LibGuides: ID 305 Academic Research (Internet Program): Week 2

Analyzing your Research Resources

Synthesizing Research
Tutorial from CREDO Reference.

Noodlebib Tutorials

Creating a Screenshot of Your Noodlebib Account

Finding Background Information

Off-Campus Access: To enter the A.J. Limestone University Library Research Databases from off campus, you will be prompted to login with your Limestone email username and password.

For basic/background information on your topic, start with one or more of the following Reference Databases:

Ebooks (electronic books) (Gale) This link opens in a new window
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Gale Virtual Reference Library is a Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
CREDO Reference (DISCUS) This link opens in a new window
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Credo Reference provides access to a broad variety of reference sources from dictionaries to encyclopedias covering topics from the arts to the sciences. It has an image collection, maps, and audio pronunciation files. You can search the whole collection or a specific subject area.

Required Resources - Know Your Information Sources

Evaluating Information Resources
This guide takes you through the important steps when evaluating a source.
The Information Cycle
Understanding the information cycle is basic to any research process. From the Ingram Library.
Scholarly vs Popular (video)
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Scholarly vs Popular sources
In research, it is important to distinguish between popular and scholarly sources. This guide takes you through the identification process. NOTE: You are only permitted to use scholarly sources for the Annotated Citations/Bibliography and Literature Review assignments
Selecting the Best Information Source
What sources are best suited for your topic and why? This guide provides a good table of information illustrating the different uses of various sources.