Library Research What to ask? Where to look? Librarian Anna Jones

Types of Essays Informative Teach the readers something they didn’t know before using facts and reliable information. Analytical Evaluate different points of view on an issue of controversy Persuasive Try to convince others to adopt your point of view on an issue of controversy.

All Research Papers Require Trustworthy Sources Southwestern College’s databases: InfoTrac LexisNexis Good Web sources: We have subject specific lists in the library!

Use InfoTrac for medical subjects, persuasive papers, and general research Username: lesday Password: dayton

Access from anywhere Click the InfoTrac icon on school computers, or log on from home or anywhere with an Internet connection: Username: lesday Password: dayton

What InfoTrac offers Newspapers Encyclopedias and dictionaries Controversial issues Journals & Magazines New! Health Journals Car repair New! Disease & drug overviews

Explores important social issues, from terrorism to animal research; marijuana legalization to gun control; euthanasia to outsourcing; Perfect for controversial-issues papers in Comm I and II, Criminal Justice, English Composition, and business classes; Encourages research, analysis, and organization of various types of data for persuasive essays, and debates; Content is updated constantly.

Encyclopedias and dictionaries Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer Harrison’s Manual of Medicine Drugs and Controlled Substances Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health Encyclopedia of Management Encyclopedia of Small Business Gale E Commerce Sourcebook International Directory of Business Biographies Cambridge History of Disease Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior 166 Reference sources in all

InfoTrac and LexisNexis will help organize your search Limit results to full text, articles from peer-reviewed journals, or documents with Images Search by subject, keyword, or entire document Limit search results by date specifications Limit search to a specific publication or publications

Organize the results Results are organized by type: Magazines Academic Journals Books News Multimedia Results can be sorted by: Publication Date Relevance Results can be narrowed by: Document Type Publication Title Subject

Check your results Type of publication and number of results

You can read the articles you’ve chosen online or print them out Information for the bibliography Learn how long the article is right away Download, Print, or Create a citation

InfoTrac and LexisNexis help keep your information organized By marking useful documents you can: Print them all at one time Save them all at one time them all at one time Create a bibliography of all the documents you have marked Marking your items keeps them organized and helps you remember which documents seemed the most relevant to your search

Select the format for citation Your Instructors will probably want either MLA or APA style citations. If you aren’t sure, ask!

Over 11,000 academic journal titles Time Newsweek People USA Today Atlantic Monthly EW! The New Yorker

Federated Search option Use this search bar to search multiple databases at once

One Search gives you a visual search option Great option if you are a visual learner. After performing your federated search, you’ll have to select the One Search button to get to the Visual Search display. This will prompt you to enter your search phrase again.

One Search Interface Tabs let user switch between traditional and Visual Search

Visual Search Example

Visual Search Details Category Individual Articles

LexisNexis Best used for business administration and criminal justice News resources are also great for general interest topics!

Use LexisNexis Search Interface Type Search Terms or Phrase here Select the area that you want to search Select your time frame Select type of documents to search

Sample LexisNexis Article Print, Save and Download Options

US Newspapers Atlanta Journal and Constitution Boston Globe Chicago Sun-Times Cleveland Plain Dealer Columbus Dispatch Dayton Daily News Los Angeles Times New York Times Philadelphia Inquirer USA Today Village Voice Washington Post 279 total US Newspapers, and many more International papers

TV News Transcripts ABC, CBS, and NBC news Al-Jazeera CNBC/Dow Business Video CNN International EuroNews FDA Advisory Committee Hearings Fox News National Public Radio (NPR) Charlie Rose Show Montel Williams Show NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Many more

Legal Information US Supreme Court Cases OH & KY Supreme Court Cases OH & KY Courts of Appeal Cases OH & KY Federal Court Cases OH & KY Tax Cases Similar information from all states No Municipal or Common Pleas Cases, but transcripts from miscellaneous important cases

Biographies of Living People The Complete Marquis Who's Who (R) Biographies September 30, 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PERSONAL INFORMATION * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Relatives: Son of William H. and Mary M. (Maxwell) Gates; Married Melinda French, Jan. 1, 1994; children: Jennifer Katherine, Rory John, Phoebe Adele. GENDER: Male BIRTH-DATE: October 28, 1955 BIRTHPLACE: Seattle ADDRESS: Office: Microsoft Corp, 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA , United States

Information about Companies CoreData US Institutional Database Hoover's Company Records Nelson's Public Company Profiles Netvention Company Profiles OneSource CorpTech Company Database Standard & Poor's Corporate Register The Major Companies Database Weiss Stock Research Reports Especially good for publicly held companies

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Why Use MLA Style? Allows readers to find your sources easily Gives you credibility as a writer Protects you from plagiarism “MLA” stands for Modern Language Association. The MLA method of writing a bibliography (or “citing your sources”) is most often used in papers for English and literature classes.

Do you know how to format properly? The Librarian can show you how to: Adjust Fonts & Margins Double Space your paper Add Headers and Footers (including page numbers!) Align your work Check your spelling and grammar

You’ll Cite Your Sources in Two Different Places Within the paper In-text citations At the end of the paper Works cited page

How to Format Works Cited This is centered just like the title. This is the way to correctly format citations. The “hanging indent” tab needs to be moved ½ inch to the right.

When to use In-text Citation When you are citing a fact that is not common knowledge. Jamaica is home to 2.8 million people (Lye, 2006). When you are including a quote. “The Pacific lowlands have a tropical, rainy climate, but Bogota has mild annual temperatures” (Lye, 2006).

New Catalog: Infotrac: Username: lesday Password: dayton librarian, Anna Jones