Guide to Research. Edmond North High School LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER STAFF:

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1 Edmond North High School LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER STAFF: Guide to Research Stephanie Stearns - Library Media Specialist Alison Sterba- Library Media Specialist Jennifer Steele - Library Media Secretary Library Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 0

2 The Research Guide Table of Contents Updated October 2015 Introduction to the Library Media Center Internet Policies Online Databases Login information Description of Databases and Resources Website Evaluation Website Evaluation Form Plagiarism Citing Books Other Citation Examples Citing Database Sources Citing Internet Sources Works Cited: Rules and Format Works Cited Example

3 ENHS Library Media Center Click link below to go to ENHS Husky Library RESOURCES: 20,000 + volumes in the library Print periodicals plus access to thousands more through online databases Computer Network - 76 Student Computers and 2 Catalog Computers Online databases include: Destiny OPAC Library Catalog - provides author, title, subject, or keyword access to the library's print and AV collection. EBSCOhost - contains full text of over 500 magazines, newspapers, and reference books. Students can articles to their home computer or access from home. GaleNet Databases - Global Issues in Context, Opposing Viewpoints, and Student Resource Gold SIRS Discoverer - contains full text of select magazine and newspaper articles and government documents Oklahoma Career Information System - contains information on two and four year o colleges in the U.S. Letter and resume writer included. In-depth information on careers, including assessment tests is easily accessed. Internet - Internet use must pertain to curriculum related topics. Other features - Scanner, digital cameras, video cameras, laptop cart for teacher classroom checkout, ipads for teacher classroom checkout Policies: Up to 3 items may be checked out at one time: Regular books - 2 weeks Reference books - Overnight Overdue materials are subject to a fine of 5 cents per day. If the book is returned in proper condition, no matter how late, a maximum fine of $3.00 will be assessed. Lost books will be fined the full cost of the book. 2

4 The library is accessible before school, after school, during lunch, and during tutorial. During Students may also come to the library during class with a pass from their teacher. ENHS Media Center Internet Policies The internet is only one method of accessing information, and it is not necessarily the best method. Students should determine the best method of locating information for their topics and must comply with the district and media center policies when using the internet. Students must have a specific class assignment to use the internet. Students must comply with the Edmond Public Schools district policy regarding acceptable network use. Media center computers may not be used for games, , or chats. The district network is "for educational, professional, and career development activities only." - EPS Acceptable Use Agreement 3

5 Online Databases Online databases such as EBSCOhost, GaleNet, and SIRS contain full-text information from a large selection of magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books. These databases have remote access and may be accessed from home. Link to the databases from the library website: UserID: north Password: husky UserID: OK2352H Password: UserID: edmonorth (Note: No "d") 3 Databases: No password 1) Global Issues in Context 2) Opposing Viewpoints 3) Student Resource Gold UserID: edmondps1 Password: media UserID: edmondnorthhs Oklahoma Career Password: okcis710 Information System: College and career search 4

6 Edmond North High School Library Media Center Electronic Resources Some of the databases require a username and password. Refer to page 3. LIBRARY CATALOG "Destiny" - The automated catalog of materials in the ENHS Library Media Center. PERIODICALS & GENERAL REFERENCE INFORMATION EBSCO- a general periodical database with full text articles from Academic Search Elite, MasterFILE Premier, Business Source Elite, Health Source Plus, MAS Ultra-School Edition, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search newspaper sources, Professional Development Collection, ERIC & MEDLINE. EBSCO- Search, citing, printing and ing help Click on EBSCO Host----There are many EBSCO databases to choose from. Pick the one you want to search through. Anything under the EBSCO Host Logo---click on one----select the "all" option or pick the databases you want to search through that fits your assignment. Press continue----click the Full text box----enter the terms you want the database to search for---- Click Search Click on an articles HTML or PDF link to view----press the print icon to print and/or the envelop icon to If ing, make sure to click "Citation Format " MLA HOME ACCESS AVAILABLE: Sirs Discoverer - is an award-winning database designed with the young researcher in mind. This interactive tool strengthens research, reading, writing, and computer skills. Articles and graphics from more than 1,400 U.S. and international magazine, newspapers, and U.S. government documents are carefully selected for their educational content, interest and level of readability. HOME ACCESS AVAILABLE: GALE REFERENCE SOURCES Global Issues in Context - Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of 5

7 continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Opposing Viewpoints - draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan reference USA sources to provide a complete, one-stop source information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Student Resources in Context - This database includes World of Health, American Decades, all Discovering and Exploring titles, U*X*L, American Journey, as well as articles from 1,033 journals and 4 regional newspapers. Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) - Many of the reference books published by Gale are also here in e-book format! ALL GALENET RESOURCES: Home access Available: ENCYCLOPEDIAS World Book Online - CAREER DATABASES Ok Career Guide - includes Occupation Search, College Search, College Major Search, High School Subjects Scan, Apprenticeships Scan, College Letter Writer, and Scholarship and Financial Aid. You will have to set up an account to use this database. Edmond North H.S. Webpage: north.edmondschools.net 6

