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Introduction
Sources and Information Needs
Sources to Meet Needs
Source Types
Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources
Popular, Professional, & Scholarly
Books as Secondary Sources
Periodicals
Grey Literature
Scholarly Articles as Sources
Scholarly Books vs. Scholarly Journal Articles
Reading Journal Articles
Categories of Primary Sources
Thinking about Primary Sources for a specific topic
Library Catalog
WorldCat@OSU
Google Scholar
Specialized Databases
Web Search Engines
Tips for Common Search Tools
Why Precision Searching?
Main Concepts
Related and Alternative Terms
Search Statements
Thinking Critically About Sources
Evaluating for Relevancy
Degree of Bias
Thoroughness
Combining the Factors
Recognition from Others
Ethical Use and Citing Sources
Why Cite Sources?
Challenges in Citing Sources
Citation and Citation Styles
Steps for Citing
Citation Software
When to Cite
Credits
Additional Book Formats
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