ENGL 1010--Composition I--Mr. Jay Mouton
Tisa Houck, library instructor, 697-2577
"if we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research,"
--Albert Einstein


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Call 697-4436 for
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  Library Hours:
    M-Th 7:30am-9pm Fri 7:30am-4:30pm
    Sat 11am-4pm

  


  Assignment:  Each student will write a 4-5 page paper on a topic approved by the instructor.
  Five sources are required and may be of any type.
Internet sites must be approved by the instructor.

ARTICLES:
for information from magazines, journals,
      newspapers and other authoritative sources.  (Passwords required.)

     Search Tips:
          -Use an * to find varied word endings, ex. legal* gets legal, legalization, legalized.
          -Use quotation marks to find a phrase, ex. "alternative fuels"
          -Use and to include all terms in your search results, ex. same-sex marriage and law   

    1.  MasterFile Premier
          -Type keywords in search box, using search tips above. 
          -Choose source types in the column to the left of the results list.
          -Choose "Subjects" in the column to the left to narrow your results.   

    2.  Lexis Nexis Academic (worldwide news sources)
          -Type the topic in the search box. Notice default date is last 2 years.
          -Sort result list by DATE, if desired.
          -Choose source types and/or geographical location in left column.
          -View a portion of the text with the "Expanded List" display.           

BOOKS/E-BOOKS/OTHER MATERIALS

       Use the library CATALOG to find books to check-out and/or view online, as well as
             government documents and some videos. 

  • Type a one or two-word topic in the search box-ex, legalization drugs (do not use and).

  • Filter your search, if desired, by using the list in the blue box to the right--choose "Online Books" for e-books to read online.

  • OR filter by "Main Library" and look for for books that can be checked out.

  • Students at SVTC visit the Bledsoe Co. Public Library to requests books.

MLA CITATION FORMATS
Cite your sources correctly by consulting these examples:

 Electronic Databases

  Note: None of the sources covered by this guide are considered to be "Internet" sources.
           Although all are accessed by way of the Internet, these resources are copyright
           protected and are not freely available through a search engine such as Google,
           Yahoo, About, etc.  Your tuition and fees have paid for subscriptions to the
           databases.  You're using what you paid for!

Tisa Houck, 3/09