Archive for February, 2008

Evaluating Internet Sources - Can garlic help lower your cholesterol?

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

1. Website to evaluate together as a group Garlic Health Benefit http://www.raysahelian.com/garlic.html 2. Websites to evaluate by row Evaluate the website assigned to your row based on the CARS checklist. Rows 1 and 2 Garlic and Cholesterol http://www.garlic.mistral.co.uk/cholest.htm Rows 3 and 4 Garlic: Effects on Cardiovascular Risks and Disease http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/garlicsum.htm

Search Strategies - Writing 122 - Petrouske

Monday, February 18th, 2008

With a partner or on your own, describe one search strategy that you are familiar with or that you learned in the session today either to narrow or broaden a search. In twenty words or more, explain the search strategy to someone who's unfamiliar with it. First, explain if the strategy ...

Scholarly journals? Peer review process?

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Choose one of the videos below to learn about the difference between scholarly and popular periodicals, as well as the peer review process. Identify Your Sources (10 minutes) Created by librarians at Millard Sheets Library at the Otis College of Art & Design. Magazines vs. Journals (6 minutes) For an explanation of the peer ...

Writing 121 - Vance

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don't just write "subject searching is ...

Writing 121 - Kelly

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don't just write "subject ...

Plagiarism Scenarios

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Read through these scenarios and decide which ones you think are plagiarism.

Plagiarism Court

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Take a quiz to test what you know about plagiarism.

Writing 121 - Courant Rife

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don't just write "I liked the ...

Keyword Brainstorming

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Use this Synonym Generator to help you learn how to brainstorm broader and narrower words related to the ideas in your research question. Generating keywords before your search is a strategy to help you find more relevant articles in the databases.

Writing 121 - Lawrence

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Click on the Comments link below to post one tip for other Writing 121 students about doing library research. Note: You don't have to use your name, you can post as "anonymous." If you get a message that you are "posting too fast," wait thirty seconds and try to post your ...