English 1112 - Rashidi

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English 1112: Composition
Dr. Rashidi

Search Process

Search Basics

Keywords
Synonyms: Ex.: woman, women, female(s), sex role(s), gender role(s), sex difference(s). . .
Connectors:
- Exact phrase- “ ” – As a phrase
- And – all the words
- Or – any of the words
- Not

Use different tools to find different things

PILOT – for books in Mansfield’s collection
EZ Borrow – for books from other libraries
Journal databases for journal articles – some are general, like Academic Search Complete, and others are specific to certain disciplines, like Historical Abstracts indexes history journals and MLA International Bibliography indexes language and literature journals.

Evaluate what you find

Give credit to your sources – Citation Styles

Resources for this assignment

Overviews/Background Info:

Books

Journal databases that work well for this assignment:

Journals List – to tell if an article is available full-text or in the Library.

InterLibrary Loan - to borrow books or journal articles not available at Mansfield.

Something new. . .

WebFeat – federated search
Why use it? Searches many databases, across platforms, at once.
Why not use it? You lose many of the unique powerful search capabilities of the individual databases.

Evaluating Sources

Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals

Citation Style

Citation Style Guides

Need More Help?

Contact Fran Garrison at fgarriso@mansfield.edu or 662-4688

See a librarian at the Information Desk (662-4671).

Email a question to a reference librarian.

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