
Scituate Town Library
85 Branch Street
Scituate, MA 02066
781-545-8727
Library Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9 - 9
Friday & Saturday: 9 - 5
Closed Sunday
www.ScituateTownLibrary.org
November 2014
21ST CENTURY
LIBRARY RESEARCH
USING LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY AND ONLINE RESOURCES
Encyclopedia Britannica has excellent ad-free information
presented in multiple reading levels.
Go to www.scituatetownlibrary.org/StudentDatabases.html and
click on Encyclopedia Britannica Elementary or Encyclopedia Bri-
tannica Middle School. Access to Encyclopedia Britannica is
available only through the Library website.
How do you know if the website you’re visiting is believable?
Accurate? Useful? Ask yourself: who is writing this page? Is it a
teacher? A museum?
• Determine good keywords before you start.
• Double check info using more than one source.
• Look to see when a site was last updated.
Usually, sites ending in .gov or .edu contain trustworthy facts.
Need a magazine? Good news! You can find one at the “Virtual”
Town Library! Save lots of time!
Use the Research Databases to find magazine articles in digi-
tal format! Many of these articles were previously published in
print format.
While Scituate Town Library can’t store all these magazines on
the shelves, you can still get to them using the Internet if you
go through a library database.
A book is a book, whether it is in print format or digital format
as an e-book. An e-book is NOT the same thing as a website or
“Internet source.” You use the Internet to get to an e-book, but
it’s still a book.
You can search the library’s online catalog from home, school,
or in the library. Use your tablet or mobile device to search
wherever you are! Go to: www.scituatetownlibrary.org and click
Library Catalog
Tech Tips
Children’s Department
Ann Lattinville
Head of Children Services
alattinville@ocln.org
781-545-8727
www.scituatetownlibrary.org
Scituate Public Schools
Ancient Civilizations
Project
Grade 6
Winter 2014-2015
Prepared by
Scituate Town Library Staff
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