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Library Research for Writing 2103

Library Research for Writing 2103. February 15 th , 2012 Christy Sich & Lindsey Bannister . Today’s Class. Identify different types of sources Learn the difference between scholarly and popular sources Discover resources for finding the best sources Hands-on Practice Time . Our Topic.

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Library Research for Writing 2103

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  1. Library Research forWriting 2103 February 15th, 2012 Christy Sich & Lindsey Bannister

  2. Today’s Class • Identify different types of sources • Learn the difference between scholarly and popular sources • Discover resources for finding the best sources • Hands-on Practice Time

  3. Our Topic The destruction and devastation of the Emerald Ash Borer What kind of information can we find on this? Can we find a variety of sources – and alternative sources? Are there both popular and academic sources? Do the sources all take the same stance? Do they agree?

  4. Different Types of Sources of Information Photo: guldfisken Photo: prolix6x Photo: Mr T. in DC Photo: Special Collections at Wofford College Photo: yewenyi

  5. Where Can We Find Different Sources?

  6. Google will Lead You to Sources Government Information Reference workssuch as Encyclopedias

  7. Find More Sources with Reference Works

  8. Popular vs Scholarly Magazines Journals they contain original research or experimentation written by and for scholars or specialists further research sources are cited with footnotes or a bibliography at the end of the article they contain little, if any advertising Sometimes “refereed” or “peer reviewed” • geared to a general, non-academic audience • covers a wide range of popular interest topics • usually glossy with pictures and advertising • does not usually contain bibliographies and is not “refereed” Modified from: http://library.mcmaster.ca/faq/what-a-magazine-newspopulargeneral-interest

  9. Library Will Lead You to Quality Sources

  10. Library Catalogue to Find Books and Other Owned Materials

  11. Databases Databases are like search engines, but the library subscribes to databases that have a research focus – and sometimes focus on a particular discipline of study (depending on the database) .

  12. Getting an Article from a Database

  13. Summon All Types of Resources(live demo)

  14. Other Good Databases Try the Program Guides!

  15. Group Exercise • Choose one of the topics on the handout that interests you • List the resources that you find for each question • Be prepared to share your answers with the class

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