E NGLISH 101 November 3, 2008
T ODAY Library Basics- In General Website and Services Resources In-house Electronic Building Research Basics- Project Specific Argumentative Essay Electronic Sources General Subject Based Opinion Based Book sources Reference Sources
H OLY S PIRIT L IBRARY B ASICS
L IBRARY B ASICS Research Tools Cavalog WorldCat Databases Teaching and Learning eReserves Style Guides Research Wiki Services About IM
C AVALOG Research Tools Cavalog WorldCat Databases Teaching and Learning eReserves Style Guides Research Wiki Services About IM
W ORLD C AT A catalog system of many member libraries around the world Offers a comprehensive look at what exists Inter Library Loan Find the item you are looking for Click into the detailed record Look for “Borrow this item from another library” Any Questions or concerns ILL Contact for Holy Spirit Library is Sheri Becht or
E LECTRONIC D ATABASES AND J OURNALS Databases Link List of databases Links to smaller lists by subject Multipurpose Academic Search Premier Project MUSE News articles Lexis Nexis New York Times Access World News Reference Oxford English Dictionary Biography Resource Center Encyclopaedia Britannica
S EARCHING D ATABASES AND J OURNALS Browsing specific articles Open Database from the databases link Type keywords into the box Be mindful of alternative ways to say the same thing Choose Limiters Full Text Peer-Reviewed Dates Browsing specific journals Open the Journals link Search general term Find Journal of interest Click database that carries it’s holdings
A PPROPRIATE S OURCES Mostly Books in the Holy Spirit Library Books from other Libraries Academic Journal Articles Maybe Newspaper Articles (New York Times and Washington Post) Review Articles Relevant, Trustworthy, Evaluated Websites Probably Not Google Results Wikipedia Any Open Internet Sources
E VALUATING S OURCES For Appropriateness Within the parameters of the assignment Scholarly Supporting of your thesis Citations Do you have all the information that you need? Can you get it? Style Guides
A RGUMENTATIVE P APER
D EVELOP T HESIS S TATEMENT What you want A clear, concise idea that can be adequately addressed in the page range allotted to you (6-8 pages) A statement that will give any person reading it an idea of what the whole paper will be about What you do not want An idea so broad that when you search for supporting material you have to wade through thousands of articles and/or books. An idea that is so obscure that there are few or no scholarly sources available to support it
H OW TO S TART Develop Thesis statement Develop Key concepts that will support your claim You may need to do preliminary research here Keep in mind how long you have to explain each one These are the points on which you will want to do further research Choose appropriate sources Consider the length and depth you are seeking Consider the availability of that information
R ECOMMENDED E LECTRONIC S OURCES Academic Search Premier Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Related Subject Based Databases Science- PROQuest Biology Journals Health- Health Source Education- Education Research Complete
A LSO R ECOMMENDED Book Sources Entire Books Chapters of Books Reference Books
F INISHING UP YOUR R ESEARCH Make sure that you have found appropriate sources They are scholarly They definitely support the concepts that you are presenting You have or are able to obtain the citation information Any concept you use to develop your idea, paraphrase, or quote NEEDS to be cited properly Citation Tools in Microsoft Word 2007