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Research is to see what everybody else has seen,
and to think what nobody else has thought. - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1)
Research Resources (2)
The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) is an anywhere, anytime library for Michigan residents. MeL contains magazine, newspaper and journal articles, books, and evaluated Web sites. MeL can be used by any citizen of the state at no charge 24 hours/day.
Gale Group InfoTrac Databases (Click here to log on from home or work using a driver's license number) is a set of several large collections of full-text databases with topics ranging from general reference, to health, to ancestry. This is the broadest electonic database our school has access to, and it is a good place to begin your research. Look at General Reference Center Gold for newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
ipl2 is a project born from the merger of the University of Michigan's Internet Public Library, and Drexel University's Librarians' Internet Index. This site seeks to simulate a physical library. Resources include references (encyclopedias, dictionaries, statistics...), magazines, newspapers, books, and websites, all listed by subject. One good place to start is subject collections, a directory of websites listed by research
topic. Pathfinders has guides on particular subjects written by IPL staff to get you started on a research project.
NoodleQuest is an excellent starting point for any electronic research. It allows one to define the type of information desired, and creates a custom list of search tools that is tailored to the needs of the searcher.
The netLibrary ebook collection includes over 10,000 full-text books from netLibrary on a wide range of topics. You can search within the whole collection of Ebooks, or within a particular book to find and read the information you want. As in a normal library, to access the full range of features you must first register for an account, which will act as your library card. When you register, you must on the network at FJA in order for netLibrary to grant you access to this collection. After that you may use netLibrary from home or any other computer.
Learn-A-Test provides SAT and ACT test preparation materials and interactive practice exams. LearnATest provides immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis of an individual’s score. In order to use LearnATest, each person must create an individual account. Connect to LearnATest. Then click on "new user" and follow the on-screen instructions. When you return to LearnATest to take a test, finish a test, review test results, etc., open your account by clicking on "returning user."
Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning.
World Book Online is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search.
• To access World Book Online while on school campus, please use ID "jewishacademy" and password "fja"
• At access World Book Online while at home, please use ID "homejewishacad" and password "fja"
Research Guides (Click on each title to link to the guide.)
Guide to Citing Research Sources - Giving credit to authors whose work you use in your papers is extremely important. Using information, pictures or even opinions of other authors without citing where you found it is plagiarism. You should make a "Works Cited" page whenever you use any printed or electronic materials. It should contain citations in the format described in this guide.
A Student's Guide to Research with the WWW: (Highly Recommended) This is a comprehensive guide to Internet research from St. Louis University. It covers topics ranging from how to evaluate a web site's accuracy to how to effectively use search engines. Note: Some of the links to specific web sites are no longer functioning, but the information here is clear and highly informative.
Plagiarism and CopyrightUseful websites for teachers to learn about plagiarism on the Internet and purchasing papers online. Also includes websites for checking student work for plagiarized passages.
Ask A Librarian
These services exist to help online researchers when they get stuck or don't where to go next.
Library of Michigan - Chat live with a State of Michigan Librarian from 1:00 to 5:00 PM every day!At other times, email a librarian. They will return your message within 2 days.
Ask a Librarian @ Internet Public Library (3) - IPL staff can help get you started with some ideas and places to begin if you've got a big project, but we can't perform lengthy research for you. You'll get a brief factual answer if you've asked a specific question, or if you have a broader topic of interest, you'll get a short list of sources that you can use to explore your topic further.
Due to limited resources IPL cannot answer all questions, and answers usually take about 3 days.
Multimedia Resources
Project Gutenberg is an ongoing effort to digitize, catalogue, and distribute public domain literature.
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Jewish & Hebrew Web Resources
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