The Basics
A research question
What is a question that a research project sets out to answer?
Using AND in a search
What is a phrase that narrows your search by including selected terms?
Popular source
What are sources are intended for pleasure reading?
What you should always, always, ALWAYS do when writing a research paper
What is citing your sources?
A thesis statement?
What is a sentence that sums up the central point of your paper or essay?
Using NOT in a search
What is a phrase that yours search by excluding certain terms?
Scholarly, academic, and/or peer-reviewed source
What are sources are written by academics and other experts and contribute to knowledge in a particular field?
EBSCOhost is an example of this
What is a database?
Using Google
What is a search engine that is unrefined and uses popular and not credible sources?
Using OR in a search
What is a phrase that expands your search by including multiple terms?
Trade publication
What is a publication published by relevant organizations?
The leading university in citing sources
What is Purdue University?
What is a portion of the web that contains scholarly sources and other content not easily accessed by the public without a subscription?
Nesting
What is the method of using a mix of boolean phrases to narrow down a search?
Three general physical resources
What are dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks?
The place where parenthesis, citation, and period go when citing a quote in text
What is outside of the quotations?
Information literacy
What is a set of abilities requiring individuals to 'recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information?
Using quotations in a search
What is a tool that limits the search to only those phrases inside of the quotations?
The unabreviated version of CRAAP
What is Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, & Purpose
The best resource (aside from your teacher) to help you in your research
What is librarians?