Research

Pro Tips

Research Pro Tips:

Wikipedia is a

resource,

not a source

Contents Box =

Outline of Topic,

Possible Narrower

Topics

Scroll to the bottom

for References &

Further Reading (Then go find them for yourself]

[EXAMPLE]

Research Pro Tips:

Reference Books

Use reference

books to get

background info

Search the Virtual

Reference Shelf

by term or subject

Browse print

reference by

subject

[EXAMPLE]

Research Pro Tips:

Use concise search

terms connected

with “AND” [prisons AND mental health]

Use the “Cited by”

and

“Related Articles”

links

Discover books &

articles in Google

Scholar, locate them

at the library

[EXAMPLE]

Research Pro Tips:

Library Databases

Choose a database

on the library

homepage [libguides.montevallo.edu → Resources →

Databases → Databases by Subject]

OR

Start with Academic Search Premiere

Use concise search

terms connected

with “AND” [prisons AND mental health]

Don’t be afraid to

refine and narrow

your search

[EXAMPLE]

Research Pro Tips:

Social Media

Choose people or

organizations related

to your topic and

search for them on

social media.

Let the information

come to you

Participate in the

conversation

[EXAMPLE]

Your Turn!

1 Find your group’s slide

2 Follow the steps

3 Share with the class (design your own slides for your informal talk!)

Team Wikipedia

Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_of_women

-Provide a (very) brief summary of the article.

-How credible is this article? Give at least three specific reasons for your evaluation.

-Search for another good source on a related topic on Wikipedia (remember to use the pro tips). Post it

here and be prepared to show the class how you found it.

-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.

Team Reference Books

Go to: libguides.montevallo.edu → Resources → Virtual Reference Shelf →

Political Science Reference Sources → Oxford Guide to the US Government. Search for “trials”

-Provide a (very) brief summary of the article.

-How credible is this article? Give three specific reasons for your evaluation.

-Search for another good source in a PRINT reference book (remember to use the pro tips). Be

prepared to show the class how you found it.

-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.

Team Google Scholar

Search for: People, Places, and Things: How Female Ex-Prisoners Negotiate Their Neighborhood

Context in http://scholar.google.com/

-Provide a (very) brief summary of the article.

-How credible is this article? Give three specific reasons for your evaluation.

-Search for another good source about women in prison on Google Scholar (remember to use the pro

tips). Post it here and be prepared to show the class how you found it.

-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.

Team Library Databases

Article from Academic Search Premiere

http://ezproxy.montevallo.edu:2053/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=82211994&site=ehost-live

-Provide a (very) brief summary of the article.

-How credible is this article? Give three specific reasons for your evaluation.

-Search for another good source about women in prison in a library database (remember to use the pro

tips). Post it here and be prepared to show the class how you found it.

-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.

Team Social Media

http://www.pinterest.com/wpanyc/

-Provide a (very) brief summary of the resource.

-How credible is this resource? Give three specific reasons for your evaluation.

-Search for another good source about women in prison on a social media platform (remember to use

the pro tips). Post it here and be prepared to show the class how you found it.

-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.