DMACC/AP Research Resources

Video Tutorials:

HIGH QUALITY: Slides describing types of source tiers here.

In-Depth News: Graphic

Tips: Try several different keywords in your searches and utilize Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT).

8-10 Sources in MLA: Mrs. Dovre's Pre-bibliography example here.

DMACC Library Catalog - search for books in the DMACC Libraries

Ballard Library Catalog – search for books in the Ballard Libraries

WorldCat Online – search for books in many libraries. Avoid fiction and titles for juvenile audiences. Request titles via Mrs. Dovre.

Google Scholar – look for the [Book] label before the title

ISU Parks Library -for those enrolled as ISU students

Google Scholar — searches Google for scholarly articles. See the video above for help with accessing the full article.

Teen Health & Wellness : (Resources link provides sources used by authors)

Use the limiters in the side navigation to narrow results. You might try full-text, peer-reviewed, source type: articles.

Schedule a time to work with Mrs. Dovre: https://calendly.com/jdovre

If you would like to borrow a book that is not available in our Ballard MLA Guide

library, Mrs. Dovre can request it from other libraries. Please visit

Mrs. Dovre or send an email with the title and author. Plan for up Purdue Writing Lab

to 1 week for processing and delivery.