publisher. Date of . Publication date. Publisher. Date of Access <Web site address>.Access <Web site address>.

Shore, Lee. “Border Collie Characteristics.” Shore, Lee. “Border Collie Characteristics.” All All About Border About Border ColliesCollies. 23 Jan. 2005. United . 23 Jan. 2005. United States Border Collie Club, Inc. States Border Collie Club, Inc. 17 Sep. 2007 17 Sep. 2007 <http://www.bordercollie.org/bcchar.html>.<http://www.bordercollie.org/bcchar.html>.

WORKS CITED PAGE EXAMPLEWORKS CITED PAGE EXAMPLE

OUTLINE EXAMPLEOUTLINE EXAMPLE

DIRECT QUOTE EXAMPLEDIRECT QUOTE EXAMPLE use quotation marks. use quotation marks. make sentences smoothly flow from your words to make sentences smoothly flow from your words to

those quoted.those quoted.

As Coach Clark explained, "We lost the game As Coach Clark explained, "We lost the game because we were overconfident and failed to take the because we were overconfident and failed to take the other team's defense seriously enough" (32).other team's defense seriously enough" (32).

The coach notes that "most of the guys on State's The coach notes that "most of the guys on State's team have much less experience than our players, but team have much less experience than our players, but they certainly have talent and a desire to win" (33).they certainly have talent and a desire to win" (33).

Note how the writer sets up the quotations with Note how the writer sets up the quotations with "explained" and "notes that.""explained" and "notes that."

INDIRECT QUOTE / INDIRECT QUOTE / PARAPHRASE EXAMPLEPARAPHRASE EXAMPLE

Cite the name of the author and the exact page on which you Cite the name of the author and the exact page on which you found the information found the information at the end of the sentence or passage at the end of the sentence or passage that has been summarizedthat has been summarized, for example:, for example:

The industrial establishment has not been able to prove The industrial establishment has not been able to prove

that controlling air-pollution is too costly for them to that controlling air-pollution is too costly for them to afford (O'Donnell 30).afford (O'Donnell 30).

You can provide the author's name within the text of the You can provide the author's name within the text of the sentence that paraphrases or summarizes:sentence that paraphrases or summarizes:

Francis O'Donnell (30) claims the industrial Francis O'Donnell (30) claims the industrial

establishment has no valid arguments against air-establishment has no valid arguments against air-pollution control.pollution control.