1. Argumentative Research

2. Where Do I Find Information?

3. Newspapers Magazines Scholarly Journals Books Databases

4. Newspapers Newspapers are often the first place we see an issue mentioned. We can read newspapers in print form. We can read newspapers online.

5. Magazines and Journals Magazines Time US News & World Report Newsweek Journals American Journal of Nursing JPT: The Journal of Petroleum Technology

6. Books Contain background information. May show trends in discussion. May be specific to a topic. In print. As eBooks.

7. Finding Books Go to the KC Library web site at http://library.kilgore.edu Click on the tab for Catalog Enter your term(s) Search Review the results

8. http://library.kilgore.edu

9. Under the tab for Catalog, enter search terms in the search box. Search

10. Review the results

11. The Call Number tells you where to find the book on the shelf Call Number

12. eBooks Electronic format Can be viewed from any computer connected to the Internet Use the Search box the same way you would use an Index in the back of a print book

13. eBooks: Click on eBooks under Find Books Click here

14. Click on the ebooks icon Click the icon

15. Enter your search terms. Be sure to click on the box for Full Text. Enter search terms C

16. Click on Full Text to view the book Click here

17. Click on Search within Click here

18. Enter your search terms Enter search terms

19. Click on a page number to go to that page

20. Don’t forget the citation information! English students must create their citations using The Little, Brown Compact Handbook. Other classes may be allowed to use the Cite feature. Ask your instructor which format is required for use in your class.

21. English: Click on Contents, then Detailed Record Click here

22. English: Use the Detailed Record to create your citation

23. Other: Click on the Cite icon

24. Other: Scroll down to the designated format. Copy and paste to your citations page

25. Why should I use a database instead of the Internet?

26. Databases Anyone can create an Internet site. Internet sites are not always reliable. Databases contain information from reliable sources. Databases contain accurate information.

27. Databases

28. Use the drop down box under the Databases tab to select a database

29. Enter your search terms Enter search terms Click this box

30. Databases If your search terms are more than one word, try placing them in quotation marks so the database will search for the terms as a phrase: “gun control” Or, try a phrase and another term: “gun control” AND crime

31. Review the results Click on Full Text to read the article.

32. Click Full Text to view the article

33. Read

34. Click on Detailed Record or Cite to get the citation information English classes Other classes

35. English: Detailed Record

36. Other: Citation Format

37. To keep the article: Print it out Save it to a flash drive Send it to your email Remember: Be sure you get all of the information you will need for the bibliography (Works Cited)!

38. Opposing Viewpoints This database is excellent for research because it gives articles on more than one side of an issue. In any argument, you need to know what the opposition thinks, so that you can be prepared to counter their points.

39. Select Opposing Viewpoints

40. Opposing Viewpoints

41. Select a Topic

42. Or, enter a topic in the Search box Enter search terms

43. Review the results

44. Click on a subject area to bring up a list of articles Click here

45. Click on a Title to read the article

46. Read

47. Citation information is at the bottom of the page

48. Or, Click on Citation Tools Click here

49. Download Click here

50. Citation *Whether or not you include the URL will be up your instructor.

51. The Little, Brown Compact Handbook Just because the database says the citation it provides is in MLA format does not mean it is correct. Check everything against what is in The Little, Brown Compact Handbook (LBH). If it doesn’t agree with what is in the LBH, it will be counted off on your grade.

52. For more help Ask-A-Librarian: email reference service Call the Library: 903-983-8237 Ask any librarian at the KC Library

53. Good Luck!