1) This document provides an introduction and overview for research strategies presented by Professor Jenny Kunkler Donley at Heterick Memorial Library. 2) It outlines resources for research like books, databases, and evaluating websites and reminds students to always cite sources to avoid plagiarism. 3) Key databases recommended include Academic Source Complete, Business Source Complete, and MEDLINE, and the document provides guidance on searching for and accessing full-text articles within databases or through interlibrary loan.

1. Engl 1521College Composition 2 Professor Jenny Kunkler Donley, LibrarianHeterick Memorial Library

3. Jenny Kunkler Donley

4. Feel free to stop by or send us an email

5. Librarians on duty:

6. 8-4, 6-9 Monday-Thursday

7. 8-4 Friday

8. 10-3:30 Sunday

10. Always enter your whole ID number, including zeros.EVA Eva Maglott 00021559801 Eva Maglott

14. How to use the library to do research

16. Narrow your topic for a more focused project

17. Work on finding the right search terms

18. Use patterns you see in the results list to narrow your topic

19. Most resources will have a built-in thesaurus that will suggest phrases and subjects to search by…use them!Think of your research as a tree…broad at the top, but narrow at the bottom!

22. Can prove valuable

23. Can’t be used as a source

24. Turn to the databases for source materialFrom the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites

26. Who? created and maintains this site

27. Where? is the information coming from

28. Why? is the information presented on the web

29. When? was the page created or last updated

30. How? accurate or credible is the pageFrom the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites

32. Periodicals/Magazines

33. These usually consist of more “popular” material

34. Journals

35. Scholarly or Professional

38. Most databases are subject specific, but some are multi-disciplinary and those are a great place to begin your research.

40. Business Source Complete

41. MEDLINE with Full Text

43. Finding a specific database: Alphabetical Listing EBSCO Database

45. Some databases won’t have this box (MEDLINE) because all of their articles are Peer Reviewed.

47. Finding an article:

52. Don’t click on the option to find it on the publishers website.