EH 305: Intro to the English Major and Minor
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WORKSHOP OUTLINE
Learning Outcomes
Search tips
Research Process
The Information
Research Activity
Contact information
LEARNING GOALS
Students will demonstrate search techniques for research project
Students will be able to critique resources and information retrieved from
relevant sources
Students will apply and synthesize information retrieved from resources
available into their knowledge base, interests, and research needs
Students will leave the workshop with at least one relevant resource or more
to apply towards their annotated bibliography and in turn their research essay
SEARCHING TIP
Have you ever found an article that was perfect?
Wish you had more just like it? With a little
research you will.
Footnote chasing is the act of finding citations and
references in your current article and using these
articles for your research.
ONE SEARCH & ILL
http://www.uah.edu/library
Great place to begin research but not
finish it!
ILL:http://libguides.uah.edu/ill
BOOKS & JOURNALS
Library Catalog: http://
www.uah.edu/library
Journals: Find Journals by titles or
Subject
SPECIFIC DATABASES
MLA International Bibliography
Project Muse
JStor
Dictionary of Literary Biography & Criticism
EEBO
Proquest Literature & Language
OPEN WEB RESOURCES
Wikipedia: http:/www.wikipedia.org/ (Chase footnotes!!!)
CompPile: http://comppile.org/search/
comppile_main_search.php
ORGANIZATION
UAH Style Guides:http://libguides.uah.edu/cite
OWL Purdue: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/
http://libguides.uah.edu/zotero
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Text us: (256) 286-2368
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Seth Porter: Instructional & Reference Librarian
256.824.6130