This document provides instructions for how to use an online database for research. It explains that databases contain articles, images, and other materials. Editors review the content to ensure accuracy. The document then guides the user through accessing a specific school database, searching for and selecting an article, taking notes including quotes and summaries, and finding publication data to cite the source. It advises trying multiple databases if needed and lists the paper requirements including using at least one database source.

1. How to use a Database
What is an online database?
How do I take note from an AHS
database?

2. Database as a Resource
• It is a collection of online articles, images,
video clips, and books
• For-profit databases are reliable sources
• Editors check for content and remove
incorrect material

3. Database as a Resource
• The AHS library
maintains a subscription
to several online
databases for research
• Requirement that this
project has 1 database
• Go to the AHS LibraryGo to the AHS Library
website to get startedwebsite to get started

4. How to access the Database
• Go to the Research
button on the bottom
of the page
• Select All Research
databases

5. How to access the Database
• Select Britannica
Online School Edition
• Enter your god,
goddess, or hero as
the search term
• Select the article

6. Take your notes
• Write your information on your library research
paper
• 2 quotes
• 2 facts in your own words
• 1 summary

7. Take your notes
• Look at the
extra
information
on the page
• Pictures
and movie
clips may
be available

8. How to get Publication Data
Still need
Author
Article Title
Database title
There is a trick to all of thisThere is a trick to all of this

9. Database
• Look at the bottom of
the article
• Cut and paste the
MLA citation data on
to your word
document
• Save the document
into your server space

10. What if one database isn’t enough?
• ABC Clio
• Try any of the
databases on this
page

11. Paper Requirements
• 1 Database Source
• Publication data
• Notes
• Put into the Works Cited