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GEOS 4700 Library worksheet
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What topic will you be investigating today?
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Look for a
background resource
about your topic. Go ahead and do some google searching, but also look for one
book or encyclopedia article
. Paste the citation below.
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What type of background resource did you find? What can this resource help you with?
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Keywords
: Use your background sources to identify keywords related to your topic. This could include narrowing down to a subtopic, identifying related terms, and any relevant synonyms.
Try using the tips presented in class (and on the
search tips page
) to combine your keywords into a search string.
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Finding sources
: Try the same search in GeoScienceWorld and GeoRef. Do you notice any differences between the databases?
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What GeoRef terms (including categories, subjects, chronological terms) can you use to filter your results?
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Choose one of the sources in your results and
open up the text
. How did you access the text?
WMU Article Linker button
Full text button
Searched in Library Search
I wasn't able to access the full text
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Include an APA citation of a
journal article
that is relevant to your topic.
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Discuss in pairs:
after you find your sources, what do you do next?
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Reflection
: What did you learn today that you will be able to use in the future?
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