Virtual Library Learning Commons

Extended Essay

General Guidance

• IBO Extended Essay Guideline (2009) - Regarding research, see especially PDF pages 22-29, including these reminders.
• IB Extended Essay Libguide (Leander High School) - Check: "Assignment Information documents, including the Writing guide[especially pages 12+]
• Extended Essay Student Handbook (Mulgrave School)
• Extended Essay Information (Huskie International Baccalaureate) - Check: "Grader's Reports about Past Essays," Extended Essay Description, Past Essay Topics

Advice

• Reflections of an Extended Essay Examiner, Full Guide (Bayview Secondary School)
• Extended Essay Suggestions (Richard Montgomery High School) 
• The IB Extended Essay, PowerPoint download (Based on Guatam presentation) - Check: "Common Problems with Extended Essays" (Slides 21-23) and "Tips and Pits" (Slides 25-32), especially "KEEP BACK-UPS (note the plural) OF ALL YOUR WORK."

Sample Extended Essays

• Extended Essay Samples (GSS Library)
• Sample Essays (IB Association of Rocky Mountain Schools) 
• Extended Essay Gallery, History (International School of Toulouse)

Research Resources

• GUHSD Online Databases - EBSCOhost, Facts on File: Issues & Controversies, WorldBook Online, and more.
• San Diego County Library (SDCL) - Check Articles & Research, SD Circuit (to borrow from colleges), and Link+
• San Diego State University (SDSU) Library - Community Member Usage Information (Access databases on-site for up to 2 hours per day, get FREE help from reference librarians), find resources by type and research guides by subject, use SDCL to request books
• San Diego City Library (SDPL) - Apply online for a temporary card, use card to access online databases (alphabetical list)

Research Guides

• GUHSD Cite Your Source - For EasyBib (sign in and create a project), Purdue Online Writing Lab, and more
• IBO Link Referenced on Choosing a Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin) 
  Google Guides: A Scholarly Guide to Google (Harvard College Library), Using Google for Academic Research (Northwestern University Library)
• Research Story (International School of Tianjin) - Check General Research sections, including Gathering Sources and Notetaking
• Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need (NoodleTools) 
• IB (Fullerton Joint Union High School District) - For History, check: Primary Source Materials link

Research Concepts

• Invisible or Deep Web: What it is, How to find it, and Its inherent ambiguity
• Searching Library Databases for Articles vs. the Internet (MCC Libraries)