Overview

Most college students are novice researchers for whom Google is the option of first resort. But the information provided by the surface websites usually found this way often lacks substance and is of questionable authority. You can save your students from fruitless, random web searching with the help of this cutting-edge guide, newly updated to reflect the broad range of today’s information sources. It’s a must-have tool for first-year composition and information literacy courses, LIS collections, and graduate-level research. With this trusted resource by their side, students will  master the skills needed to integrate quality informational sources into their writing, enabling them to craft better essays; receive guidance on topic selection, time management, and research planning; learn a five-step process for evaluating sources; be introduced to the fundamentals of database searching, using reference sources, and finding periodical articles, books, and websites; get pointers on using sources properly, with advice on citing them according to widely used documentation styles, avoiding plagiarism, quoting or paraphrasing correctly, and incorporating notes; and find review questions and exercises at the end of each chapter, reinforcing the concepts they have just learned.

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Author:   Arlene Rodda Quaratiello
Publisher:   American Library Association
Imprint:   ALA Editions
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780838938386

ISBN 10:   0838938388
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   12 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PrefaceChapter 1: Preliminary Steps Selecting Your Topic Planning Your Research Review Questions Chapter 2: Evaluating Informational Sources Evaluating Content: What Information Does the Source Provide? Evaluating Authority: Who Wrote the Source? Evaluating Dates: When Was the Source Written?  Evaluating Purpose: Why Was the Source Written?  Evaluating Quality: How Is It Written? Review Questions Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Database Searching Types of Databases Searching Databases Review Questions Chapter 4: Finding Periodical Articles Types of Periodicals Choosing Which Periodical Database to Use Periodical Database Records Searching Periodical Databases Accessing the Full Text Review Questions Chapter 5: Finding Books Searching the Online Catalog Understanding the Classification Systems E-books Review Questions Chapter 6: Finding Websites The Structure of the Internet The Content of the Internet Using Search Engines Evaluating Websites Review Questions Chapter 7: Using Reference Sources Encyclopedias Dictionaries Supporting Information Review Questions Chapter 8: Using the Sources You Have Found Quoting  Paraphrasing Summarizing Avoiding Plagiarism Documentation Review Questions Conclusion Appendixes Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions Appendix B: “Award-Winning” Databases Appendix C: Classification Systems Appendix D: Citation Style Guide  Index

Reviews

"""Offers college students invaluable guidance on approaching the research process with intentionality and locating quality resources to support their arguments ... A solid resource for beginning researchers, appropriate for high schoolers and beyond. Quaratiello's clear explanations of searching and evaluating should serve students for years to come."" -- Library Journal"

Author Information

Arlene Quaratiello was the Coordinator of Library Instruction at Emerson College before she began her career as a college English instructor. For many years she taught writing courses at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH and several other schools in the Boston area. She has written numerous essays for biographical encyclopedias as well as Rachel Carson: A Biography (a volume in the Greenwood Press Biography series).

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