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Bridging the Gap: A Guide to College-Level Research
Outline
Acknowledgements
Welcome to Research!
Information Control
World of Publishing
1. Government Resources
Internet Publishing
Discussion Questions: World of Publishing
Research Has Many Types
Discussion Questions: Research Process
Select a Topic
Preliminary Research: The Investigation
Discussion Questions: Preliminary Research
Locate Resources
2. Assembly
Grasping for Understanding
Discussion Questions: Note-Taking
Using Information: Quote, Paraphrase or Summarize?
Discussion Questions: Using Sources
Leaving a Trail: Citations & Citing
Discussion Questions: Citation Styles
APA Citations
3. MLA Citations
4. Other Citation Styles
Evaluating Resources: Deciding What to Use
Discussion Questions: Evaluating Sources
Build a Search Strategy
Discussion Questions: Build a Search Statement
1. Planning Your Keyword Search: Who, What, When, Where, Why
2. Planning Your Keyword Search: PICO for Health Sciences
Library as the Center of Information
5. Open Internet vs. Library Resources
Discussion Questions: Library as Center of Information
Reference Sources for Preliminary Research
Locating Sources: Using A Library Catalog & Integrated Library Systems
Locating Sources: Using Periodical Databases
C. Government Resources
Discussion Questions: Library Catalogs & Databases
Internet Resources
6. Discussion Questions: Internet Sources
Gather Information
Organize & Compile Information & Conclusion
What Does the Evidence Conclude?
Formatting
Major Sections
C. Share!
Bibliography
Glossary
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