3. Types of Information Sources
Reference Books
Newspapers (News sources)
Books
Magazines
Academic Journals (Peer-reviewed or
scholarly journals)
4. Finding Articles
Library Databases
Articles from magazines, journals, &
newspapers
Off-campus access to most databases
Designated by double asterisk **
Enter your 17-digit student ID number as
Library ID number
Accessibility functions
Tools: email, citation, etc.
5. Planning Calendar
Build research & note-taking into your
planning calendar
Example:
http://libguides.triton.edu/loader.php?type=d&id=5
93442
6. Note Taking/Organization Strategies
1 Sheet/document per source
example: two column notes
research question = guide
Title of each note sheet: Title of source
Citation format (title author, source type,
pages)
Important quotes (use quotation marks) and
cite page #
Summarize/paraphrase important ideas of
paragraphs and cite page #
7. Junk Food Article: Key Terms
Unbranded meals: meals that are not from a fast food brand
Prefab: foods that are pre-made, cut, packaged, etc.
Placate: to pacify, appease, or calm down
Junk food lobbyists: people that are paid to try to influence lawmakers
to make decisions that will help the junk food industry
Excess commodity food: surplus (extra) farm products the
government can purchase and redistribute
Subsidize: pay/grant money for a service or product
Farm-based gleaning programs: programs that collect and redistribute
left-over crops that won’t be sold
Agribusiness: various businesses involved in the production,
processing, and sale of food
Farm-state lawmakers: lawmakers from states with large farming
industries
Omnibus farm bill: comprehensive/complex law that covers multiple
aspects of the farming industry
8. Note Taking: Hard copies
Paperclip your note sheet/sheets to the
printed source pages
Consider keeping each source in a
separate folder/file folder ( you can color
code)
9. Taking Notes: Electronically
On your flashdrive, create “Research
Project” folder
Create folders for each source
Title of folder: Title of source
Within each folder
Electronic copy of the source can be saved as a
word document or just save a link to the electronic
source (If a database, ebook, or website). Save
source material as the title of the source
Save your note sheet as “__(Title)___ Notes”
10. Taking Notes: Electronically
Using a flashdrive to save your notes
electronically
Save a tree!
Can work on any computer
Use Microsoft Word functions (highlight,
comment)
Copy & paste notes directly into your
outline/paper
BEWARE OF PLAGIARISM! Do not copy & paste
directly from source into your paper/outline unless
you properly cite it.
