Research

NEW BOOK: Information Literacy: Search Strategies, Tools & Resources for High School Students and College Freshmen, Z. Ercegovac, Linworth Publishing, 2008.

One of the most important components of a school/college library is its strong interconnectedness to the curriculum and research activities. We are actively involved in the curriculum planning making sure that the faculty and students are fully supported for their research projects in, for example, history, science, foreign languages, the arts, and world cultures. New book that integrates Standards for the 21st-Century Learner (ALA) and information technology  (National Educational Technology Standards) titled Information Literacy: Search Strategies, Tools & Resources for High School Students and College Freshmen (2008) is published in its 2nd edition. Most of the contents are integrated at different levels, classes, and projects. 

Some of the class projects are on historical figures and their contributions to different cultures (within History 7). Other projects are on every day lives of the ancient Romans (within the Latin class). Science projects include topics on the alternative energies, global warming, genetics, biomes, and many others. See some of the WebQuests that I have compiled as resources for our teachers on a wide variety of subject matters, themes, and grade levels.

The Table below links you with selected learning resources on the Web for students, teachers, and parents.

Selected First Best Sources	For Teachers and Parents (in pink)	Other Useful Sites
Encyclopedia Britannica Oxford English Dictionary Grove's Dictionary of Music & Musicians	TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: National Association of Independent Schools NAIS California Association of Independent Schools CAIS National Science Teachers Association NSTA, and more will be added soon Department of Education	Visit selected bookstores: Amazon Borders Barnes and Noble
The American Memory Project	Education literature Test Locator	Check TCRecord on CURRICULUM, TEACHING, DIVERSITY, ASSESSMENT, TECHNOLOGY
Great Health & Wellness Dictionary Health & Wellness resources Biotechnology resources	Libraries and Classrooms Noodletools Online Resources for Educators	Several DIVERSITY links: Antidefamation League, Multicultural Pavilion
Internet Public Library	For our parents by ALA On terrorism and 9/11 by NAIS, NASP	Library of Congress Prints & Photographs
California Digital Library	For parents by parents	Information Please Almanac
Librarians' Internet Index	Homework hub Wished to know all about Fair Use? Plagiarism prevention exercises (UCLA) FAIR USE For detection software and more, go to: articles on PLAGIARISM and related issues: CYBERBEE, Center for Academic Integrity, Plagiarism posters, Guides IEEE Plagiarism turnitin	UCLA library catalogs Getty Library Catalog UCLA's ORION USC's HOMER

Legend for the Table above:

special sites for parents

reference sources for all

digital libraries for all

bookstores

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Updated July, 2005, 2007, 2008