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Research 101

Evaluating and Choosing Resources, Note taking, and Proper Citation

+Getting Started:

http://www.blackandgoldlibrary.com

Search for resources: Books (using the online catalog: Atrium) Research Guides Databases (TEL..org and loc.gov) Web search (Google scholar, .org, .gov, and .edu)

Refine your topic based on available information

Create source cards using MLA style 7th ed. purdue owl Easybib.com

Take notes on cards

Cite (give credit to) your sources!

+ Find Books in the library

OPAC (online public access catalog) blackandgoldlibrary.com Atrium Example:

790s = sports 630s = pets

Locating needed information in a book (who, what, when, where) Index Table of Contents Skimming chapters

+Databases

blackandgoldlibrary.com Research Guides

Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) Library of Congress (loc.gov) National Science Foundation Digital Library (ncdl.org)

+Internet Search

Google?! CARS

Credibility (qualifications of the author) Accuracy (how recently was it written? Is it factual?

Detailed?) Reasonableness (is it balanced, fair and objective?) Support (are at least 2 sources listed as evidence for the

claims made?

Nationalgeographic.com (example)

Discoveryeducation.com (example)

+Source Cards

Create a card for each source

Number each card

Write Citation in MLA style 7th ed

Example:

+Taking Notes

Read and Think

Identify Essential and interesting information (who, what, when, why)

Avoid Plagiarism (Stealing another author’s words)!!! Paraphrase (shrink/compress the information) Summarize (“translate” and re-write) Use lists and bullet points Use quotes when you feel you can’t say it better than the

author Give credit to the source

+Notes on Cards

+Organize cards by Subject

+Citing Sources (MLA)

Parenthetical (in text): Examples:

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).

Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).

Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

Corresponding Works Cited Entry: Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford

UP, 1967. Print.

+Citing Sources (MLA)

Works Cited Page Books (basic format)

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Periodicals (basic formats) Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Day Month Year:

pages. Medium of publication. (magazine) Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year):

pages. Medium of publication. (journal)

Websites Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article Name.”

Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher). Date

of last update. Medium of publication. Date of access.

+Easybib

Easybib.com Create an account Start a new project (use MLA 7) Fill in the appropriate info for each source (auto or manual) Export to word format