Databases

For off-campus use of our databases, please contact the librarian for user names and passwords.

Infobased Learning (previously Facts.com)
Issues and controversies, editorials, and related subjects on current news stories or term paper topics.

eLibrary
Magazine and newspaper articles, radio/tv transcripts, maps, pictures, topic searches as well as general reference information from online encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, and thesauruses. 

Salem Press -- History (Decades series)
Articles and information about the 60's, 70's, 80's in American history. There is a 3 volume set of decades reference books which compliment the database. See Mrs. Keeler for details.

Career Cruising
Database and resource for career guidance, planning, and portfolio creation.

ACT ONLINE TEST
User Name & Password Required

EBSCO

MLA/APA & Research Paper Assistance

MLA Works Cited Quick Guide: Update
The Robinson High School English Department and LTC English Department have both adopted MLA 8.  As of May 2018, several of the databases subscriptions have edited their citation generators to reflect the new formatting of MLA 8, but it is inadvisable to use them without checking the newest manual. Here is a style guide link from MLA showing their recommended core template: https://style.mla.org

MLA Paper Template
Use your teacher's recommendation for font style and size.  To open an MLA Template in GoogleDocs, click here.  

MLA/APA Citation Generators -- WARNING: Generators are not 100% accurate.
A citation generator is an electronic way to input information about resources and materials you used for a report or term paper to create a works cited page (or bibliography) in an acceptable writing format with cut-and-paste ease. Use generators at your own risk. Please double-check with the citation guide provided by your instructor.

Easy Bib -- http://www.easybib.com

The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue --  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

NoodleBib Express --http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

Landmark Son of Citation Machine -- http://citationmachine.net/

 
Online Style Manuals
A style manual is a published book of rules for a particular way of writing research papers -- APA, MLA, CMS, etc.  Know what your teacher requires.  Below are helpful websites.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) -- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center -- http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html

Research and Documentation Online 5th ed. -- http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/

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