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When doing research, always start with current reference books, textbooks and non-fiction library books. Learn some basic information about your subject and start a list of "keywords" you can use to gain more information on your topic. Use the library's OPAC to check your resources. To find a list of titles in our library that apply to this project type in "Woods/Science Fiction " in OPAC and select the "Categories" icon.

Before you use OPAC you should make a list of all the keywords you could use in researching your subject.

Remember: When doing research you need to look at the second page of cataloging and review the "notes" section of the page to find out information about the book.  Also use the "subject" section of the page and look at the subject headings listed for the book.  Using these subject headings is an excellent way to narrow or broaden your subject search.  They can also provide you with additional keywords to use in searching for your topic.  Use your bookbag  while doing research using OPAC.  It helps keep your research on track, provides you bibliographic information for your project, and will save you time
in locating information in the library.
If you have forgotten how to use the library's OPAC check out the How to Use OPAC from the Library Information page of this site. Be sure to check out the Reference Section of the library first for specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and almanacs to start your project.

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R 016.8.8 BAR	What Fantastic Fiction do I Read Next?: a reader's guide to recent fantasy, horror, and science fiction
R 031 ---	Any General Encyclopedia
R 427 DUN	Idiom Savant: slang as it is slung
R 801.95	Contemporary Literary Criticism
R 801.95 TWE	Twentieth-century Literary Criticism
R 803 ENC	Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century: based on the first edition edited by Wolfgang Bernard Fleischmann
R 803 WEB	Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
R 808.3 SEY	Novels and Novelists: a guide to the world of fiction
R 808.83 SHO	Short Stories for Students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories (If your author writes short stories look for them here.)
R 809 CHA	Characters in 20th-century Literature
R 809 LIT	Literature and its Times: profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them
R 809.04 NIN	Nineteenth-century Literature Criticism
R 809.1 EPI	Epics for Students: presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied epics (Excellent Resource)
R 809.3 NOV	Novels for Students: presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels (Excellent Resource)
R 809.3 SCI	Science Fiction: the illustrated encyclopedia
R 809.91 LIT	Literary Movements for Students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied literary movements. (Very Good Resource)
R 810 AME	American Women Writers: a critical reference guide from colonial times to the present
R 810 ETH	Contemporary Authors: a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television and other field
R 813.08 BLO	Science Fiction Writers of the Golden Age
R 820.9 MOS	British and Irish Literature and its Times: the Victorian era to the present (1837-)
R 823.08 MOD	Modern Horror Writers
R 823.087 BLE	Science Fiction Writers: critical studies of the major authors from the early nineteenth century to the present day

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Use these resources every day! If you need them the usernames and passwords are provided. Our online resources are:

• The Gale Group, (Username:west60137 Password:west60137)
• Web Feet, ( Borrower's I.D.: west01196)
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online, (Use this resource first) (Username: hbuhsd Password: surfcity)

and

These are password protected databases that you can access 24/7 from school or home. They work like a search engine but contain information that is not available for free on the World Wide Web. College students use similar databases for their research projects.

The Gale Group resources has five different databases:

• Student Resource Center-Gold (Use this Gale database),
• Student Resource Center-Health Module,
• Student Edition,
• Opposing Viewpoints,

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A webliography is similar to a bibliography only it's on the web. This is the webliography selected by your teacher or Mrs. Bowen to assist you with your project.

