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Finding Primary and Secondary Sources
IF you are still at the start, click here and go to slide 5 to formulate your RESEARCH QUESTION.
Books
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For audio books scroll to the bottom of this page for various options.
Scholoarly Articles
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If you must google, use the tools that google would:)
If you are looking for advanced resources
Click the "Online Resources" tab at the top of this page for more suggestions.
Research Hacks
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If you CANNOT get access to a source, use the words "full text" or "pdf" after the title of the source in a google search bar.
Use the bibliography of the sources you have found.
ALWAYS double check sources given to you in AI platforms, put the titles into the search bar.
Ask the librarian, Mrs. Lyons :)
Find great resources in a trusted source's Bibliography
Do you watch the news? Listen to podcasts? Click on the Video or News button when doing a Google Search?
Never underestimate the power of a multimedia source!
How are you backing up your claims/thesis?
What evidence are you giving to demonstrate your argument is credible?
Here is a great source on how and why to quote and cite provide by The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin
Proofing your paper!
Proofing your paper!
✔️Check for passive voice.
✔️Check grammar using Grammarly.
Use the exercises below to peer or self edit.
This image: Bokov, Konstantin. "Bumble Bee, Thinking, Hard Earned."1985, 1stDibs. www.1stdibs.com/art/prints-works-on-paper/figurative-prints-works-on-paper/konstantin-bokov-russian-mixed-media-pop-art-collage-painting-bumble-bee-thinking-hard-earned/id-a_10959182/
Helpful Hints for Annotated Bibliographies and Outlines
Helpful Hints for Annotated Bibliographies and Outlines
Outline Template
How to connect digitally to sources!
How to connect digitally to sources!
(NEED A LIBRARY CARD TO ACCESS THE FREE REOURCES? CLICK HERE)
Hoopla-- Free Books, Shows, Movies and Music with your public library card.
Libby-- An app that also uses your public library card to give you access to free books
RB Digital-- Connect to 100s of popular magazines and comic books with your public library card
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