Research

Expectations in the Library

• Ask questions
• Raise your hand when you have a question
• Respect for others
• Respect the equipment

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Objective:

• Know how to determine if a website is credible.
• Know the difference between a website/database and how to access a database.
• Know the terms Works Cited, Glossary, and Index and how they can help you complete a research project.

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• Understand why and how to complete a Works Cited, where to find and how to use a Glossary & Index

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• Demonstrate your understanding by creating a properly formatted Works Cited document

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What to look for when choosing a web site for your research.

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• Who- is the author/credentials
• What- is the purpose of website
• Where
• When- was website last updated

Who, What, Where, When

Databases

• Database = A collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data. You can think of a database as an electronic filing system. (From Webopedia)

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• Jefferson County Public Library

Research Tip #4

Using Books As a Source

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Copyright/Publisher/Date

• Where do you find a copyright date?

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• Where do you find the publisher?

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• What do you do if there is more than one city?

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• Let’s look at a book.

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Glossary

• a list of the hard or unusual words found in a book (Merriam-Webster dictionary)
• Let’s look at a glossary

Index

• an alphabetical list in a printed work that gives with each item listed the page number where it may be found (Merriam-Webster dictionary)
• Let’s look at an index

Works Cited

• What is a Works Cited?

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• Why do we complete a Works Cited?

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• How do we complete a Works Cited?

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Staples® Easy Button™

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Sign in to Google Docs (Drive)

• Log on to FB website
• Student Resources tab
• Student logins
• Google Apps
• More> Easy Bib

From Google Drive – click More then EasyBib

Getting started

This is the project management page. From here you can create, manage, and view projects. Start by clicking Create a new project

Sign in to Google Docs (Drive)

• Log on to FB website
• Student Resources tab
• Student logins
• Google Apps
• More> Easy Bib

From Google Drive – click More then EasyBib

Getting started

This is the project management page. From here you can create, manage, and view projects. Start by clicking Create a new project

Creating a new project

MLA 7 is correct.

To start your project,

give it a title

Then click Create

Starting a bibliography

Your new project has been created and appears at the bottom of your list

To start creating citations for this project, just click Bibliography

Sign in to Google Docs (Drive)

• Log on to FB website
• Student Resources tab
• Student logins
• Google Apps
• More> Easy Bib

From Google Drive – click More then EasyBib

Getting started

This is the project management page. From here you can create, manage, and view projects. Start by clicking Create a new project

Creating a new project

MLA 7 is correct.

To start your project,

give it a title

Then click Create

Starting a bibliography

Your new project has been created and appears at the bottom of your list

To start creating citations for this project, just click Bibliography

Selecting a source type to cite

Here is the bibliography start page; from here there are tabs for the most popular sources, as well as a tab for all 59 sources EasyBib supports

Viewing all source types

Clicking on the “All 59 options” tab will expand a pane that provides you with links to forms that will help you cite just about any type of source you may come across

Now your turn…

• Use the directions
• Cite two books
• Cite two websites
• Cite one database
• 10 minutes

What problems are you having?

Save and Share…

• Save as a Google Doc and then rename to what makes sense.
• NOT easybib_20121028215951 (actual document name)
• Share with your teacher

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