http://library.chattanoogastate.edu-----697-4448
DSPW 0800: Writing--Mr. Neil Privett
Library Instructor:
Tisa Houck
(697-2577)
Assignment: Each student
will write a 5-page research paper on a topic of their choice. Five
sources are required.
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1. Use this
electronic database to find information from magazines, newspapers,
reference books, etc.
(You will need the
current passwords for off-campus access.)
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (essays, statistics,
magazines, newspapers, websites)
Search Tips:
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Select a topic from
the list provided, OR
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Type in your topic
in the search bar ( you may combine terms with and),
then select Subject, Keyword, or Full text;
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Choose from sources
provided in a variety of categories.
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The REFERENCE
tab will provide Overviews of important questions/issues
related to your topic.
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The VIEWPOINTS
tab will provide the pro and con arguments or controversies.
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2.
Find books
to check out or view online
(Visit the
Jasper Public Library if you need to have books from the main campus sent
there for you to pick up.)
- Click
tab on the library's homepage.
- Enter your topic in one or two words
- Limit to <Online
Books> for electronic books.
- Notice the
Location and
Status
- You will need the current
passwords for off-campus access to e-books.
| Weather makers : how man is
changing the climate and what it means for life on Earth / Tim Flannery.
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Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof),
1956- |
2005
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| Library Location:
Main Campus Library Book
Collection |
Call Number: QC981.8.C5 F438 2005 |
Status:
Available |
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| Global warming and the American
economy [electronic resource] : a regional assessment of climate change
impacts / edited by Robert Mendelsohn. |
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2001
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| Library Location:
Online NetLibrary
Book Collection |
Call Number: HC106.8 .G594 2001eb |
Status: Online Electronic Resource |
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3. Use
only reliable
Internet sites.
When using the Internet, use only
sites that are
authoritative and reliable.
Advanced
Google Search (limit the domain name to .org or .edu or .gov)
Librarians' Internet Index
(http://www.lii.org)
4. Cite
your electronic sources correctly by following these MLA guidelines:
Electronic Databases
Internet Sites
Tisa Houck
3/08