Resource
guide for
Spring, 2005 |
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Get
Organized! Gather Information Use the Information Take Time to Reflect |
This guide provides an overview of information and resources available at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library. Selected print and electronic resources are provided.
Step 1:Get Organized
| Understand the assignment. Click here for a copy of Mr. Lazarus's assignment | ||
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a moment to think about
Plagiarism. |
Plan your work using the assignment calculator. | |
| Here is what you are required to produce. | Here are resources that can help. | |
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INTRODUCTION |
Extended Introduction: You will need to select a topic and obtain an overview. |
See below
for a list of topics to consider |
| OUTLINE |
Outline of Body paragraphs and conclusions | |
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An annotated bibliography of 10 primary and secondary sources. This must include at least 4 books. The remainder may be electronic journals. |
Use the CITATION MACHINE to list your citations.
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Step 2: Gather
Information
FINDING REFERENCE BOOKS: TIP: The time you use a each source, record all of the bibliographic information you need to accurately cite it.
TIP: Make sure that you understand paraphrasing.Here's a list of selected specialized reference books (available in the Garver Room) you may want to consider; they will help you gain an overview of your topic, develop a list of search terms, and begin to build a bibliography:
Electronic Index Reference Sources from Gale about All the Pretty Horses Electronic Index Reference Sources from Gale about Cormac McCarthy Ref 810.3 OX21 Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature Ref 810.9 AM3 American Writers Ref 810.9 N99a Modern American Literature Ref 823.09 C86 Critical Survey of Long Fiction Ref 978 En19 Encyclopedia of the American West Ref 980 En 13 Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
FINDING CIRCULATING BOOKS: TIP: Plan ahead as books that are requested from NOBLE libraries take about 3 days to arrive and books from outside of our consortium can take more than a week.
TIP: Use RedLightGreen to search for books and record their citations
If your topic includes: Try these catalog searches American Indian tribes of the Southwest and northern to central Mexico
American Indians and southwest Ecology of the southern Texas and northern to central Mexican landscape Texas ecology
Mexico ecologyMexican history, 1850–1950 Mexico and history and 1850 Texas history, 1850–1950 Texas and history and 1850 Texas/Mexico borderlands, 1850–1950 Texas Mexico border Societal comparison of the late 1940s–early '50s in Texas and Mexico Texas 1940
Mexico 1940Work horses—breeding, training, use (not show ponies, and not racers) Draft horses Fencing the West—early (and continuing) issues of land management fencing and west
land management and westRanches and rancheros—operations, people, economy
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES IN ELECTRONIC DATABASES
How to find a journal article depends on where you are starting:TIP: Make sure you know the difference between a magazine and a scholarly journal
If you have a citation and need to find the article...... Go to the Full Text Electronic Journals page to determine if OWHL has access to the periodical. If you have another subject or topic and need to find either citations or full text articles...... Use print indexes
and / or the A to Z list of
OWHL Subscription Databases
OWHL Subscription Database(s) best suited to your project.
AMERICAN HUMANITIES INDEX CONTEMPORARY LITERARY CRITICISM SELECT BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER EXPANDED ACADEMIC PLUS ACADEMIC ASAP JSTOR MASTERFILE PREMIER ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA NEW YORK TIMES ARCHIVE NEW YORK TIMES CURRENT Project MUSE Gale Literature Resource Center
FINDING INFORMATION ON THE FREE WEB TIP: Remember to evaluate web sites for authority and content.
Now that you’ve found your resource material, follow these steps to get the most out it.
Research Process Steps
Helpful Tools Avoid plagiarism!
Plagiarism/Copyright at PA
As you work, remember to create a works cited page using the MLA citation style. You might find it helpful to use this Citation Machine to generate your bibliography. To cite Electronic sources To cite Print Sources Write outline Write paper Are you satisfied with your efforts and outcome? If not, be sure to review this process thoroughly before your next assignment. Make an appointment with an Instructional Librarian as soon as you receive your assignment to make sure that you get off on the right track next time.
