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ENGL1010--Composition I--Ms. Linda Miller
Library Instructor:  Tisa Houck (697-2577)

   "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?"--Albert Einstein

Assignment: 

Each student will write a 750-1000 word research paper on a topic related to "the bystander effect' or an issue related to diversity and/or prejudice.  One of the essays from the text should be one of the cited sources, along with an additional 3-5 sources. 

1.  Electronic Databases:
                (Require current passwords for off-campus access.)
 
    For full-text articles on a broad range of topics from magazines, newspapers, reference books, some multimedia, etc., select from :

MasterFile Premier--defaults to Keyword searching for very specific information needs
        (ex. "bystander effect" or racism and media and ethn*)

Lexis Nexis Academic--information from worldwide news sources
        (ex. "bystander effect" and not cancer or therapy or racism and stereotype and media and influence)

Tips for finding information from electronic databases:       

• Think of all the synonyms that you can use to find information about your topic, such as prejudice, racism, bias, etc.

• Do several searches by combining words with and as well as by using terms side-by-side, such as bystander and effect or "bystander effect" to see different results.  (Use quotation marks around a phrase.)

• Use an asterick (*) to get varied word endings, ex. divers* finds diversity and diverse .

• Scan an article before you print; some articles may be quite long or not as useful as you had hoped.

• Email articles to yourself if you don't have time to read them online, or they are too long to print.

• Choose information from the best sources, not just the first ones you see.

2. Books to check out or view online:
          

• 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.

3.  Reliable Internet sites

When using the Internet, use only sites that are authoritative and reliable, such as:

CNN  (article on the bystander effect)

Librarians' Internet Index  (http://lii.org/)

Advanced Google Search (Limit results to domains with .org, .edu, or .gov)

4. MLA citation formats

   Electronic Databases

    Web Sites

Tisa Houck
10/07