CLA232 Introduction to Greek Culture and Society

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CLA232 Introduction to Greek Culture and Society

• Research Guide for Undergraduate Students

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Outline

• Completing research assignments
• General information
• Keyword Searches
• Finding books
• Finding articles (using databases and indexes)
• Citations guide tools, style guides, writing an
  essay
• Plagiarism guide
• More Help

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General Information

• Broad searches
• Broad searches in the library catalogue can be
  used to find background information on the
  course.
• It will give a broad overview of the different
  topics that will be covered in the course.
• Encyclopedias and dictionaries
• Encyclopaedias and dictionaries are good sources
  to find this kind of information.
• Do a search using U of T catalogue
  encyclopaedias/dictionaries classical in any
  field

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Keyword searches

• Review your research topic and identify the
  keywords for your topic  

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Finding books

• To find a book
• By title
• By author
• By keyword
• By subject

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Finding articles

• Search for articles on your topic
• Select an article database or index

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Citation guide

• Style manuals
• MLA
• Chicago style
• Quick citation guides
• MLA (http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/55
  7/01/)
• Chicago (http//www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools
  _citationguide.html)
• Tools
• RefWorks
• EndNote

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Plagiarism

• How Not to Plagiarize by Margaret Procter
  (http//www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html)
• Avoiding Plagiarism Master the Art of
  Scholarship (http//sja.ucdavis.edu/files/plagiari
  sm.pdf)
• Turnitin.com research resources
  (http//www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_home.html
  )

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More Help

• Go to the reference desk
• Email a question
• Live Help (Ask a librarian)
• Telephone research help
• Information Literacy courses