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 * Presentation October 2017 - Introduction to Inspiration! **

It is important to find a topic that interests you. Spend time reading magazines, blogs, newspapers and browsing the Library resources to find something that sparks your interest.


 * Extended Essay samples and guides ** --> On the Library Catalogue is a wealth of example essays. Search: **"extended essay"**.


 * Business Studies & Economics **

Peer-reviewed journal.JGG publishes original research, applied, and educational articles in all areas of geography and geology. Economic Geography, leading English-language journal devoted to the study of economic geography. Access via Ebscohost.
 * Geography **

Explore the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more.

**Philip Allan Review magazines** --> Available from the Library **Archive** --- searchable by topic [|www.economist.com] , [|www.cnn.com] , and [|www.bbcnews.com] .  Different historical periods often have dedicated web pages – The British Army in World War I is well represented here. Digital History (USA focused): [] Roy Rosenzweig Center for Media and History History Channel ====__ [|Primary Sources Links for History] __ ====
 * History **

A huge amount of data to 'play' with. They have a rolling front page though that gives random data ideas, which is fun to look through.
 * Mathematics **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">, = <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">The international scientific-educational website EqWorld presents extensive information on <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">solutions to various classes of ordinary differential, partial differential, integral, functional, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">and other mathematical equations. It also outlines some methods for solving equations, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">includes interesting articles, gives links to mathematical websites and software packages, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">lists useful handbooks and monographs, and refers to scientific publishers, journals, etc. A to Z topics in Science
 * Science **

great database for inspirational, truly scientific topics. <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (open-access publisher, get free full text articles online) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (free full text Biology articles online) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(large database of websites which tells you if they are free or if there are conditions – great for a large variety of sources) (<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">this is a great information page on how to find more free scientific papers, it provides links to free websites) popular science magazine, searchable by topic. Full access with login/password via ISL Library.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Motion Mountain. The free physics textbook - <span style="color: #3398cc; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Institute of Physics - <span style="color: #3398cc; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Physics classroom - <span style="color: #3398cc; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] Nothingnerdy wiki - http://nothingnerdy.wikispaces.com, the internationally famous wiki by our own Mr Weatherell!

Huge database of artists and their works.
 * Visual Arts **