The 2012 London Olympics

The following are potential resources that will assist you in your exploration the 2012 Olympics which will be held in London England.

 Online Databases

Student Resource Center Gold - Offers more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts

World Book Encyclopedia
Offers a combined search feature of encyclopedias, research tools, biography center, magazines, websites and much more.

 

 Internet Directories

The Olympic Games

 The Official Website of the International Olympic Movement:  http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp

The London Games of 2012: http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/london/index_uk.asp
 

The Olympic
Logo

 "London 2012 Team Defend New Logo": http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/6722763.stm

"London Unveils Logo of 2012 Games": http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/6718243.stm

"Oh No' Logo": http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6719805.stm

"Olympic Chiefs Under Fire for Puerile Logo": http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1553545/Olympic-chiefs-under-fire-for-'puerile'-logo.html

"Our Brand - London 2012": http://www.london2012.com/about/our-brand/index.php
 

London England (description, geography, history, etc.)

Fodor's Travel Guide - London: http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/england/london/

London Culture Guide: http://travelguides.lastminute.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=location&loc_id=133404&sub
_section=Culture

London Culture - Links and Information: http://www.london-culture.co.uk/guide_london_culture_advice.asp

UKGuide.org - London Sightseeing: http://www.ukguide.org/london/attract.html

Visitlondon.com - Attractions: http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/culture/
 


If you don't find what you're looking for in any of the sites above, try your 
own keyword search using the following tips...

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "Olympic games", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites about the Olympic games as opposed to all of the sites containing the word Olympic  plus all of the sites containing the word games.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about Olympic games, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the history of the Olympic games, I would enter the following:
     

    "Olympic games", history
     

  5. Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     
  6. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:
    • Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
    • Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
    • Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
    • Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
    • Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

     

  7. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.