2. Pleasewrite down words and
phrases in blue
You will use these notes when you
start your research
3. Objectives:
1. Know how to find and use library databases/catalog
2. Understand how to avoid plagiarism and site your sources
3. Be able to identify websites that are academic/scholarly
15. Talk to someone next to you
for about 30 seconds each:
1.Have you used library databases before?
2.If you’ve used the databases, which ones
do you like best?
If you haven’t used them, why not?
16.
17.
18.
19. Best for biographies (accounts of people’s lives)
Good for major historical events
27. Who provided the information?
Has it been edited or fact checked?
What is the purpose of the site?
4. Is it both trustworthy and academic?
28. 5. Ask yourself:
•Reputation of
author/institution?
(Harvard? New York
Times? Scholarly
history journal?)
•Citations? Sources
included so we know
where information
came from
•Purpose/bias?
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33.
34.
35. Wikis
Personal websites/blogs
Yahoo Answers and similar sites
Sites trying to sell a product
A little better but not academic…
About.com
36. Archives (Library of Congress, etc.)
Museums
Universities (but NOT students’ personal web
pages)
Libraries
Research centers
Public television stations (BBC, PBS)
Other?
37.
38. Be sure you know where you got each fact or
quote
Notes should be in your own words, but you still
need to cite your source (it’s someone else’s
idea/fact)
If you do use exact words, always put them in
“quotes” so you remember.
39. Use OSLIS Citation Maker (see library website for
link) or Easybib.com
MLA style
Enter as much information as you can, but you
may not be able to identify the author, publication
date, etc.
40. Turn to the person next to you.
Whose birthday comes first this year (as of Jan. 1,
3013)?
This person will explain how to find the library
databases and catalog (you may use your notes).
41. 6. Write one question you still have (or think
someone else might have) about research –
databases, evaluating websites, citing sources,
etc.
42. Questions? Need help?
Contact
me at
doylem@loswego.k12.or.us
At
LOHS on Mondays (usually)
and Fridays (sometimes)
