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How to Locate and Cite Sources on Controversial Issues

Dr. Jun WangProfessor of Library & Information Studies

Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

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Student Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome

1. Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the subscription online Databases on and off the campus

2. Identify at least two different online databases with reputable or valid sources on controversial issues

3. Be able to conduct subject and Boolean logic keyword searches in Opposing Viewpoints in Context and PowerSearch

4. Be able to limit search results to full-text, peer-reviewed academic research articles

5. Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA style

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http://library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

How to Find Valid Sources on Your Topics?

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Click on all issues or group of hot issues

Browse Your Topic from the IssuesIssues in Opposing Viewpoints in Context

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Click on the topic

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Topic: Objective Overviews

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To be tweaked as the following with the MLA Citation Guide

Works Cited

Bowden, Thomas A. “Individuals Should Have a Legal Right to Choose Death.”

Assisted Suicide. Ed. Sylvia Engdahl. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.

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Conduct a logic keyword search using Boolean operators (And, Or, and Not)

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Find topics from the Subject Guide SearchSubject Guide Search

Click on the cross-reference subject link to see the search result

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Cross References

that will lead you to

more sources

Click on the title or full-text links to display the article and

tools

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Volume #11Issue # 3Journal title

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To be tweaked as the following

Works Cited

Bopp, James, Jr., and Richard E. Coleson. “The Constitutional Case

Against Permitting Physician-Assisted Suicide for Competent

Adults with ‘Terminal Conditions’.” Law and Medicine 11.3

(1995): 239+. General OneFile. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.

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Conduct an Effective Keyword SearchIdentify keywords or phrase from your topic for the search Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together in neededLimit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications if necessary before clicking on the search button

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Student Gauging Your Learning OutcomeGauging Your Learning Outcome

1. How to log on to the library’s subscription online Databases on and off the campus?

2. Name two databases where you can find reputable or valid sources on controversial issues.

3. Name the kinds of searches you can conduct in the above named databases.

4. How to limit your sources to full-text and peer-reviewed academic research articles?

5. How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style?

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