Peoplewhochangedsociety
How to find information about your person
Open an Internet browser onany school computer
Type the word “destiny” in the address barNot the search bar
Click on catalog tab
Type your person’s name
Choose a book you want and click
Use the call number to findThe book on the shelf
1 Book Source (minimum)
• 940.53-940.54 = WW2
To browse shelves:World war 2 =940.53-940.54
1 Book Source (minimum)
• 940.53-940.54 = WW2
To browse shelves:Biography =921 & person’s last name
Wikipedia or any blog or wiki…
Is ok for background information
And is often GREAT tolead you to othersources
NoWikipediaresults
Click on “current users sign in”
Click on “create a personal ID”
• Make sure button is clicked for “an account linked to a school library subscription”
• Click “register”
Enter the SECRET WORDS
• Shhhhh… you only get to know these words because you are a Poly Bear!
• The words are “rivpoly” and “polybears”
Type in the secret words
Enter your info. You can choose an ID and click to see if it is available
Click “create a new project”
• Click “MLA Advanced”
Name your list – you can be working on several at one time
You will come to this screen
Scroll down and choose
For this you want bibliography
I select “book” as my type of citation
I click “create citation”
• On the next screen, Noodlebib checks to make sure I really want the type I chose
• I’m leaving it as it is and clicking “next”
• I’m choosing “printed book” and clicking “next”
• I’m choosing “entire book” but look at all the other options! Click “next.”
I fill in the book info
Scroll down and click “generate citation”
One lovely citation!
Now let’s do this website
Choose “website” from “create citation”
Noodlebib checks that I’m sure
And asks more questions…
Type info and Voilà: 2 lovely citations
When I’m ready, I choose “print/export”
It looks like this in Word
Next time just sign in with your ID
Ta da!
Library also has forms to do this manually and a few copies of newest MLA Style Sheet. Come see us if you have further questions.
Information on Haikuwww.rusdlearns.net
Click on Poly Library
Click on Research
Evaluating websites
Back to Library Haiku
Click on Night and WW2
Now it’s your turn…
Go forth and
research!