3. • Finding articles and books
• Library printing and technology
• Navigating the library’s resources
• Getting started with research
• Citation resources
• No question is a bad question
The struggle is real. Let us help!
Students in the A-LIST program
will be available to help you
with your research needs!
Look for their gold shirts on all floors of the library and at the Writing Center!
4. Agenda
Quick review of last class
Pre-class discussion on Cook OneSearch
Group work
Compare results between different databases
Independent research time
6. Putting it all together…
How have processed foods negatively altered the
health of Americans?
Processed food OR junk food
AND
Health OR obesity OR “body mass index”
AND
United States OR USA OR North America
processed foods health Americans
convenience food
junk food
food preservation
fitness
BMI
obesity
United States
North America
children
8. Cook OneSearch
What books did you find?
Were the books at TU?
What features helped you find books?
What articles did you find?
Could you find the full text?
How did you know it was a peer-reviewed
article?
12. Research Scavenger Hunt
Choose a group topic
Complete the paper
worksheet
Email your pictures to
me from your smart
phone:
lputnam@towson.edu
Ask if you need help!
Return to class!!
Card Catalogue. [Photographer]. Retrieved from
Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.
http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2838287
13. Discussion
How did your book search go?
Was it hard to find the book on the shelf?
How did your article search go?
What database features did you use?
How can you print this article?
Let’s look at these pictures…