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**Welcome to the Lancer Library** ** Your [|RESEARCH LINK] ** ** Please go to this site for all research guides and help with everything you will need to write a good paper. ** =[|http://tinyurl.com/sirwilresearch]=
 * Teacher Librarian: Mei-Lan Morton**
 * Mei-Lan.Morton@ocdsb.ca**
 * 613-834-4500 Ext. 221**

Contents:

[|Online Research Database Resources]

[|Research Organizer Worksheet]

[|A Short Guide to Effective Essay Writing]

[|How to Write Clear, Competent, and Compelling Sentences] ↘ [|Check Your Understanding of Sentence Writing via Kahoot]

[|How to Avoid Plagiarism During Oral Presentations]

[|A Link to a Five Paragraph Essay Organizer]

[|How to Use Quotations and Cite Sources in a Literary Essay]

[|A Note on Theme] [|A Sample Research Report Example Including Bibliography] [|How to Access Online Newspapers]

** Great Website for teen book suggestions ** ** [|Click Here] **

SWL [|Library Researcher] - Find books in the Lancer Library [|Ottawa Public Library] - This is a valuable source for free online databases. Use your library card and access hundreds of magazine, journal articles, scholarly resources, international newspapers, video clips. Click Ottawa Public Library on the menu (left) for instructions for logging in. Find books at the local library located at the Ray Friel Centre [|100 Extensive Libraries available]Universities house an enormous amount of information and their libraries are often the center of it all. You don’t have to be affiliated with any [|university] to take advantage of some of what they have to offer. From digital archives, to religious studies, to national libraries, these university libraries from around the world have plenty of information for you. [|Canadian Points of View] - This full-text database is designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics include the environment, human rights, race, substance abuse and many more. [|Librarian Internet Index] - An searchable index of over 20,00 websites organized into 14 subject areas and over 300 subtopics. Statistics Canada [|Statistics Canada] __**How to cite your sources**__ (provided by the University of Ottawa) [|reference-mla.doc]- MLA Style - Chicago Manual Style (footnotes) [|reference-apa.doc]- APA Style ||   ||<   || Parent Information Sheet
 * Below are links to sites that students regularly use at Sir Wil. **



Citation Guide for SWL



Extra links

SWL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WORKS CITED GUIDE

Click on Alexandria to access our library catalogue. Not a search engine but a "knowledge engine." WolframAlpha will give you answers to questions rather than links. Great for complicated math questions. ======== ||