Introduction
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
ENG 110
March 9, 2020
Research
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Database Searching
Evaluating Sources
Brainstorming Search Terms
What makes a source reliable or credible?
Brainstorming Search Terms
what is your main topic?
what are the specifics?
what are the different ways to describe your ideas?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jgonzac/6306928175
Database Searching
use AND to connect terms
hiring AND language AND discrimination
use OR to connect synonyms
hiring OR employment AND language AND discrimination
use "..." for phrases
hiring AND language AND "civil rights"
use database filters to refine your results
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 9am-7pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 11am-5pm
Getting Help
Library Databases
library.ccny.cuny.edu
OneSEARCH
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Searches for books, news, scholarly articles & more
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Multi-disciplinary
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Good starting point for research
Choose the Databases link to see all 300ish databases we have at CCNY
Academic Search Complete
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Scholarly articles & news
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Multi-disciplinary