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English 101 Friday, February 22, 2019
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Outline Library Basics- In General Research Basics- Project Specific
Website and Services Resources In-house Electronic How to Evaluate Resources Research Basics- Project Specific Investigation/Research Paper/Argumentative Essay How to Start Recommended Sources Citation
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Library Basics Cavalog
Research Tools Cavalog WorldCat Databases Teaching and Learning Style Guides Research Wiki Services About IM
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Databases Multidisciplinary News Academic Search Premier
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Project MUSE News Lexis Nexis New York Times Access World News
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Searching Databases Open Database Keyword search Choose Limiters
Be mindful of alternative ways to say the same thing Choose Limiters Full Text Peer-Reviewed Dates View results Save to folder Select Citation style /Print
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Google Vs. Library Databases
Searching is not the same Google’s results are not evaluated Library Databases results are reviewed/evaluated Google uses natural language Can type in a question Library Databases use set subject headings Use key concepts and stack terms
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Evaluating Sources For Appropriateness Citations
Within the parameters of the assignment Scholarly Evaluation Criteria Support your thesis Citations Do you have all the information that you need? Can you get it? Style Guides
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Appropriate Sources Mostly Maybe Probably Not
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 Just any results that come up when you search Google Wikipedia
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Finishing up your Research
Make sure that you have appropriate sources Scholarly Support the concepts that you are presenting Make sure that you have the information the citation Anything you use to develop your idea NEEDS to be cited properly Citation Tools in Microsoft Word 2007 Style Guides
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Recommended Databases
Academic Search Premier Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Related Subject Based Databases Physical Science – PROQuest Biology Journals Life & Health Sciences – Health Source Education – Education Research Complete Government Law &Politics – CQ Researcher
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