Visit the Media Center's
research
process
page for more tools such as a web
evaluation form and information about
creating your bibliography.
BOOKS
Use
iPAC, the online library catalog, to
search for materials.
Some of the books are in the Reference
collection, which circulate for 3 nights
Some are in the General Non-Fiction area,
which circulate for 2 weeks
Search Tips:
1) Start with a General Keyword
search and use a
*
(press Shift
+ 8) to truncate your search and find
variant endings
Example: type teen*
drinking and you search for
teens
teenage
teenagers
2) Specify that you do not want a Fiction
book as seen in the below example:

3) Spell Correctly!
Dafur yields NO results
Darfur yields 7 results
Interlibrary Loan:
If we don’t have something on your topic,
we’ll help you search and borrow materials
from other District 211 school libraries and
other libraries in Illinois. Contact a
librarian for assistance.