WELCOME
English 102
Instructor: Paulette Stevenson
October 26, 2015
Marsha Ballard – Library Faculty
marsha.ballard@scottsdalecc.edu
480-423-6638

The temporary Library is on the west
end of the Student Center!

OVERVIEW OF LIBRARY SERVICES
 Materials
 Books
 Online databases (articles)
 E books
 DVDs
 Research assistance
 Face to face
 24/7 chat
 Research guides
 Make an appointment

We’re here to help!
 Call the library 480-423-6650
 Use the librarian chat service
 Visit the library information desk
 Email me:
marsha.ballard@scottsdalecc.edu

Logging in at the library:
 Username
 MEID
 Password: whatever you
chose
 Need help with your
MEID start here:
https://tools.maricopa.ed
u/Support/FindMeid

Accessing the SCC Library with CANVAS

Class Research Guide:
http://library.scottsdalecc.edu/ENG102_Stevenson

Outcomes for today
 Create a search statement using search
connectors
 Know how to use the library catalog to find
books
 Know how to research using the library’s
databases and other online sources
 Identify and distinguish the difference between
popular and scholarly research articles
 Know how to evaluate websites and other
information for reliability

Citing your sources

Annotated Bibliography
Thesis
Statement
Summarize
What is it about?
Reflect
How can it be used?
MLA Citation
Assess
Why did it make the
cut? (Scholarly? Popular?
Current? Credible? Reliable?
Author? Purpose?)

Keywords
 Keywords are significant words which can be used as
search terms in online catalogs, databases, and/or
internet searches.
 These can be individual words or a phrase.

Keywords exercise
 Pair up. You have 5
minutes to create a
list of key
words/hash tags
you’d use for this
image
 What’s obvious?
 What’s implied?
 Is there a broader
category for this
image?
Exercise Prompts

“Editorial Cartoon: Drones: Our Aim is Getting Better.” Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, n.d. Web. 19 Oct.
2015. <http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recordurl.aspx?ID=10976>.

Where do you start your
research?

Topic overviews
 CQ Researcher (CQ Press)
 Issues and Controversies
 Global Issues in Context
 Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)

Critical Situation
 Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks, the United States adopted a policy
which allowed the use of drones to carry out
targeted killings.
 Key Issues:
 Stake holders:
 Questions:
 Sites of engagement:
 Sites of conflict:

USING THE LIBRARY CATALOG

Special Encyclopedias
In Print Online

General databases:
Academic Search Premier
Gale Power Search
OmniFile Full Text

Subject specific databases:
Business Source Premier
Environment Complete
Military & Government Collection
PsycARTICLES

Newspaper Databases:
National Newspapers Core
Ethnic NewsWatch
 Arizona Republic

A demonstration…
Academic Search Premier

If you need a graph or
chart
Date limit
Select articles of
a certain length
Select full text

Evaluating Sources

Author • Who has published this content?
• Is there an author or authors and what are their credentials? Are they an expert on the
topic?
• Is the page part of an individual's site or part of an organization's site?
• If an organization, is it reputable? Is contact information available?
Bias • Does the author have a bias, take a position on an issue, or give only one side of the
issue?
• To what audience is the author writing?
• Is the site trying to sell you something?
• Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases?
• Biased websites may include exaggerations, overgeneralizations, stereotypes,
misleading details, or emotional language
Credibility • Is the site free of obvious errors?
• Where does the author get his/her information?
• Does the author give proper attribution to borrowed information or knowledge (i.e. cite
sources)? What is the domain ending of the URL? Common domain endings are .edu,
.com, .gov, .org
Date • When was the information published or posted?
• Has the information been revised or updated?
• Does your topic require current information, or will older sources work as well?
Evaluation • Does the source pass the ABC test?
• Is it a credible source? Why or why not?
• Would you use it as a source for your assignment?
Evaluating Sources: the A, B, Cs

Which of the following domains do you think
contains the most reliable information?
 .edu
 .com
 .net
 .mil
 .gov
 .org

Putting it to the test:
1. 3500 people killed
2. Civilian impact of targeted killings
3. Drones and the war on terror
4. Legality of Targeted Killings
5. Targeted Killing and Drone Warfare
6. If not drones, then what?

Thank You!
 Please remember to turn in your iPad