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English 101 Part 1 PPT

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information literacy & library research

English 101: Part 1
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Please take a pre-test

Use the "Zoomerang Quizzes" shortcut on computer
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Library Session Objectives

  • Determine sub-topics using background information
  • Identify databases to use for particular topics
  • Retrieve journal & magazine articles from a database
  • Identify an article's citation information (MLA format)
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WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY!

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Research is a Process

Not just about "finding," but "finding out about!"
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Develop a topic

Where can you get topic ideas? 
Where do you go to get topic ideas?
*Personal interest
*Newspapers, magazines, etc.
*Lists of hot topics, debate issues, etc. [suggested sites on English Subject Guide]
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What's new?

Newspapers & magazines can provide topic ideas
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Background information

Determine sub-topics, issues, details to explore

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Reference Sources

What is Wikipedia?
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what is a database????

A searchable collection of items
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Exercise A

Find background info to develop topics and "keywords" 
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Getting in-depth information

Moving beyond encyclopedia/reference-type sources
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scholarly sources

Journals, academic books, government reports, etc.
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Scholarly sources

Can they be found via Google? 
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Exercise B

Explore journal/magazine databases by subject
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Exercise C: Retrieve Articles

And cite them in MLA style! 
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Exercise C: Retrieve Articles

And cite them in MLA style! 
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more to come:

part 2 of information literacy & library research 
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