Rate your library research skills.

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Writing 39C Library Research Skills Session

• Rate your library research skills.
• A. I'm an expert user of libraries.
• B. I can usually find what I need without too
  much trouble.
• C. I wouldn't mind some help finding resources.
• D. I don't feel very confident about my ability
  to use the library.
• E. I'm completely clueless about how to use
  library resources and services.

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Writing 39C Library Research Skills Session
Outline

• What is the most important question you want
  answered today?
• A. How do I get help when I need it?
• B. How do I find scholarly journal articles on
  my topic?
• C. What services and resources are available
  from the UCI Libraries?
• D. How do I find books on my topic?
• E. How can library research can help me chose a
  topic?

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• What did we learn today?

Lets Review
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What resource can you use if you want to know
what books, videos, government documents and
other materials are available from the UC Irvine
Libraries?

• A. Academic Search Complete
• B. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
• C. Thomas
• D. United States Papers
• E. ANTPAC

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Which of the following databases provided by the
Libraries is a good place to look for both
scholarly journal articles and popular or news
magazine articles on your topic?

• A. Academic Search Complete
• B. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
• C. Thomas
• D. United States Papers
• E. ANTPAC

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Why should I bother to read newspaper articles on
my topic?

• A. Newspaper publishers need readers in order to
  survive.
• B. Newspaper articles are opinionated.
• C. Newspaper articles are written with a general
  audience in mind so they explain complex topics
  in simple terms.
• D. Newspaper articles are short.
• E. Newspaper articles are current.

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Why are scholarly journal articles important when
I am researching my topic?

• A. Your professor is a scholar and she writes
  journal articles.
• B. Scholarly journal articles are written by
  experts who understand the topic.
• C. Scholarly journal articles present
  alternative perspectives on the topic.
• D. Scholarly journal articles tell you the right
  answer.
• E. Scholars report their research findings in
  scholarly journal articles.

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Now that Ive learned about the resources that
the Libraries have to offer, Im going to begin
my research by

• A. Searching Wikipedia for background
  information.
• B. Using ANTPAC to find books on my topic.
• C. Reading newspapers articles about my topic.
• D. Reading scholarly journal articles on my
  topic.
• All of the above and more!