Research

Library Databases

100

Define "search terms."

The words you input into the search bar to generate articles.

200

Name 2 library databases.

Gale, EBSCOhost, JSTOR

300

Name 2 other search terms for the word "mental health."

anxiety, depression, psychology, wellbeing, etc.

400

Name one way you can filter results by in a library database.

Date, type of source, reading level, peer-reviewed, full-text

500

What is a library database?

An scholarly search engine that schools and institutions subscribe to to find academic research.

Credible Sources

100

Name 2 credible domains.

.org, .edu, .gov

200

How many words should a source have?

Over 1,000

300

Why should you avoid using a .com website as a source?

Their ultimate goal is to make money, not spread information.

400

Define academic journal.

An academic article written by experts in the field and published in a scholarly journal/magazine.

500

Name 2 ways to tell if a source is an academic journal.

DOI, volume number, Journal Name, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, etc.

Citations

100

Name the first item in a citation.

Author's name

200

What format should the publishers name be in?

Italicized

300

What punctuation goes after the URL?

Period

400

What item comes after the publisher in the citation?

The volume and issue number

500

What type of source's title gets italicized in a citation?

The title of a book

In-text Citations

100

What is missing in this citation: The author states, "read more" (Jones 3)

A period

200

Write an in-text citation for a quote written by Lisa Snow on page 67.

(Snow 67)

300

Correct this in-text citation: Dina Dolly says, "Mac and cheese is the best" (Dolly 67).

Dina Dolly says, "Mac and cheese is the best" (67).

400

If there is no author, what goes in parentheses?

The first item in the citation (the title, most likely)

500

Name 2 reasons for why you should include an in-text citation after a quote.

1. To credit the author

2. To make it easier to find the citation on the Works Cited page

Annotated Bibliography

100

What order should citations be listed in?

Alphabetical Order

200

Define annotated bibliography.

A list of citations for a research project that includes a summary of the source.

300

What should be the title of an annotated bibliography?

The research question

400

What 2 things are included in an annotation?

1. Explain how the source is credible

2. Summarize the information from the source

500

Name 2 ways to evaluate if a source is credible.

1. Name the author and/or their job

2. Name the publisher

3. Explain how the article got the information