ENGL1010: Composition I (Lochridge--Dual Enrollment)

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ENGL1010--Composition I--Dual Enrollment
Kimball Site--Ms. Dorothy Lochridge
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 1200-1500 word research paper on a topic inspired by Rachel Carson's essay "The Obligation to Endure" that is included in the course text. This essay should be one of the cited sources, with an additional 3-5 sources at least two of which from the library databases.

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 :

General OneFile--covers broad range of topics, but separates academic journals from magazines--defaults to Subject searching

MasterFile Premier--defaults to Keyword searching for very specific information needs

Tips for finding information from electronic databases:

Use a topic to search by Subject; use word combinations to search by Keyword.
Think of all the synonyms that you can use to find information about your topic, such as nature, environment, natural, ecosystem, etc.
Do several lkeyword searches by combining words with and as well as by using terms side-by-side, such as animal and extinction or "animal extinction" to see different results. (Use quotation marks around a phrase.)
Use an asterick (*) to get varied word endings, ex. extinct* finds extinct and extinction.
Scan an article before you print; some articles may be quite long or not as useful as you 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:
(Visit the Jasper Public Library if you need to have books from the main campus sent there for you to pick up.)