SEARCH STRATEGY
DOING YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY
EVALUATING SOURCES
MISCELLANEOUS
DO'S & DON'TS
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PUT THIS AFTER SOME LETTERS SO YOU GET ALL THE WORDS STARTING WITH THOSE LETTERS.
WHAT IS THE ASTERISK, STAR, OR WILDCARD?
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THIS SERVICE (SOFTWARE) THAT THE LIBRARY PAYS FOR HELPS YOU EXPORT CITATIONS AND FORMAT A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
WHAT IS REF-WORKS?
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THIS TYPE OF JOURNAL SENDS ARTICLES TO EXPERTS BEFORE PRINTING.
WHAT IS PEER REVIEWED, ACADEMIC, OR REFEREED?
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USING PEOPLES' IDEAS IN YOUR PAPER WITHOUT CITING THEM AND GIVING THEM PROPER CREDIT.
WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
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YOUR CELLPHONE, LAPTOP, AND WALLET.
WHAT IS DON'T LEAVE UNATTENDED?
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WHEN YOU PUT THIS BETWEEN WORDS IT WILL RETRIEVE HITS ONLY IF BOTH THE WORDS ARE PRESENT.
WHAT IS AND?
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USING THESE WHILE COMPILING YOUR SOURCES WILL KEEP YOU ORGANIZED.
WHAT ARE FOLDERS?
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THESE URL DESIGNATIONS ARE OFTEN THE MOST RELIABLE.
WHAT ARE .EDU, .ORG AND.GOV?
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YOU FIND THE MOST IMPORTANT DATABASES AND WEBSITES FOR YOUR MAJOR OR SPECIFIC CLASS HERE.
WHAT ARE THE RESEARCH GUIDES?
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LIBRARY MATERIALS YOU CAN GET FOR FREE.
WHAT IS DON'T PAY OR PURCHASE?
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THESE GIVE YOU HELPFUL HINTS FOR SEARCHING A DATABASE.
WHAT ARE SEARCH TIPS OR REFERENCE LIBRARIANS?
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USE THIS TOOL TO PUT IN YOUR CITATIONS WHILE YOU ARE WRITING YOUR PAPER IN WORD.
WHAT IS WRITE-AND-CITE?
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THESE ARE GOOD SOURCES FOR CURRENT EVENTS.
WHAT ARE INTERNET, NEWSPAPER, NEWS TV?
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USE THIS TOOL TO FIND IF UMASS LOWELL HAS A PARTICULAR EJOURNAL.
WHAT IS "eJOURNAL BY TITLE"?
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WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO YOUR LIBRARY RESEARCH.
WHAT IS PROCRASTINATION?
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YOU CAN USE THESE TO NEST WORDS. THE SEARCH OPERATES FIRST WITHIN THEM.
WHAT IS THE PARENTHESES?
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THESE GOVERN WHERE YOU PUT PUNCTUATIONS AND HOW YOU FORMAT CITATIONS.
WHAT IS CITATION RULES OR STYLE SHEET? (APA, MLA etc.)
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THESE INCLUDE FIRST HAND REPORTS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS, DIARIES, LETTERS, AND ORIGINAL POETRY, PLAYS ETC.
WHAT ARE PRIMARY SOURCES?
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WHEN YOU HAVE A JOURNAL CITATION OR DOI THIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO FIND IT AT UML.
WHAT IS CITATION FINDER? (Found under the eJournal by Title tab.)
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LOOKING OVER YOUR PAPER FOR MISTAKES.
WHAT IS PROOFREADING?
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LOOK HERE TO FIND SOME SYNONYMS FOR YOUR KEYWORDS AND WHAT TERMS THE INDEXERS USED.
WHAT IS THE THESAURUS?
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THIS IS THE MOST CRUCIAL OF THE TOOLS IN REFWORKS. (HINT- YOU SHOULD DO THIS EVERY TIME YOU ADD CITATIONS TO REFWORKS)
WHAT IS BACK UP AND RESTORE? (Also acceptable is "save".)
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MISSPELLINGS AND GRAMMAR ERRORS ON A WEB SITE SHOULD HAVE YOU QUESTION THIS.
WHAT IS ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY?
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THESE PEOPLE HELP YOU FIND INFORMATION.
WHO ARE REFERENCE LIBRARIANS?
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USE THIS SERVICE TO GET MATERIALS THE LIBRARY DOES NOT HAVE.
WHAT IS AN ILL (Interlibrary Loan) OR CONSORTIUM CARD?
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