NEW A to Z MAPS online  145,000 maps.  Royalty Free maps to view, download or print.  world, continent, country, U.S. and more!

User:  cvc          Password:  maps

CVC Library Guidelines (know the rules!)

World Book Online has the entire printed version of the World Book Encyclopedia plus much more!  Check it out for good background information. 

Login: vusdvlc  

Password: library

RESEARCH HELP:

Avoiding Plagiarism

Checklist for avoiding plagiarism

Public and COS libraries, times open, and phone numbers

Excellent Online Data Bases

How to take notes for research

How to set up a bibliography card

How to write a rough draft

Online Citation Tools:  Easy Bib     Knight Cite     Landmark's Citation Machine

How to cite your sources and parenthetical citation handout

FREE word processor, spreadsheet editor, presentation editor, etc.

Download on your home computer: Open Office

note:  file formats get tricky!

Open Office is capable of opening and saving in MS Office formats, but MS Office is NOT compatible with the default file format in Open Office.  If you want to be able to open and edit your document on a computer with MS Office, you can't save in the default format.

Mr. Gilbert's research assignment on Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco 

-use the following websites to find your information.

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/index.php   Get the facts, find the real facts fast on how different drugs affect the brain and body.

http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/  Drug Guide by name or slang.  What does it look like, How is it used, What are the short term effects, What are the long term effects

www.streetdrugs.org  picture, slang name, how it is used, effects