Library Research Overview
Jackie Sipes, Education Librarian
jsipes@temple.edu
What We'll Cover Today
- Exploring your topic
- Searching for valid sources
- Citations
- Getting Help
Exploring Your Topic
Exploring Your Topic
Exploring Your Topic
Use Google and Encyclopedic sources to
- learn about your topic
- identify key phrases and terms
- create your argument/thesis statement
Exploring Your Topic
industry
lifestyle
agriculture
food sources
nutrition
society
invention/technology
history of food
Searching for Valid Sources
Searching for Valid Sources
- Library Search
- Google Advanced Search
- Google Scholar
Library Search
Library Search
Google Advanced & Google Scholar
Citations
Why Cite?
Support or validate your argument
Courtesy to your reader
Give credit where credit is due
Reading Citations
Hersh, Marion A., Michael A. Johnson, David. Keating, and SpringerLink. Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind People. London: Springer, 2008. Print.
Scrosati, Bruno., K. M. Abraham, Walter A. Van. Schalkwijk, and Jusef. Hassoun. Lithium Batteries Advanced Technologies and Applications. Hoboken: Wiley, 2013. The ECS Ser. of Texts and Monographs. Web.
Citations in Library Search
Getting Help
UNVS 1003
By jsipes
UNVS 1003
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