Starting Your Research
What is the first thing you should do before starting your research paper?
Identify the topic and research question.
What is library.northeastern.edu?
This website is where you can find ebooks in the digital library.
What is the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections?
This database provides access to primary sources in their original print form, and also online through its extensive digitized records.
What is MLA style?
A citation style that is commonly used in the humanities and requires in-text citations and a works cited page.
Other than being an educator who has over 30 years of experience in teaching writing, what else does Professor Noonan do?
He paints.
What makes a good research question?
It is analytical, focused, complex, and researchable.
What are the ways you can access the ebooks provided?
Downloading the pdf, download the book for a limited amount of time, or read online.
What are primary sources?
These are first-hand sources or evidence created at the time of a particular event or period under study.
What is citing or referencing?
This is the practice of giving credit to the original source by quoting or paraphrasing, followed by a proper citation.
Where did he obtain his Doctoral degree?
Northeastern University
Where can you directly find information on your specific research assignment?
The Research Subject Guide.
Who do I contact if I need immediate research help?
Chat with a librarian 24/7.
What are secondary sources?
They include scholarly books and textbooks, encyclopedias, as well as any secondhand telling of an event.
What is self-plagiarism?
This type of plagiarism involves reusing your own previously submitted work in a new assignment without proper acknowledgment.
What does Professor Noonan go by?
Matt, and Professor Noonan
True or False. You can only find articles on Scholar OneSearch.
FALSE. You can use other sites like PubMed or Web of Science.
When evaluating a book or chapter, what are the key questions you should ask yourself to see if it is a valuable source?
What is What? Who? Why? When? Where? And How?
What is the ICPSR?
This resource contains polls, surveys, and other social science data.
What is fair use?
This legal doctrine allows limited use of copyrighted material for purposes like education or research without needing permission from the copyright holder.
What is Professor Noonan’s Favorite way of eating potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Is the librarian able to find key resources for your topic?
Yes, when going on the Key Resources section of the guide you can find information found to be useful by the librarian.
How can you find out if the library has an ebook you need?
Search the author or title in Scholar OneSearch
What are some examples of the biology discipline?
Some examples of it are field notebooks, specimens, patents.
Who is George Harrison?
This former Beatle was found guilty of "subconscious plagiarism" in the 1976 lawsuit involving his song My Sweet Lord and The Chiffons' He's So Fine.
Who are Professor Noonan’s Favorite
Liz, Jia, Nick, Theo, and Alex