Welcome Eng. 155 and Michael Schofield, Instructor, to Oviatt Library

Learn how to do Library Research

• choose a topic
• Identify keywords and subject headings
• develop a search strategy
• understand how to use Boolean operators and truncation symbols

University Library Research Resources Library offers about 150 different databases

How to locate Articles Online or in print in the Oviatt Library.

Learn how to use the Online Catalog to find books and periodicals

Learn how to use each of the databases below to find articles. These databases offer alot of full text, scholarly articles.

• InfoTrac OneFile plus all Thomson Gale databases including Opposing Viewpoints a database guide
• EbscoHost databases database guide
• Proquest databases including Proquest newspapers database guide
• About Wilson databases database guide
• CQ Researcher extensive articles covering topics of interest in popular culture. Offers pro and con arguments for each topic
• MetaSearchallows you to search up to 10 databases at a time, offers My Space to store search strategies, saved records, and lists recommended databases for 63 disciplines.

Learn how to cite your sources

Remember to cite not only direct quotes, but also other people's ideas. If you paraphrase something, changing a few words to make it sound less like a direct quote, you still have to cite it. If you are uncertain, it is better to cite a source than to be accused of plagiarism for not citing something you should have.

MLA Style Samples

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
Reserve Room LB2369 .G53 2003
Reference Room LB2369 .G53 2003
Floor2 LB2369 .G53 2003

Help is available - use our Ask a Librarian at http://library.csun.edu/Research_Assistance/askus.html

 

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Librarian speaking to you is Marcia Henry, Reference Librarian. You can reach her by E-mail marcia.henry@csun.edu, or call (818)677-3012

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