Library Sources for the Concept Paper

Susan WhitmerReference and Instruction Librarian

Spring 2017

The Concept Paper

A concept can be a principle, idea, theory, condition, or a process.

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Explaining a Concept

1. Identify your concept in context.

2. Define your concept.

3. Compare your concept to something familiar.

4. Provide examples.

5. Explain why the concept is important or useful.Axelrod & Cooper, p. 120

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Databases

★ Academic Search Complete

★ Credo Reference

★ TWUniversal

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Academic Search Complete

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Credo Reference

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TWUniversal

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Civil Rights

Equal access to social opportunities and legal protection are the main characteristics of civil rights (Encyclopedia of Governance, 2007).

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Food Disparity

Subject Guide: libguides.twu.edu/TWUservesllc/home 10

Health Disparities

Key concepts from Encyclopedia of Race and Racism in Credo: Health care, health promotion, health economics,

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Justice

The concept of justice is defined by the Dictionary of World Philosophy (2001, para. 1) as, “No one ought to be treated differently from anyone else.”

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Poverty

Poverty, according to Poverty and Government in America (2009),

is the lack of economic, political, and social resources.

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C.R.A.P Test

Currency: Is the information recent enough for your topic?

Reliability/Relevance: Where does the information come from?

Authority: Who authored this information?

Purpose/Point-of-view: What was the intent of the author and how is the author connected to the information?

Source: https://libraries.mercer.edu/research-tools-help/citation-tools-help/images/PrintableCRAPtest.pdf

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Citation Guides

APA style blog. (2016). blog.apastyle.org

Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2016). https://owl.english.purdue.edu

Writing & Citing: Writing help. (2016). TWU subject guide. Retrieved from

libguides.twu.edu.

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References

Axelrod, R. B., & Cooper, C. R. (2016). The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing.

Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Texas Woman’s University. (2016). TWU Libraries’ Home Page.

Retrieved from twu.edu/library.

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Ask-A-Librarian

EmailReference@mail.twu.edu

Phone940-898-3701

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Susan Whitmer

Emailswhitmer@twu.edu

Office HoursM-Th, Blagg-Huey Library: 1-4 PM

Fri: TWU Student Veterans Center: 10-12:Noon

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