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Keith Valley Middle School Library: Grade 8

Start your assignments in your school library with these great resources!

Getting Started

Choose a guide from the list in the middle of the screen. 

See Ms. Quinn for help.

Be sure to use your teacher's project assignment!

Don't forget to keep track of all sources of information and pictures you use to complete your assignment.

Passwords To Resources

Gale - All Databases (Choose to Search Specific or All Resources)

Evaluating Websites

Criteria for evaluating websites:

  • Authority - Who is the author? What is their point of view? 
  • Purpose - Why was the source created? Who is the intended audience?
  • Publication & format - Where was it published? In what medium?
  • Relevance - How is it relevant to your research? What is its scope?
  • Date of publication - When was it written? Has it been updated?
  • Documentation - Did they cite their sources? Who did they cite?

Search Engine

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FactCite (eBooks)

Scholastic Go! (General Encyclopedia & Websites)

Scholastic Go!

World Book Encyclopedia

PA PowerLibrary (In-School Access)