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Category Archives: research
Making a Works Cited List
Make a copy of this handout and use it to help you format your Works Cited List.
Best Sources for Academic Science Research
Use journals! Academic journals are often more reputable sources of information than what you will find on websites. They are written by experts, and articles are reviewed by other experts in the same field. The research they use is current and reliable.
As with any source of information, be critical and watch for bias. Always triangulate your sources!
Welcome back, historians!
Mesopotamia research guide
Hey, here is a guide for researching Mesopotamia using school and board resources:
Note that it is a google doc and can only be accessed if you are logged into your TDSB account.
Accessing Teaching Resources
Directory of Virtual Library How To Handouts
Finding Professional Resources
Accessing Streamed Media – Learn 360, NFB, CBC
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Economics Culminating: Best Sources
Welcome back!
Use this note-taking sheet to keep track of your sources and information. Open it with your tdsb login, then make a copy to your drive.
The TDSB Virtual Library has an excellent list of sources for Economics research. You can access the list here. Under Grade, select 9-12, then under Subject, select Business Studies & Economics.
Good luck! See me in the library if you have any questions.
Economics Critique
Log on to a tdsb computer.
Make a copy of the Economics Critique Assignment in your google drive.
Take a look at Ms Green’s exemplar for help with this assignment.
I WRITE, therefore I CITE
Hey Philosophy Class, it’s time to think deeply about how we collect information and share it with others. Today’s lesson is all about how to use APA Style.
We’ll start with this slide show:
And then you’ll complete this challenge:
And then you will be SO READY for whatever delicious research assignment gets served up next!
MPCLibrary.ca gets an update
Check out what’s new!Look on the right side for easier access to Categories, Tags, and Archives. Now you can subscribe directly to MPCLibrary.ca right there.
See our new website icon that will appear if you pin our website to the desktop or to your Start Menu.
Watch for new interactive reading examples under Library Resources. Try The Boat, an award-winning online graphic novel.
Hoopla Digital has been added to TPL. Get your free 8 movies a month online with your Toronto Public Library card. Who needs Netflix? Other video sources have been organized under Library Resources – Video.
Britannica ImageQuest gets its own location under Library Resources. Homework help has been centralized under Links. All our citation links are now updated to MLA version 8. See what other changes you notice. Naxos Music Library is still available under Library Resources with the TDSB password bookmark.
Find the good stuff faster. Don’t forget our catalogue is still top right!