These are Delicious links for August 10th from 16:54 to 16:54:

• 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error

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• Industrial Revolution Bookmarks

And don’t forget, you can still use our site and the databases this summer.

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Basic Research Tips

Think about the question, visualize what the likely answer would be, and then find a source that gives that type of answer.

For us, that is mostly scholarly journal articles. We use our databases to help find them now.

Boolean Search

http://lib.colostate.edu/tutorials/advboolean.html

Scholarly Article Databases

http://www.northlibrary.com is the portal for our databases.

OSLIS currently has a subscription with Gale/Cengage

And we just obtained the EbscoHost subscription that OSLIS used to provide.

We’re setting this up right now, but the credentials for this site is

Both of these are great general databases. Then for geography matters, we have Gale’s Global Issues in Context.

Citations

http://secondary.oslis.org/learn-to-research/research/research-cite-your-sources-wp-1

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CLIP is a partnership between Western Oregon University, Oregon State University, Willamette University, and Chemeketa Community College whose mission is to design and develop sharable, web-based tutorials to assist in library instruction and information literacy. Use navigation above or to the left. View tutorials currently available on the Tutorials page.

CLIP is creating tutorials that specifically address the larger ideas of information literacy. The collection might look something like an interactive, online information literacy “text book” from which librarians or instructors anywhere can select and use pieces as they choose.

CLIP is striving to serve librarians and instructors with different needs and resources. Our tutorials are free, already hosted on the web and ready to be used as they are. Simply copy the URL provided with each tutorial and distribute via websites, email, etc. We also provide source files for those who wish to download, customize and/or locally host the tutorials.

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Evaluating Internet Sources

Learning Objective: Students will learn to effectively evaluate the information that they find on the web.

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Developing a Topic

Learning Objective: Students will learn to develop an appropriate topic for a research paper by considering goals, approaches, topic scope and helpful resources.

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Incorporating Sources into Your Research Paper

Learning Objective: Students will learn how to incorporate sources into their college/university research papers by effectively structuring sources, including analysis and using sources to support an argument.
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What is a Library Database?

Learning Objective:Students will learn what sort of information they might find in library databases and will understand when to use them appropriately for research.
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Generating Search Terms

Learning Objective: This tutorial will help students generate effective search terms for internet or database searching.
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Why You Need to Cite Sources

Learning Objective: Students will learn some of the reasons it is important to cite sources when writing a research paper.
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Internet Searching Tips

Learning Objective: Students will learn some internet search tips and strategies.
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Popular and Scholarly Sources

Learning Objective: Students will learn to differentiate between popular and scholarly sources and will be able to use them appropriately in their research.
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Primary and Secondary Sources

Learning Objective: Students will be able to distinguish between primary and secondary sources and will be able to use them appropriately in their research.
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APA Style Aid

Description: This aid includes examples of in text citations, reference page citations and paper formatting in APA style. The aid is based off of the 6th ed. of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association published in 2010.
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MLA Style Aid

Description: This aid includes examples of in text citations, reference page citations and paper formatting in MLA style. The aid is based off of the 7th ed. of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers published in 2009.

Creator: Jen Klaudinyi, Robert Monge
Date of Creation: 10/09
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Target Audience: students and scholars seeking quick MLA guidance
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Five criteria for evaluating Web pages

From Cornell University’s website

FROM: Kapoun, Jim. “Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction.” C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523.

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For the 2 encyclopedic references about general information about your topic, the library’s resources best suited for this would be World Book Encyclopedia.

For the 8 biased resources for Mr. S’s annotated bib., the library suggests starting by using the SIRS database and clicking on the Pros/Cons section above the search bar. This will bring up a list of topics, and while they might not be applicable to the historical element of your paper, one will more than likely be applicable to your project as a whole. For instance, if your paper is about the atomic bomb’s use during World War II, the “nuclear weapons” issue will be able to provide content about your project. Once you have selected a topic, then go to the “opposing viewpoints” link on the left side of the page. This will give you biased information that is trustworthy. If you have any questions about which topic applies to your project, feel free to ask Manny.

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Thor, Cas, and I made this video to show how to use a nonfiction book, just in case of an angry librarian attack.

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Step 0 Resources:

You must recreate a quality replica of your state’s flag. You can find a copy of the flag using the Global Issues link on the left toolbar.

You must also create an easy to read, quality map of your state. Your map should be on the backside of the paper of the flag and include the following:

• Capitol
• Major Geographic Features (mountain ranges, forests, deserts, etc.)
• Major water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, deltas, seas, etc.)
• Neighboring States

For a copy of the map, go to this page to find an easy to print, blank outline map to use for this assignment.

Steps 1-3 – Research of your state

North Library has the Global Issues database available for your access and while not on NEHS campus, the password is easy to remember (the initials of our school, with the city name spelled out – all lowercase). You can also use the CIA World Fact Book for this information.

Global Issues is a geographical database that is a one-stop shop for all of this project’s needs. Every country in Africa is represented by its own portal with daily updates and contains a wealth of information including:

• A general country overview
• Quick Facts including most of the basic facts about the country and a link to the country profile
• Links to Global Viewpoint editorials
• Links to reference sources from online encyclopedias
• Links to statistical data about the country
• Links to full-text News stories and Magazines
• Links to full-text Academic/Scholarly articles about the country
• There are also links to issues related to Africa as a whole.

Another great feature of this database is that all of the links provided on each portal page also has the MLA citation of each page included at the bottom of the link.

1. Step one is simply finding basic information. The portal page, as well as the reference material on each page should be able to fulfill all of the required credentials.
2. Step two is finding five headlines about the country. The magazines and news links can help you easily find information about this material.
3. Step three includes searching through the scholarly articles to find information specific to economic development, the natural environment, public health, the lives of children, or human rights. All of the sources found on this database will be a reputable source.

Other sources for Steps 1-3

• CIA World Factbook Brief country profiles, fairly current statistics across a broad range of data.
• All Africa.com Current news stories about Africa. Search by Region/Countries OR Topic.
• Human Rights Watch Human rights. Select Africa in left index. Then country in right index.
• Infotrac magazine articles. Search by country name and narrow results.
• New York Times – Africa NY Times index of current topics on Africa
• Geo-Data E-book on physical geography of every country. Search with name of country.
• Flags of the World 25,000 flags
• Book:Ref xxx Cultures of the World
• Book: Ref 320 Fin Financial Times World Desk Reference

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Quiz yourself on diagrams about rat dissection
http://www.utm.edu/departments/cens/biology/rirwin/RatAnat.htm

Virtual Dissection of a rat
http://educatus.com/main/samples/default.asp?lid=801486

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Here are some things to do at the beginning of your search. World Book Online also gives you a source citation at the bottom of each article, something not as easy to find on Wikipedia.org

Check out this World Book article on the basics of Native Americans.

Here is a map of U.S. Reservations.

Here is an example of an article on a specific tribe, The Nootka Indians.

You can also try to type the name of your tribe in our library’s Online Catalog at the top of the page or look at the prepulled books on the cart.

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