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Library Resources
Welcome to the library, and if you have been here already hello again!
The library has put this guide together for you to assist you in your research efforts and will be a reference point for you after in-class instruction either in the library or your classroom.
Important Documents & Resources:
Term Paper Guidelines & List of Topics: This has been provided by your teacher if you are missing this document you can access it again via the link.
CMS Citations: You can use the library`s quick guide for help or access Purdue Owls Guide.
Bibliography:
20 Facts
Finding the catalog.
Choosing the right keywords - think of other, related terms not just the exact term you’re looking for. Phrase searching.
music
“Mental health”
World war 2/ww2/wwII
What are other keywords that help (or limit) your search?
NOTE: Finding a topic that interests you will help you want to know more about it, making it easy and fun to research.
What’s included in a search? Restricting the search to catalog only, locating the location information.
Finding the books on the shelves - look up and you will see signs that let you know what section/topic is on that section. The spin on the book has information as to where it is located in the library. Please don't be shy to ask a Librarian for help.
Citing sources - write it down first. Keep notes. Use citation guides (CMS). Which note taking style works for you? Document, spreadsheet, handwriting, zotero. Don't just bookmark! When flagging resources to come back to later - don’t just copy the link from your browser into your doc. Permalink.
Use the ‘research folder’ feature on the website.
Don’t have to read the whole book! Use contents and index to narrow down your search.
What’s next in the research process? Finding more general information about your topic to help you refine your research question.
Other resources available via the catalog:
Credo
Jstor
Newspapers.com
Use resources such as credo to point you in the direction of other reputable resources. Don’t just google it. Google shows you the things it thinks you’re most interested in - which is not helpful when you’re trying to conduct some objective research.
Lateral reading - verifying what you’re reading as you’re reading it. Read a fact on a website and you’re not familiar with whether it’s a reputable website or not: look up the website! See what its credentials are! If you read a fact, open another tab, and verify that fact before moving on. You should be reading critically.That's what professional fact-checkers do.
NOTE: Leave books on the cart. It is located near the Circulation desk. Do not re-shelve please.
DATABASES AND HOW THEY CAN HELP:
CREDO
CREDO
Credo is a great place to start with a research paper. It has this cool thing called a concept map; here credo provides you with keywords that can assist in the search of your topic. Credo is a useful source to find quality books and peer reviewed articles.
JSTOR
JSTOR
Jstor stands for "journal Storage", provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books and images. You can also access it from your cell phone. Jstor has a helpful sidebar, that can assist with all your researching needs.
NEWSPAPER.COM
NEWSPAPER.COM
Newspaper.com has editions going back to the early 1700s. It also keeps adding 400 pages per day. Here you can have access to many newspapers around the world and even specific states in the United States. Newspaper.com takes your keyword and highlights for you on many newspaper articles. Here you can obtain actual information happening on the date, person, place in time.
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