LibGuides: Hale Ho'ihi: Research Sources

FHS Online Databases

Discovery Education

EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Features over 1 million magazines and newspapers. To be successful, use specific search terms.

English Language Learner
Get general information for research that can be read to you, or translated to a language of choice.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center This link opens in a new window
Search careers, learn how to create a resume, prepare for an interview and more! Don't forget to check out the streaming video to learn more.

Novelist Plus
This is an excellent online resource database for info on books, literature genres, authors, etc. Don't know what to read? This is the go to resource!

Points of View This link opens in a new window
Don't forget to look through the media tabs to select what type of info you would like. Example: video
SIRS Researcher This link opens in a new window
Check out the essential questions featured for the hot topics in research. Get all perspectives on any topic!

Search Tools and Techniques

The Boolean Machine
What is the Boolean Machine?
The Boolean Machine is a tool for understanding how the words AND, OR and NOT affect your search results in keyword searches.

There is more to life than GOOGLE! Explore your topic by doing a boolean search. "AND" connects words and topics, "OR" gives alternate choices and "NOT" specifes what you do not want. Here is a list of search tools and search machines to help you get the best resources on your topic.

AllTheWeb: Advance
Check out the tabs that enable you to search the web, news or pictures.
AltaVista: Advance
HIGHLIGHTS

• Delivers Internet's first Web index (1995)
• First multilingual search capabilities on the Internet
• First Internet search engine to launch Image, Audio, and Video search capabilities
• Most advanced Internet search features and capabilities: multimedia search, translation & language recognition, and specialty search
• Awarded 61 search-related patents, more than any other Internet search company
Google Advanced Search
Use this search bar to do a Phrase search, to search within a specific website, etc. Check out the Google Search Basics for helpful hints!
MiddleSpot
Search and bookmark the web with screenshots captured in real time. Pan, zoom, group, and organize what you've bookmarked in a borderless mashtab.