General Research: Finding, Evaluating, and Citing Sources

At the end of this library workshop, you'd be able to:

1. Find magazine/journal articles, books and websites on your topic.
2. Evaluate and provide a summary of a source.

Salinas | Happiness | APA In-Text Citations
Research Challenge Worksheet | Research Challenge help
Annotated Bibliography Template | What Goes in My Annotated Bibliography?

What is GMO? Which of these are more suitable for citing in college papers:

         Website 1 | Website 2 | Article 1 | Article 2
         Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid

Tips:

• Finding websites suitable for citing in college research paper
• C→R→A→P Flowchart or CRAAP Test
• MLA & APA cheat sheets. In-text citation exercise.
• They Say/I Say templates
• Different Perspectives

How can I search smarter in Google?
Try limiting your search by date or domain (site:.edu or site:.gov) to get a more targeted search. See the video below for more tips or check out this cheat sheet. 

Click on individual links below, or search them all at once by using the search bar.

• How do I search EBSCOhost Research Databases?
  See the video below to learn tips on keywords, filtering, and tools to email and cite.
  
   
• How do I search ProQuest Honolulu Newspapers?
  See the video below to learn tips on keywords, filtering, and tools to email and cite.
  

Summary sheet on searching library databases

Find (e)books: 

• Proquest Ebook Central 
• EBSCO eBook Collection
• Library Search