Gale In Context: Environmental Studies is the most useful database for your Pollinator project
Gale Research Complete is our most comprehensive database and should cover all your research needs!
Britannica is also useful for encyclopedia referencing and images (Image Quest)
Consider the key terms in the Task Sheet for better searching
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"Sweet Bea" by Patty O'Hearn Kickham Licensed by (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Find copyright free images by using the "image" tab in GALE or Creative Commons search
This image is sourced (copyright free) and attributed with proper guidelines:
Title and Source: "Sweet Bea" with a link to the original photo on Flickr
Creator: Patty O'Hearn Kickham —with a link to their profile page
License: “CC BY-ND 2.0”—with a link to the license deed
What Is an Annotated Reference List?
See examples here
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. It is not just a summary, annotations are descriptive and critical; they may describe the author's point of view, authority, or clarity and appropriateness of expression.
Consider the following:
A brief summary of the source.
The source's strengths and weaknesses (bias, purpose, audience, date, profit or academic?).
Its conclusions.
Why the source is relevant in your field of study.
(Optional) Its relationships to other studies in the field/your study.
(Optional) Information about the author's background.
Search Tips
Nesting: use quotations marks to groups terms together “fruit bats”
Use Boolean search commands:
AND - narrows search by combining fields: poverty AND crime
OR - widens search: college OR university
NOT - Using NOT will narrow a search by exclusion: pollinators NOT bees
Read the abstract, conclusion and review images and charts to decide if the article is of use
Use the “Command F” function to keyword search within an article.
Look for “tags”, “keywords” and the reference list to broaden your search.
