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Research tools in Discover

World Book Discover contains a wealth of tools, including My Research, How to Do Research, and a Citation Builder to help with research projects and assignments.

My Research

My Research is a personal, digital portfolio where users can save World Book articles, images, videos, and other content from any World Book site.

Sign in to your My World Book Account (if you are not already).
Multiple folders can be created within a users My Research to organize saved content for separate projects.
A list of content will display in the left-hand column, and materials can be printed, emailed, saved locally, and be annotated with notes.
In addition, users can enter bibliographic information about print books they've found in their research, save citations generated from the World Book Citation Builder, and add details from other websites visited to have all research in one place.

How to do research

The How to do Research feature provides tutorials and exercises for students and educators on 21^st century information literacy skills.

The student section provides a step-by-step tutorial for every stage of the research process, including how to find and evaluate print and digital information, how to organize and cite the sources, and how to present your information.
The educator section, compiled in consultation with educators who have worked extensively on information literacy projects, covers how to teach research skills and structure assignments so students can successfully reach the goals set for them.

Citation builder

World Book's proprietary Citation Builder gives users the correct MLA, APA, and Harvard citations for more than a dozen content types, including a print book, magazine, or website.

Select which type of source you’d like to cite.
Fill in the fields when prompted.
Citations can be printed, emailed, or saved to a My Research project.