WHERE? HOW? WHY?All your research questions answered!

By: Arielle Dentith

WHERE?

A Library!

DON’T BE SHY; ASK ME QUESTIONS…

INTERNET

Card Catalog Ebsco Host

Academic Search Premier Journal Articles

Websites

The Possibilities are Endless!!

HOW DO I KNOW MY SOURCES ARE RELIABLE??

WEBSITES:

.org + .gov + .edu = Good Sources!

Look for:

Last updated: April 27, 2009by

Susan E. BeckCollection Development CoordinatorNew Mexico State University Library

WHAT ABOUT WIKIPEDIA?

Wikipedia + Other (reliable sources) = Good

Wikipedia Only Source ≠ Good

JOURNALS:

Current…

Scholarly vs. Popular

Author(ity)

OTHER SOURCES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Researching_with_Wikipedia

http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/

selectbib.html http://new.vawnet.org/category/

index_pages.php?category_id=761 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/

747/01/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/

2/10/

*HINT*Lots of Sources = Credibility

AND

Give You More Sources!

LASTLY…

HOW DO I CITE SOURCES?

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Creditable

WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THIS?

Knowledgeable

Believable

HAPPY RESEARCHING!