Research Tips & Guidelines
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Browse Within your Subject Do I know what I am looking for? What terms, names, dates, and locations are relevant or specific to my topic? Generate Questions What do I want to know? What do I want to explore more in depth? What are opposing viewpoints? Should I focus on a specific issue or cover a broader topic or range of issues? Define Your Topic What's my guiding question or thesis statement? Search Reliable Sources Gauge a source for reliability according to whether the publishing entity is known and well- regarded in the field, the text is objective and unbiased, the facts are current (except historical data), and the publication data is provided. Web sites should have a “last updated” date or a copyright date. Track ALL sources used so you can cite them in your finished work. You need to know titles of sites, pages, or articles; names of authors or publishing organizations; dates of publication; location of info, such as web site URL, magazine or journal volume & issue number. |
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MLA Guidelines for In-text CitationsAustin Community College Libraries
Links to research resources available through
ACC.
ACC online tutorial, helps with evaluating websites and beginning the research process.
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Tools to Create Citations and Bibliographies
Educational Video Sites
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Video guides for GALE databases
Many GALE databases have the same features and provide the same user tools, so these guides can be useful for learning abut all GALE databases; however, the content varies by database and the layouts used may vary as well to adapt to the content.
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