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Advanced Written Communication Tools Library Instruction

Advanced Written Communication Tools Library Instruction. Joelle Pitts Undergraduate & Community Services Department. Library Resources for your Research Paper. Navigating the Library How to research Finding academic articles and information Finding b ooks and more

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Advanced Written Communication Tools Library Instruction

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  1. Advanced Written Communication Tools Library Instruction Joelle Pitts Undergraduate & Community Services Department

  2. Library Resources for your Research Paper • Navigating the Library • How to research • Finding academic articles and information • Finding books and more • Evaluating web sources • Citing your sources • Plagiarism

  3. Navigating the Library • Library Service and Building Hours: http://www.lib.k-state.edu/hours/halehours.html • Help Desk: 2nd Floor • Check out books and other materials • Reserves • Research Help • Website • Accessing online resources

  4. Keywords Why use keywords? • Search engines do not understand phrases • Select keywords – and synonyms • Can combine keywords to narrow search • Use “ “ to search for a small group of words Now you try: What are some keywords we can use for this topic: “Do video games cause violent behavior?”

  5. What are academic sources? • Written by experts in the field • Often reviewed by experts in the field • Are more often found in academic journals and books • Academic websites • Government websites • Example: Journal of Media Psychology

  6. What are NOT Academic Sources? • Wikipedia • Most websites • Popular magazines • Newspapers

  7. Where to Start Your Research

  8. Databases • What is an academic database? • A collection of articles and books, sometimes related to a specific discipline • Library Databases • www.lib.k-state.edu • Good Places to Start • ProQuest Research Library • Academic OneFile • CQ Researcher

  9. Books! • Libraries Catalog • http://catalog.lib.ksu.edu

  10. Interlibrary Loan • Found an awesome resource, but K-State Libraries does not own it? Now what?? • Interlibrary Loan – we will try to borrow the item for you • https://ksu.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html

  11. Evaluating Web Sources www………………………..?

  12. The Good, Bad and Ugly • www.timecube.com • www.dhmo.org/ • www.autism.com

  13. Domain • .com = commercial • .org = non-commercial organization • .edu = education • .gov = U.S. government publication • .net = networks like ISP providers

  14. Evaluating Sources • Is it credible? • Is it timely? • Is it stable?

  15. Citing Sources Why?

  16. Why Cite Sources? If you use someone else’s words or ideas give them credit. Citing your sources provides a map of your research process. Your audience can follow this map to learn more or verify your information.

  17. Plagiarism • What is plagiarism? • Intellectual Theft! • How to Avoid Plagiarism • Put quoted text or words in quotation marks and cite your source • Cite any ideas that are not “common sense” • Remember to cite paraphrased information and ideas • List the source in a bibliography AND cite at point of use in paper.

  18. Citing Your Sources • Citations typically contains the following elements: • Title of the item • Name(s) of author(s) or editor(s) • Name of the magazine or journal • Volume or issue numbers • Page numbers • Publication date • Publisher’s location • Publisher’s name

  19. Citation Tools Citation Builder http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/citationbuilder/ OWL at Purdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/ EasyBib Citation Guide http://www.easybib.com/ebook K-State Libraries MLA Style Tutorial http://www.lib.k-state.edu/depts/libinst/mla.html Remember, if you have a question about a citation, you can always ask a librarian for help.

  20. How to Get Help • Ask a Librarian! (That’s why we’re here) • http://www.lib.k-state.edu/reference/vref/index.html • Text, Email, Phone, In Person or IM • Research Help at K-State Libraries • Class Guide • Open Research Lab: • Thursday, April 14th at 11:00 am (Hale 408) • Tuesday, April 19th at 1:30 pm (Hale 407)

  21. Questions?

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