1. Librarian: Ms. Bacon Library Assistant: Ms. Kruper
Skyline Library
Librarian: Ms. Bacon
Library Assistant: Ms. Kruper

2. Hours: Monday 7:40am – 4:15pm Tuesday 7:40am – 3:15pm
Wednesday 9:40am – 4:30pm
Thursday 7:40am – 4:15pm
Friday 7:40am – 3:30pm

3. Research Report Writing Research
Summary
with specific details
Explanation
of a situation, event, book, etc.
Research
Analyze a perspective or argue a point
present your own thinking (thesis) backed by others' ideas, research, and findings

4. So…
…if writing about the Vietnam War, you’d read newspaper articles and books and interview veterans to develop and/or confirm a viewpoint and support it with evidence

5. In research, citing sources is a must:
MLA Formatting and Style

6. Definitions
Citation: make reference to and give credit to a source for use of facts and ideas

7. Definitions… In-Text Citation: the brief note so the reader:
1) knows the fact/idea came from another source
2) can look at your Works Cited page and find the exact location of the idea/fact
looks like…

8. Definitions
Works Cited:
the last page of a research paper, includes full citation information for all sources cited in your paper and no other sources
looks like…

9. How to Cite Suggestions:
Books and subscription databases are the most reliable and the easiest to cite.
Other online sources can be as reliable, but more work is needed to validate the source’s authority
& use online citation makers, just be sure to double-check
Purdue University – OWL site

10. The Assignment
Go to the Skyline Library website via the Skyline webpage. And click on Library Catalog.
Find a book that has to do with something you will study this year: write down the title and call number of the book.
Go to the “Databases & eBooks” tab on the library page and choose one labeled KCLS.
Logon and search the database; write down the name of the database.

11. 4) Bring completed assignment to the library tomorrow
3) Go to Resources by Subject > Writing and Research > Noodle Tools link.
REGISTER for an account; be sure to fill in the “Easy Login Retrieval” section (subscription isn’t associated with an so there is no I-forgot- password link, etc.
Write down your Personal ID.
4) Bring completed assignment to the library tomorrow

12. Library Home Page Accessing Databases from Home:
Passwords and KCLS access info can be found by clicking on the black star on the library home page

13. KCLS Databases (via Library page > Databases & eBooks)
Access info:

14. Due Tomorrow
Also, please bring headphones to the library tomorrow