Seaford Middle

Seaford Middle

School Library

School Library

Media Center

Media Center

Part One: Online databases

Research Skills Instruction

Research Skills Instruction

What areWhat are online online databases. databases.

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They are materials originally printed in a paper format that are scanned and made into an electronic format so that you can see them on your computer.

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databases usually databases usually more reliable than more reliable than the websites I find the websites I find on the Internet?on the Internet?

.

Because the material on a

database comes from published

books.

Your at-home library: electronic databasesYour at-home library: electronic databases

• UDLIb search databaseswww.google.com search for UDLIBsearch

• Available from any school based computer

• It can be accessed from your home computer using the username: udlibsearch and the password:homeaccess

• DelAWARE databases• www.google.com search for DELAWARE digital library

• Available from any computer in the world

• Must have public library card an a pin number

I will not Google until I check I will not Google until I check the databases!the databases!

NOW YOU ARE GOINGTO USE THE UDLIB

DATABASES TO FIND INFORMATION THAT YOU

WANT TO KNOW.Happy Hunting !

FAMOUS ATHLETE

WORST HURRICANE

WORLD’S FASTEST

CAR

WHAT KIND OF DOG I SHOULD

GET?

History of gaming

Top musi

c artist

s

What happened the year I was born?

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

BEST TV

SHOWEVER

Anything you want to know!

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