English 2 students: Welcome to the Library! Electronic Resources & Instruction Librarian

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1 English 2 students: Welcome to the Library! Electronic Resources & Instruction Librarian Stephanie Tetter

2 These Slides are available online! Click on teach classes Look for ENGL 2 Kary

3 Library Hours: Monday Thursday Friday 8 a.m. 8 p.m. 8 a.m. 2 p.m. CLOSED WEEKENDS

4 Library Cards: why do you need them? To log into computers at the library To check out books and materials from the library To access databases from any computer -- on or off campus

5 Let s look at doing research for a written report Do you have a topic? Possible topics: Genetic Engineering Universal Health Care Use of torture in interrogation Teaching creationism in public schools

6 Let s look at doing research for a written report Get approval of your topic from your instructor Brainstorm a list of keywords relating to your topic Alternative words and terms / other terms relating to your topic-could be broader or narrower terms Keep the list with you as you are working on your paper-add to the list as you come across new terms and related words in your research Identify proper resources and begin your research

7 Topic: Teaching Creation vs. evolution in Public Schools Related Terms: Creationism Intelligent Design Evolution Natural Selection Kansas Censorship Education Scientific Method Biology

8 Boolean Operators (Combination Searching) Use Quotation Marks to keep multi-worded terms or phrases together. For Example: enhanced interrogation health care reform

9 Boolean Operators (Combination Searching) Use the word AND to link different search terms and to narrow your topic For Example: intelligent design AND education insurance AND tort reform

10 Boolean Operators (Combination Searching) Use the word NOT when you want to exclude a term from your search. For Example: evolution NOT creationism

11 Boolean Operators (Combination Searching) Use the word OR when you want to search either term For Example: enhanced interrogation OR rendition intelligent design OR creationism AND Kansas

12 You have your topic, you have some keywords, and you re ready to find information where do you begin? Ask your friends? Ask your instructor? Watch TV? (you can hope 60 Minutes or Dateline will cover your topic) Google it? Search a database? Most people go right to the Internet/Web

13 Let s Look at Some Websites: RYT Hospital-DeWayne Medical Center Martin Luther King Dihydrogen Monoxide As a Researcher, You Need to Critically Evaluate All Websites!! What about wikipedia??

14 From the blog

15 Click HERE to see some interesting information about wikipedia So, what about wikipedia?? Use it as a RESOURCE and not a SOURCE, and definitely not as your sole source! What does that mean?

16 Use it as a RESOURCE, NOT AS A SOURCE Some instructors will not allow wikipedia as a source but the sources listed at the end of wikipedia articles can be GREAT places to look for sources of information.

17 ???????????????? If the web isn t totally reliable, how can you use the Internet for research and know that what you are looking at is reliable / true / authoritative?? MPC pays a license fee for REFERENCE DATABASES, including some that are excellent for topics such as those related to controversial topics / argument

18 Databases Opposing Viewpoints CQ Researcher Academic Search Premier Newsbank

19 Let s look first at doing online research Using the REFERENCE DATABASE Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center at MPC is a database that presents both sides of current topics and may include essays, reference material, statistics, full-text articles, multimedia or links to valid websites. Let s look at a sample search

20 How do we access the databases?

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22 Scroll down to select Alphabetical list of Databases and full-text articles

23 This is a List of some of the online sources available through the MPC Library.

24 Click on the name of the database

25 If you are off campus you will be asked to enter a valid library card number

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27 Main Search Screen Enter Search term(s) or choose from the list Options to limit by content level or type(for example, academic (peer-reviewed) journals

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29 Some things to note:

30 Let s Do an Exercise!

31 Logging on to these computers: Room 203 Username: ltcclass203 Room 204 Password: Domain ( log on to ): lobosmpc Username: ltcclass204 Password: Domain ( log on to ): lobosmpc

32 Searching Exercise Log on to the computer. Navigate to the library website (from click on Library ) Scroll to list of DATABASES Select Opposing Viewpoints Search for information related to your topic. Explore limiters, options You may print for free in this Classroom. Return to tables in 10 minutes.

33 Logging on to these computers: Room 203 Username: ltcclass203 Room 204 Password: Domain ( log on to ): lobosmpc Username: ltcclass204 Password: Domain ( log on to ): lobosmpc

34 Other Good Databases: CQ Researcher Newsbank (NY Times, National Public Radio) LexisNexis (news and legal issues) Let s look at a tutorial for one of these!

35 Look for Video Tutorials Link

36 What About Finding a Book? Under Books & More click on Online Catalog

37 Quick search screen: Search for Muslim women

38 We use the Library of Congress Classification system (used by most academic libraries). This is the book s CALL NUMBER Quick search for Muslim women

39 MPC has many thousands of books available online The collections include up-todate material on general subjects and technical topics (we would not be able to afford to keep these current in print format) You can access the books using the Web from anywhere It s free!

40 Click the link to access the book

41 You may need to create a free account

42 Here s the book!

43 If MPC doesn t have anything, you can search other libraries by going to Links to Other Libraries

44 For example This book is at MIIS, and we can request it for you by ILL or Interlibrary Loan

45 Let s do another exercise! Navigate to the library catalog. Search for a book. Create an e-book login if you wish. Search other libraries if you wish.

46 If you have any questions please ask a librarian!!

47 Thank You! Please log out and push chairs in when finished.