ENGL 1010: Composition I (Lochridge--Kimball Site)

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ENGL1010--Composition I--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," Chief Seattle's "Letter to President Pierce," and Terry Williams' "The Clan of the One-Breasted Women," that are included in the course text. Students whose topics relate are encouraged to use the book or the DVD, An Inconvenient Truth, as one of their sources. A minimum of 3-5 sources is required, at least two of which must come from the library's databases.

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

Tips for finding information from electronic databases:

Think of all the synonyms that you can use to find information about your topic, such as wilderness, nature, woods, etc.
Do several searches by combining words with and as well as by using terms side-by-side, such as greenhouse and gases or "greenhouse gases" to see different results. (Use quotation marks around a phrase.)
Use an asterick (*) to get varied word endings, ex. warm* finds warm and warming .
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.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Defaults to Subject searching, but you may also try a Keyword search if you choose that option.
Look for background information in the Reference tab, and controversial issues in the Viewpoints tab.

MasterFile Premier

Defaults to Keyword searching for very specific information needs, (ex. "organic gardening" or organic and gardening)
Use the subject list in the yellow column to narrow your results.

Lexis Nexis Academic--information from worldwide news sources

Try the same search terms that were used for Masterfile, but your search criteria may be different.
Narrow your results by source type to the left of your list.

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.)