Academy of Achievement: George Lucas: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/luc0bio-1

Alan Dean Foster: http://www.alandeanfoster.com/

The American Chesterton Society: http://chesterton.org/

Anne Perry: http://www.anneperry.net/

Anne Rice: http://www.annerice.com/

Arthurcclarke.net: http://www.arthurcclarke.net/

The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation: http://www.clarkefoundation.org/

Asimov: Isaac Asimov Home Page: http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_home_page.html

The Avram Davidson Website: http://www.avramdavidson.org/

Ben Bova: The Official Website: http://www.benbova.net/

The Bujold Nexus:Lois McMaster Bujold Home Page: http://www.dendarii.com/

The Carl Sagan Portal: http://www.carlsagan.com/

The Complete Works of George Orwell: http://www.george-orwell.org/

Connie Willis.net: http://www.sftv.org/cw/

Dan Simmons: The Author's Official Web Site: http://www.dansimmons.com/

David Brin's Official Website: http://www.davidbrin.com/

Deepak Chopra: The Chopra Center: http://www.chopra.com/

Douglas Adams.com: http://www.douglasadams.com/

Dune: The Official Website: Frank Herbert: http://www.dunenovels.com/

Encyclopedia Galactica: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dimension/1136/

Fact Monster: The Chronicles of Narnia: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/narnia1.html

Fantastic Fiction: Dave Wolverton: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/dave-wolverton/

Fantastic Fiction: Fritz Leiber: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
l/fritz-leiber/

Fantastic Fiction: Gene Wolfe: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/gene-wolfe/

Fantastic Fiction: James Blish: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/james-blish/

Fantastic Fiction: Kim Stanley Robinson: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/kim-stanley-robinson/

Fantastic Fiction: Olaf Stapledon: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/olaf-stapledon/

Fantastic Fiction: Poul Anderson: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk
/a/poul-anderson/

Fantastic Fiction: Robert Jordan: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/j/robert-jordan/

Fantastic Fiction: Roger Zelazny: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/z/roger-zelazny/

Fantastic Fiction: Walter M. Miller: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/walter-m-miller/

Father Andrew Greeley"s Web Page: http://www.agreeley.com/

Frederik Pohl: http://www.frederikpohl.com/

Greg Bear: The Official Site: http://www.gregbear.com/

Harlan Ellison Webderland: http://harlanellison.com/home.htm

Harry Turtledove Website: http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/turtledove.html

Hatrack River: The Official Web Site of Orson Scott Card: http://www.hatrack.com/

The Heinlein Society: http://www.heinleinsociety.org/

Hi Piers: The Official Homepage of Piers Anthony and Xanth: http://www.hipiers.com/

IGN: Interview with J. Michael Straczynski: (In 4 parts): http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035904p1.html (Clink link at the bottom of each article to go to the next part of the interview.)

IMDb.com: Glen A. Larson: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488991/

Into the Wardrobe: a C.S. Lewis Web Site: http://cslewis.drzeus.net/

January Magazine: The Mysteries of Anne Perry: http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/perry.html

The Karel Capek Website: http://capek.misto.cz/english/

Literary Traveler: The Man Behind the Curtain: L. Frank Baum: http://www.literarytraveler.com/authors/l_frank_baum.aspx

The Literature Network: H. G. Wells: http://www.online-literature.com/wellshg/

The Literature Network: Jules Verne: http://www.online-literature.com/verne/

Madeleine L'Engle: Enter: http://www.madeleinelengle.com/

Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust: http://mzbworks.home.att.net/

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/shelleybio.html

Michael Crichton: The Official Site: http://www.michaelcrichton.net/

The Museum of Broadcast Communications: Roddenberry, Gene: http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/R/htmlR/roddenberry/
roddenberry.htm

Neal Stephenson: http://web.mac.com/nealstephenson/Neal_Stephensons_Site/
Home.html

NNDB: Tracking the Entire World: Lloyd Alexander: http://www.nndb.com/people/057/000044922/

The Official Site of Michael Crichton: http://www.crichton-official.com/

The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page: http://www.pjfarmer.com/

The Official Website of Author Ursula K. LeGuin: http://www.ursulakleguin.com/

The Official Website of Author Stanislaw Lem: http://www.lem.pl/

Philip K. Dick: The Official Site: http://www.philipkdick.com/

Ray Bradbury: http://www.raybradbury.com/

The Remarkable Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith: http://www.cordwainer-smith.com/

