"Planning how to search is more important than the actual search."

Check out the links in the blue box on the left-hand side of this page.  Check back often for updates!

TIPS for using the Internet

Search Tools

Help! I can't access the internet in school!

Help! I can't remember how to get into the databases!

 

Help! I need to do a research paper!  Remember....don't Plagiarize!!

Help! I need to do a Works Cited page!

Help! I need to find a.....

 

	If you are working outside of the school, did you remember to save your work in a text-rich format?  That way, you will be able to work on your saved information at school even though you don't have the same software.
	Did you pay careful attention to the instructions?
	Did you look at all of the resources your teacher / librarian suggested on the project web page?
	Did you make note of any information you might want to use later?  And did you record the bibliography information!
	Did you take notes and answer all of the questions using your own words? Be careful not to Plagiarize!
	Did you investigate only project-related sites?

If I can't access a school computer, I need to make sure:

	I am typing in the correct password (if you have forgotten your password, see us in the library or Ms Long/Mr. Brown in the computer lab).
	I have logged out of any other computer I may have been using in the building
	I have not shared my password with anyone.

Pinpoint - Pinpoint  is an integrated research tool that enables students to find and use the best resources for their needs.  Through a single search, you can find the most relevant items from a number of different sources. 

Databases - You can access all of our databases 24/7, including the Library Card Catalog (1st icon on left at the bottom of this page), but you'll need to have a CHS Library Business Card with you to type in the username and password.  Pick one up today in the Library!  

To log in to Culture Grams from home, click on the icon and use the password from the library business card.

Honesty and Integrity : Students at Caribou High School are expected to do their own work in an honest and forthright manner.  Looking at another students' test paper, copying homework, using another student's network account, using cheat notes (including electronic devices) and plagiarizing (copying from a book, magazine, internet, etc.) to complete a report are examples of dishonest acts.  Caribou High School will not condone such acts.  Students who compromise their integrity will be subject to disciplinary action.

Univ.  of Southern Mississippi Plagiarism website

"Google doesn't teach students how to use the information they find, but librarians do."

"New technologies do not replace old technologies, but rather complement existing resources."       (Doug Johnson, referring to the Internet)