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Expository Writing I

Expository Writing I. March 2010 Please have a seat. How to Get Help. Ask a Librarian Hours for help: Sunday thru Thursday, until 10 PM As well as day hours on Sat and Sun. Searching for Sources. The databases and catalog don’t understand sentences or questions.

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Expository Writing I

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  1. Expository Writing I March 2010 Please have a seat

  2. How to Get Help • Ask a Librarian • Hours for help: • Sunday thru Thursday, until 10 PM • As well as day hours on Sat and Sun

  3. Searching for Sources • The databases and catalog don’t understand sentences or questions. • The databases and catalog understand simple words or phrases (keywords).

  4. Informative Memo • Local issue relevant to the K-State/Manhattan community that relates to gender, race, and/or class. • Ex: There is inadequate support for GLBT students on the K-State campus.

  5. Audience • The local audience for this topic could be: Office of Student Activities and Services, Office of Diversity and Dual Career Development, and/or Lafene Health Center. • To gain a better understanding of your local audience, visit official web pages and/or conduct personal interviews.

  6. Investigative Report • Essay that revolves around an interview of an “older” person. This essay treats the significant historical and social events of the person’s life relevant to gender, race, and/or class . • Ex: The federal government’s treatment of Japanese Americans during WWII was inhumane.

  7. DATABASES • You must access the Libraries’ databases through our web site or in K-State Online. You cannot “Google” them.

  8. Historical New York Times • Digitized version of the New York Times since its first issue in 1851. You can search the full text of articles to find something relevant to your topic.

  9. Diversity Database Suite • The Diversity Database Suite allows you to search on topics that relate to your larger curricular theme of ‘communities and identities’.

  10. Lexis Nexis • Lexis-Nexis is a great source for searching current news sources. • University Wire allows you to search college newspapers like the Collegian from all over the country.

  11. Library Catalog • The library catalog is located on the Libraries’ web page. • Like the databases, you can search the catalog using keywords.

  12. K-State Online • Cite It • Get help constructing your MLA style Works Cited sheet. • Find web pages at K-State. • Use the Google search box on the K-State page. • Ask a Librarian • Get immediate help, regardless of location.

  13. Summary • GET HELP!! Ask a Librarian. • Play with the databases. Don’t expect to pull up the perfect search the first time you try. • Think creatively and be flexible with your topic.

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