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** Step 1: Develop a Research Question **
//**Instructions:**// Use the handout below to develop research questions. 'Test out' the research questions by conducting keyword searches on Google, the library's online databases (Gale, ABC-CLIO, NBC Learn, Worldbook and CultureGrams) and the library's online catalog Destiny Quest.

** Step 2: Gather Evidence & Evaluate Sources **
Locate authoritative sources of information that help you answer your research question. Conduct keyword searches in the recommended resources below.

Destiny Quest allows you to search the library's entire physical collection (i.e. books, DVDs and audiobooks), as well as it's selection of ebooks from any Internet connected device.
 * Library's Online Catalog - Destiny Quest **


 * Recommended Databases **
 * ABC-CLIO: Issues
 * ABC-CLIO: World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society
 * ABC-CLIO: World Geography
 * ABC-CLIO: World History: The Modern Era
 * ABC-CLIO: World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
 * Gale: World History in Context
 * ProQuest: Culture Grams World Edition


 * Primary Sources **
 * **WHS Library Primary Source Pathfinder:** This resource contains an introduction to primary sources, as well as links to various primary source databases and archives on the web.
 * **Historical Newspapers:** Use this database to search through copies of The New York Times from the 1850's through 2008 and The Boston Globe from the 1870's through 1979.
 * **NBC Learn:** Collections of video resources, primary sources, historic footage, images, mini-documentaries and text resources designed for use in the K-12 classroom.
 * **National Archives, Docs Teach:** Primary sources from the American Revolution to contemporary United States.
 * **Life Photos:** A searchable collection of LIFE Magazine's photographs from the 1860s to the 1970s.

**NOTE:** Make sure to evaluate all sources of information for **authority**, **accuracy**, and **currency**. Use the Website Evaluation handout when making decisions about which sources of information to use.

** Step 3: Take Notes & Cite Sources **

 * Creating a New Account on NoodleTools
 * Creating and Sharing a Project in NoodleTools
 * Retrieving your NoodleTools Password
 * Re-validating Your Noodle Tools Account
 * **Username** - technology
 * **Password** - contact your library teacher: library
 * Citing an Online Database article in Noodle Tools
 * Citing a Website in Noodle Tools