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Essay My Name
The Database is the Place
100
When you check the overall quality of a source and its suitability for academic research.
What is Evaluating sources
100
True or false: Google Scholar offers the exact same content as library databases.
What is False.
100
Search terms that you think up on your own.
What is keywords
100
This topic sentence will help you clarify exactly what you need to answer or address in your paper.
What is thesis statement
100
True or false: Anyone can access library databases anywhere, for free.
What is False.
200
Scholarly articles usually contain ________ as opposed to opinions.
What is primary research.
200
Anybody with a computer can edit this well known webpage.
What is Wikipedia.
200
Most college library's use this instead of the Dewey Decimal classification system to organize books.
What is Library of Congress Classification System.
200
This goes in the body of your paper when you need to quickly reference your source.
What is an in-text citation
200
Database that contains pro-con overviews of current topics or debates.
What is Issues and Controversies or Points-of-View Reference
300
This type of source would be the most up to date on a topic.
What is the a news source.
300
Google lacks this feature which briefly summarizes sources.
What is abstract
300
I can use these in databases to narrow my results by source type, language, date, etc.
What is limiter.
300
List of sources used in your research paper that you include at the end.
What is works cited list, references, or bibliography.
300
A general interest database that contains both scholarly and popular articles.
What is Academic Search Complete
400
Newspapers, magazines, etc. are ______ sources.
What is popular
400
Much information on the web comes from creators who may not have much _______.
What is credibility or authority
400
A standard keyword that has been assigned by a librarian that I can use to search for all items about a specific topic.
What is subject or subject heading
400
Most English professors require you to use this citation style.
What is MLA
400
Button you can check in EBSCO databases when you only want to see results you can read right now.
What is Full Text
500
When experts evaluate articles before they are published in a scholarly journal
What is peer review
500
Google ranks their results by this.
What is popularity.
500
The database that you use to search for books.
What is library catalog.
500
Where can I go to get help when writing a paper?
What is the writing center.
500
Who should I talk to if I am having trouble with a library database?
What is My Librarian or the reference desk.
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