GALE  - STUDENT RESOURCES IN CONTEXT

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/pete42834?db=SUIC

Password: porta

To Use:

1.     Type your topic in the SEARCH bar.

2.     (OR) open the “Browse Topic” bar

3.     Click on “choose a category” to choose the area you would like to search

GALE  - OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/pete42834

Password:  porta

1. Select (check) Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context

2. Type your topic into the FIND bar.

3. Click SEARCH.

FIRST SEARCH – Find books on our shelves or to Request a Book

http://search.illinoisheartland.org/default.aspx

·       Type a topic or title in to the search field and hit ENTER

·       Now you can click “Limit by” and choose books

·       Then click on the blue “More search options”

·       You can choose PORTA’s library under “Libraries”

·       You can limit the “Publication Dates” or exclude some

·       You can choose the “Target Audience” and “Language”

·       Once you choose a book, contact Mrs. Fant.

Archived Yearbooks

Click here to access archived yearbooks

• PORTA High School
• Tallula Community High School
• Athens High School
• Prophetstown High School

Online Book Collection

https://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/Infect

Password: portacusd

• Jane Austen
• Benjamin Franklin
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Dracula
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
• Mythology and Folklore: Love, Sexuality, and Desire

• Pandemics: The Invisible Enemy
• Civil Disobedience, Social Justice, and Nationalism
• The 1930's
• Civil Rights (1954-2015)
• Gender: Roles an Rights

• Addictions & Substance Abuse
• Infectious Diseases & Conditions

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

http://scholar.google.com

To Use:

1.         Type your keywords in the search engine

2.         Anything that has HTML or PDF off to the right of the search results is available in full-text

DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS

http://www.doaj.org/

1.         Type your keyword(s) in the box underneath “Articles.”

2.         Click “Search Articles.”

3.         ALL articles are full-text.

PRO/CON

http://www.procon.org/

Place to locate opposing viewpoints on 43 controversial topics.

Library of Congress Website

https://www.loc.gov/  

Access virtual tours, listen to sound clips,  and explore a multitude of primary source documents and artifacts at this site for the Library of Congress.     

MLA Formatting

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/  

MLA formatting and style guides provided by Purdue University's on-line writing lab.

APA Formatting

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/