III.  Internet Directories
A.  LII
B.  IPL  

IV.  Antarctica Websites

V. "Free Range Internet
A. Google
B. Ixquick

VI.  Helpful Bibliography Websites
A.  Citation Maker
B.  Website Evaluation Form

I.  Library Books

A.  CHS Library  Books and videos on Antarctica may be located in the 919.89 or in a variety of other subject areas.  To make sure you find everything while in the library, take a look at the  CHS Library catalog.  Here are some examples with their call numbers.  Books may be checked out only after consulting Ms. Krasnow.

--Antarctica (998.9 Bil)
--Antarctica:  An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton (919.89 Ant)
--Antarctica and the Arctic:  The Complete Encyclopedia (919.89 McG)
--Antarctica:  Exploring the Extreme:  400 Years of Adventure (NEW 919.89 Lan)
--Antarctica:  Firsthand accounts of exploration and endurance (919.89 Ant)
--Endurance:  Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (919.89 Lan)
--The Endurance:  Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (919.89 Ale)
--The Race to the White Continent:  Voyages to the Antarctic (NEW 919.89 Gur))
--Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance (VHS 919.89 Sha)

Remember to use general encyclopedias (World Book, Encyclopedia Britannica (online too), etc.)  and also subject-specific encyclopedias (Encyclopedia of the Biosphere, REF 577 Enc).

B.  Regional Libraries  You can find lots of books and videos at local public libraries like Carmel and Carmel Valley by using the public libraries catalog. 

II.  Magazine & Newspapers

A.  Online   Magazine and newspapers are frequently written by experts.  Take a look at ProQuest Periodicals, a huge database of over 2,000 magazine and newspaper subscriptions.

B.  Print  The CHS Library has current and back issues of about 20 print magazines, including Smithsonian, National Geographic and Discover.  The current issues are across from the circulation counter; the back issues are near the Macintosh computers.

III. Internet Directories
 
These directories are collections of websites on many topics which are organized by real, live people...not robots.  Therefore, these websites have been organized to best relate to the researcher:  a real, live human being!
1.  Librarian's Index to the Internet (LII)
2.  Internet Public Library

IV.  Antarctica Websites

Here is a list of evaluated websites on various  Antarctica topics.  You may use them or any websites found using LII (see above)  without the need to evaluate them further.
1. Expedition Cruises:  Antarctica   This commercial website promotes Antarctica cruises on 16 different ships.  Clicking on each ship will reveal different trips, including one which follows  Shackleton's path.  Useful for brainstorming for this project.  Low info content.  
2.  Antarctica Expedition Voyages  This commercial website links to 11 different tours of the region, each with a different focus.  Some general info into highlights of trips.  Useful for brainstorming for this project.  Low info content.
3. The United States Antarctic Program   Tons of Antarctica  information ranging from basic info to 70 South, the only newspaper published on the continent.   A good beginning for any research on Antarctica.  Created by Raytheon Polar Services to  meet the needs of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs. 
4. Antarctica:  Scientific Journeys From McMurdo to the Pole  Includes field notes and webcasts from the "last continent."
5. The Endurance:  Shackleton's Legendary Antarctica Expedition  Includes photos by the expedition photographers, maps, journey entries and explanatory notes.  Created by the American Museum of Natural History.
6. Glacier Describes a modern day expedition (getting there, gear, training camp, station and ship life), Antarctic meteorology and climatology, Antarctic oceanography, and glaciers (shapes and sizes, movement, landscape).  Plus links to many other Antarctica websites.  A collaboration of Rice University and the National Science Foundation.
7.  Kodak:  The Endurance  A look at the expedition that focuses on the work of Frank Hurley, the photographer.  Combines his remarkable photographs with text and a map showing the plight of the explorers.  Also, contains a timeline and biographies of both Hurley and Shackleton

V.  "Free Range" Internet
 
Here's where you are on your own.  Remember, the hits that you find were  found and arranged by spiders and robots.  So consumer beware!  If you find an authoritative website that you would like to include in your research and bibliography, you must evaluate it using the  CHS website evaluation form and include the completed form with your bibliography. 

A.  Google 
B.  Ixquick

VI. Helpful  Bibliography Tools

Where did you get all the great information for your project?  The best way to describe your resources  is with a basic bibliography, using MLA format.  That means arranging your sources in alphabetical order and indenting all second and third lines.  Use the handy tools below, if you'd like.  

A.  Citation-maker
B.  MLA Standards  See the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th edition,  (REF 808.02 Gib) in the CHS Library.