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MIT 2100F Research Help for your Final Essay. Marni Harrington FIMS & Linguistics Librarian The D.B. Weldon Library. What we’ll cover …. MIT 2100F Final Essay – What’s required? Scholarly sources How to find relevant sources How to acknowledge these sources How to find help.
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MIT 2100FResearch Help for your Final Essay Marni Harrington FIMS & Linguistics Librarian The D.B. Weldon Library
What we’ll cover … • MIT 2100F Final Essay – What’s required? • Scholarly sources • How to find relevant sources • How to acknowledge these sources • How to find help
MIT 2100F Final Essay What’s required? • Croteau & Hoynes (course textbook) • Course Readings (on reserve at Weldon) • Minimum of 4 Scholarly Readings
Scholarly Readings What counts as scholarly? • Essays / chapters published in edited books (works of criticism) written by academics • Articles published in academic journals and / or peer-reviewed publications How can I identify these? • Author / editor: affiliation, credentials • Whole package: references, formal language, no advertising or illustrations
My topic • Has Al Jazeera played a role in shifting the power balance in international news reporting? Is it a viable alternative to Western news sources?
My topic • Has Al Jazeera played a role in shifting the power balance in international news reporting? Is it a viable alternative to Western news sources?
Research Process • Determine what I already know • Find background info • Search catalogue for books • Search databases for journal articles
Determine what you know • Croteau & Hoynes text • Readings on reserve • Other courses
Find background information • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias Start with Western Libraries Homepage www.lib.uwo.ca
Scholarly Resources Finding Books, Chapters & Essays • Search Western Libraries Catalogue: • Keyword • Subject • Title • Author
Scholarly Resources Databases • All databases look different , but act similarly • Many ways to access • Browse by Program • Databases by Title
Scholarly Resources Google Scholar