1. OHS Media Center
Introduction

2. Virtual Media Center (Website)
Check out the
Virtual Media
Center to find
more information
and online
resources for
projects, research,
etc.
The sidebar area is
the first place to look
for anything in
particular that you are
trying to find

3. Databases
Offered FREE
for
students!!!

4. Grolier Main Page
Grolier Online Set up
Type in topic
here

5. Search Results for
Science Fiction
Grolier Online
Articles listed here that
include your topic
Types of databases within
Grolier

6. Sample Article
from Grolier
Online
Grolier Online
Want more info? Web links
and articles are included!
Grolier will give you the citation for the resources as well,
so no Easy Bib needed!

7. Michigan Electronic Library (MeL)
Includes the level each
database is more
MeL includes appropriate for
free databases
for students in
Michigan
through the
Department of
Education
there are
many to
choose from
on varying
topics!

8. Gale Cengage
Password= wildcats

9. Gale Cengage
Gale homepage, type in your
topic in the search box or click
on the different topics listed on
the bottom of the page.

10. Researching on the Web
Databases VS. Websites
• Information is from • Can be written and
professional sources: books, published online by anyone
articles, journals, etc. • Information can be left
• Updated frequently published on the web and
• Cost $ to provide so the not updated frequently
information accurate and is • Information can be hard to
about specific topics search for and not always
accurate

11. Which Should I Use?
Easy Answer: BOTH!!
Use a mix of websites and database articles but
be sure to ALWAYS evaluate the websites you
are using!!