SF Site: http://www.sfsite.com/

The Quasi-Official Robert Silverberg Web Site: http://www.majipoor.com/

SF: The Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide: http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/SF-Index.html

SFF World: http://www.sffworld.com/

Site RAH: Robert A. Heinlein: http://www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah/

Star Wars: The Magic of Myth: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/StarWars/sw-unit1.htm

Stephen Hawkings Universe: Strange Stuff Explained: Wormholes: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/wormhole.html

StephenKing.com: http://www.stephenking.com/

Theodore Sturgeon Literary Trust: http://www.physics.emory.edu/~weeks/sturgeon/

The Tolkien Society Home Page: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/

The Tolkien Trail: http://tolkientrail.com/

Vonnegut.com: http://www.vonnegut.com/

Welcome to C. J. Cherryn's World: http://www.cherryh.com/

Welcome to the L. Ron Hubbard Site: http://www.lronhubbard.org/

Welcome to LarryNiven.org:http://www.larryniven.org/

Welcome to the Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs: http://www.tarzan.com/

William Gidson: http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/index.asp

The Wondrous Worlds of Terry Brooks: http://www.terrybrooks.net/

The World and Works of Tracy Raye Hichman: http://www.trhickman.com/

The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey: http://annemccaffrey.net/index.php

Zenna & Her People: The Zenna Henderson Homepage: http://www.adherents.com/lit/bk_Zenna.html

Zvi Har'El's Jules Verne Collection: http://jv.gilead.org.il/

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If you don't find what you were looking for in the Webliography check out Web Feet and the Encyclopedia Britannica Online. All web sites from these resources have been evaluated for you.

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Once you have learned about your subject by visiting all of the books, online programs, and web sites recommended by Mrs. Bowen and Mr. Woods, and you still need more information it is time to search the web. BEWARE! Search engines are not all created equal and you need to learn what types of information each will provide and how that information is presented. Take a few minutes and check out the links listed below. You will also need to know about the "invisible web" and how to access its information.

Introduction to Search Tools

Search engines

How to Find a Specialized Search Engine for Your Topic

Invisible web

If you use a search engine to find material you must always evaluate the site you wish to use. To help you in evaluating your site use the Web Site evaluation Guide.

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And now back to the Big 6!

Step #4: Use of Information Engage the source (read it, listen to it, view it, touch it!) and take out the relevant information. If you can't understand any of it, be sure to ask Mr. Woods to help you. It's OK not to understand, it's not OK not to ask for help. Make sure that you check out "Ideas About Note Taking and Citing Sources" from the Use of Information page.

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Step #5: Synthesis You will need to:

To help you in writing your paper you may want to use the "Writing Process Organizer for Grades 7-12." Unfortunately, this page will not allow you type on it, but you can print it out and use it as a guide for your paper.

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Step #6: Evaluation To evaluate your product you will need to:

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Here are some additional pages and sites to help you put your paper together and evaluate your product.

Style Guides
To find out how to cite a source go to the MLA Guide and/or the Help with Citing Sources (Internet) guide. The Landmark Citation Machine is also an excellent resource for all types of citations. You can also use the Toolbox of the Gale online database and find a citing online reference works section. Each article in the Encyclopedia Britannica Online and the Gale Group online have how to cite the article either at the bottom or top of the article.

Copyright Information
Always check your information against copyright laws to make sure you are not violating any rules and are not accused of plagiarism. Copyright Information 

The Big 6 Rubric
This is a rubric (guideline) to help you understand the effort you need to put into the process of doing research. If you do not understand a task ask your teacher or Mrs. Bowen, the librarian. Both will be able to help you. Click Here for the Big 6 Rubric.

Editing Checklist
This is a guideline to use to edit your paper for errors. Print it out to use as you proofread your paper. Click Here for checklist.

Research Project Final Evaluation Form
This is a form that either students or teachers can use to evaluate research projects. Click Here for the Evaluation Form. Print it out and use it as you evaluate your project.

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