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WELCOME English 102Instructor: Paulette StevensonOctober 26, 2015

Marsha Ballard – Library Facultymarsha.ballard@scottsdalecc.edu480-423-6638

The temporary Library is on the west end of the Student Center!

OVERVIEW OF LIBRARY SERVICES

Materials Books Online databases (articles) E books DVDs

Research assistance Face to face 24/7 chat Research guides Make an appointment

We’re here to help!

Call the library 480-423-6650 Use the librarian chat service Visit the library information desk Email me:

marsha.ballard@scottsdalecc.edu

Logging in at the library: Username

MEID Password: whatever

you chose Need help with your

MEID start here: https://tools.maricopa.edu/Support/FindMeid

Accessing the SCC Library with CANVAS

Class Research Guide:http://library.scottsdalecc.edu/ENG102_Stevenson

Outcomes for today

Create a search statement using search connectors

Know how to use the library catalog to find books

Know how to research using the library’s databases and other online sources

Identify and distinguish the difference between popular and scholarly research articles

Know how to evaluate websites and other information for reliability

Citing your sources

Annotated Bibliography

Thesis Statement

SummarizeWhat is it about?

ReflectHow can it be used?

MLA Citation

Assess Why did it make the cut? (Scholarly? Popular? Current? Credible? Reliable? Author? Purpose?)

Keywords Keywords are significant words which can be

used as search terms in online catalogs, databases, and/or internet searches.

These can be individual words or a phrase.

Keywords exercise

Pair up. You have 5 minutes to create a list of key words/hash tags you’d use for this image

What’s obvious? What’s implied? Is there a broader

category for this image?

Exercise Prompts

“Editorial Cartoon: Drones: Our Aim is Getting Better.” Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2015. <http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recordurl.aspx?ID=10976>.

Where do you start your research?

Topic overviews CQ Researcher (CQ Press) Issues and Controversies Global Issues in Context Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)

Critical Situation Following the September 11, 2001

terrorist attacks, the United States adopted a policy which allowed the use of drones to carry out targeted killings.

Key Issues: Stake holders: Questions: Sites of engagement: Sites of conflict:

USING THE LIBRARY CATALOG

Special Encyclopedias

In Print Online

General databases:

Academic Search Premier Gale Power Search

OmniFile Full Text

Subject specific databases:

Business Source Premier

Environment Complete 

Military & Government Collection

PsycARTICLES

Newspaper Databases:

National Newspapers Core

Ethnic NewsWatch

Arizona Republic

A demonstration…

Academic Search Premier

If you need a graph or chart

Date limit

Select articles of a certain length

Select full text

Evaluating Sources

Author • Who has published this content? • Is there an author or authors and what are their credentials? Are they an

expert on the topic? • Is the page part of an individual's site or part of an organization's site? • If an organization, is it reputable? Is contact information available?

Bias • Does the author have a bias, take a position on an issue, or give only one side of the issue?

• To what audience is the author writing? • Is the site trying to sell you something? • Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal

biases? • Biased websites may include exaggerations, overgeneralizations,

stereotypes, misleading details, or emotional languageCredibility • Is the site free of obvious errors?

• Where does the author get his/her information? • Does the author give proper attribution to borrowed information or

knowledge (i.e. cite sources)? What is the domain ending of the URL?  Common domain endings are .edu, .com, .gov, .org

Date • When was the information published or posted? • Has the information been revised or updated? • Does your topic require current information, or will older sources work as

well?Evaluation • Does the source pass the ABC test?

• Is it a credible source? Why or why not? • Would you use it as a source for your assignment?

Evaluating Sources: the A, B, Cs

Which of the following domains do you think contains the most reliable information?

.edu .com .net .mil .gov .org

Putting it to the test:1. 3500 people killed 2. Civilian impact of targeted killings3. Drones and the war on terror4. Legality of Targeted Killings 5. Targeted Killing and Drone Warfare 6. If not drones, then what?

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