More than Google will be needed to get an "A" on your research paper...
The MEOW!!!!Heard Around the Globe
You Can't Trust Everything on the Internet or in a Book
Faking it Till you Make it Doesn't Apply to Research Papers
Someone is Always Here . . .
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A great source for scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text this database features thousands of full-text journals, spanning a broad range of important areas of academic study including: anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology, and many other fields.
What is Academic Search Complete on Ebsco via NCLive?
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Lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.
What is WorldCat?
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The name of the test that shares a resemblance to a bodily function and can help you evaluate a source.
What is the "CRAAP" Test? (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose)
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You cite your sources not only because is it a good research practice, but it keeps you from being accused of this.
What is plagarism?
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Open 24/7 except during Breaks and Holidays and has Coffee, Tea and Hot Cocoa on Tap.
What is the Smith Library?
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This search engine/ link resolver allows you to see what journal titles HPU Libraries has in its collection.
What is Journal Finder?
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Where you can see if the latest movie or DVD is held by and available in our library.
What is the Catalog?
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You learned these in kindergarten and they can help you now in figuring out if a source for your research is valid.
What are the ABC'S (Audience, Authority, Bias, Currency and Scope?
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When writing a research paper based in the humanities i.e. English, History, Art, Foreign Languages... this is the usual citation style.
What is Modern Foreign Language (MLA) Citation Style?
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Open 24/5 and No Food or Drink is allowed because it is a pretty swank place.
What is the UC Learning Commons?
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This free public search engine connects you to scholarly materials from across the web while also highlighting some resources found in HPU libraries' collection.
What is Google Scholar?
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There are so many articles, books, and what not...This is where I go to narrow down my search results.
What are the format limiters in the left hand side of the search results window?
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Looking at a source to see whether or not it is "good" information for your research.
What is evaluating a resource?
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The libraries offer these in order to give you a "quick" reference on how to cite your references.
What are Quick Citation Style Guides?
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You can get tutoring and writing assistance here on the Fourth Floor of Smith.
What is Academic Services?
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These "guides" serve as a reminder of the best places to begin and end your research process. They are narrowed down by subject and can be specialized for each individual class.
What are LibGuides?
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You use it to check out books from HPU libraries, the High Point Public Library and other academic libraries in the Triad?
What is the Passport Card?
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This is the battle to determine if an article was written by some reporter presenting the results of a "dietary" study in a women's fitness magazine or by a PHD affiliated with an established professional or higher learning institution published in the American Journal of Medicine.
What is Scholarly vs. Popular Articles?
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This is the style is mainly used by the behavioral and social sciences i.e. Psychology, sociology
What is APA (American Psychological Association) Style?
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You can print in color, get stuff laminated, print large posters, pictures, and mount posters. You can also check out digital and video cameras, audio recorders, Snowball computer microphones, and external hard drives for 24-hours.
What is Media Services?
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These people can be your first line of defense when stumped by a particularly challenging question. They can help you narrow your research topic down, show you the best places to search and much more. One of them is around 24 hours a day.
Who are the HPU librarians?
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Help!!!! There is a book/article that I really need for my research paper, but we don't have it in our collection. I can go here to have it requested from partner libraries and libraries from around the country and world.
What is Interlibrary Loan (ILL)?
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Presents original research methods or findings for the first time. Examples include: - A journal article, book, or other publication that presents new findings and new theories, usually with the data - A newspaper account written by a journalist who was present at the event he or she is describing is a primary source (an eye-witness, first-hand account), and may also be primary "research"
What is Primary Research or Source? *On the other hand, Secondary Research does not present new research but rather provides a compilation or evaluation of previously presented material. Examples include: - A scientific article summarizing research or data, such as in Scientific American, Discover, Annual Review of Genetics, or Biological Reviews - An encyclopedia entry and entries in most other Reference books - A textbook
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A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
What is Zotero?
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Confused about where to start...This person can help direct you to the best resources to get started on your research.
Who is a HPU Librarian?
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