• What criteria should I use to evaluate and select the information sources? • Where are the sources located and what information does each source provide? • Where is the information within each source and how do I locate it? • What problems am I having in finding information and how do I solve these problems? • How can I find what I need and respect the rights of others to equal access to information?

Boolean Machine	Does it make a difference if you use AND, OR and NOT in your searches? Take a look at this and see!
Think Tank	A Web-based tool to help you organize your research. Works with Note Star, too.
Graphic Organizers	Everything you wanted to know about graphic organizers and how to use them to help with your research and learning.
Exploratree (beta) - NEW!	Download, use, and make your own interactive thinking guides to support independent and group research projects.
Teens' Locker	Handy tools for your research and writing. Open this page, make the window small and keep it open so you can get to the dictionary, thesaurus, keep track of the Web sites you have visited, and more!
iTools	Search tools, language tools, research tools, financial tools, map tools. Tools, tools and more tools.
SUNLINK	Florida's catalog to anything in any public school library media center--including yours! If you don't find what you need at your school, you can ask your library media specialist to borrow it for you from another school.
Four Nets for Better Searching	Four easy to remember tips for finding exactly what you need on the Internet.
Information Fluency Project: Tools & Wizards	Five tools to help find the information you need. The Search Wizard helps you to specify what you want and where you will look for it. The Evaluation Wizard helps you decide if the information is helpful to you. The Citation Wizard helps create a bibliography. And the Thesaurus Wizard helps you think of other terms to help in your search. The Spelling Wizard helps you find misspelled words and offers some possible corrections. If you don't need these tools now, remember them later!
Findspot	Quick links to many search tools and topics. Tips for using each tool including search "syntax." Findspot will help you become an expert searcher!
Invisible Web Databases	Specialized tools by subject area to help you find things your search engine might not find.
Search Syntax and Operations	AND, OR, NOT and other useful syntax tools to help you get the best search results possible.
Finding the Best Search Tools	Lots of tips and tricks for selecting and using Internet search tools and resources. Links to some interesting new tools and sites for you to use and explore, too!
NoodleQuest	Answer some questions and fill in this brief form and NoodleQuest will tell you the best places to look for the information you want to find.
Search Tools for Kids, Teens & Teachers	All about different kinds of search tools: search engines, directories, how to plan a search, and information to help you learn more about all of these!
Primary and Secondary Sources	What is a "primary source?" What is a "secondary source?" How do you tell the difference? When should you use each of those? How do you find them?
Florida's Virtual Reference Service: Ask A Librarian	Search to see if anyone else has asked the question you are asking, or chat with a librarian...live! Real people, real help, real fast!
Florida Electronic Library (requires library card)	Magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps and more. All you need is your library card!
Florida Public and Academic Libraries	Where is the closest public library? Academic library (community college or university)?