8 Website Evaluation When accessing the internet for research, it is particularly important to evaluate the information to make sure it is accurate and reliable. Consider the following items when assessing the validity of your sources: Authority. Because anyone can publish on the web, determining authority for web sources is frequently difficult. Look for the site's author and his or her credentials to determine if the page if from a reliable source. Accuracy. Many web resources are not verified by editors and/or fact checkers. Many of the steps that exist in the print publishing process to ensure accuracy do not exist in web publishing. A government agency (.gov) or an educational institution (.edu) will be more likely to be accurate in publishing. However, beware of student papers published on an educational website; these are often noted by a tilde (~) before a name at the end of the address. Objectivity. It is often difficult to assess the legitimacy of the group or organization that disseminates the information on a website. Frequently the goals of the persons or groups presenting the material are not clearly stated. Beware of information that is one-sided or extreme in its presentation. Currency. Dates are not always included on web pages, and if a date is included, it may have various meanings. The date may indicate when material was first written, when the information was placed on the server, or the date the information was last revised. Look or a copyright date pertaining to the material presented. Coverage. If a source is also published in print form, the web coverage may differ from the print coverage, with no clear indication given of the differences. Be sure you properly document whether your information came from the print version or the online version. To help determine whether or not your online information is valid, complete the ENHS Website Evaluation form (an example is provided on the following page.) If you cannot find the information needed to adequately complete the form, chances are your information is not reliable. 7

9 ENHS Website Evaluation Form 1. Find and Print the home page for your source. 2. Find the information needed to evaluate the web site: Information Providers Is the page clearly labeled with the author's name or the sponsoring organization? Yes No Provide the name or organization Can you find evidence of the author's credentials, background, education or authority? Yes No What special training or education qualifies the author to create this page? Is a contact person with address provided? Yes No List name & address Information Currency Is a copyright date given? Yes No What is the copyright date? Does the page state when it was last updated? Yes No When was the page last updated? Information Quality What appears to be the purpose of this site (circle one)? Inform Persuade How will this source help you in writing your paper (circle one)? Provide background Expand on information you already have Provide a different point of view from what you have so far. Does the content seem to be free of bias? Yes No Do grammar and spelling seem to be correct? Yes No 8

10 Plagiarism Plagiarism occurs when you use someone else's words or ideas without correctly noting your source or without noting your source at all. Plagiarism is obvious and intentional when a student purposely copies material directly, but one is also guilty of plagiarism if he or she has not cited the source of the material, whether it is a verbatim quote or whether the ideas have been paraphrased into his or her own words. Students should remember that plagiarism is a serious academic offense and can result in a complete loss of credit among other penalties. Plagiarism is a type of stealing - taking something that does not belong to you. If you have any doubts about the need to acknowledge another writer's work, the safest course is to cite the source parenthetically and on your works cited page. Find more information on how to cite your sources on pages While some students intentionally plagiarize the work of others by copying directly, others may plagiarize through carelessness or lack of clear understanding about what constitutes plagiarism. The following examples, taken directly from the Bellingham School District M.L.A. Parenthetical Citation and Works Cited Information Packet (Lemonds, et al.), demonstrate different types of plagiarism and explain how each is plagiarized. Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism: The following excerpt is from The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes. It is followed by student examples which illustrate problems with plagiarism. This material was taken from A Guide to MLA Documentation by Joseph Trimmer (Fourth Edition: 1996). Original Version Transportation did not deter crime in England or even slow it down. The "criminal class" was not eliminated by transportation, and could not be, because transportation did not deal with the causes of crime. Student Version A Transportation did not stop crime in England or even slow it down. Criminals were not eliminated by transportation because transportation did not deal with the causes of crime. Version A is plagiarism. Because the writer of Version A does not indicate in the text or a parenthetical citation that the words and ideas belong to Hughes, the reader will believe the words belong to the student. The student has stolen words and attempted to cover it up by changing or omitting an occasional word. Student Version B 9

11 One source points out that transportation did not deter crime in England or even slow it down. The criminal element was not eliminated by transportation, and could not be because transportation did not deal with the causes of crime (Hughes 168). Even though parenthetical citation has been included, Version B is also plagiarism. The writer has essentially copied Hughes' words but has not quoted passages that were taken directly from the text. There is no sense that Version B is written in the student's own words. As a result, it is difficult to determine whether or not the writer actually understands the material. Student Version C Robert Hughes argues that transporting criminals from England to Australia "did not stop crime." How could it? Simply moving the criminals from one place to another would not rehabilitate them or change their behavior in any positive way (168). Version C is not plagiarism. It contains a parenthetical citation that gives credit to the source. In addition, instead of altering a word here and there, the student was able to translate the material into his or her own words. 10

12 The general format for citing a book: Book Citation Examples Author's last name, first name. Title. City of publication: Publisher, copyright date. Print. The general format for a parenthetical citation for a book is the author's last name and the page number (X), without a comma, the word "page," or "p." (Last name X) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Book with one author: Spitzer, Robert R. No Need for Hunger. Danville, CT: Gale, Print. (Spitzer 74) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Two or more books by the same author: Asimov, Isaac. Fantastic Voyage. Boston: Houghton, Print. Asimov, Isaac. Of Matters Great and Small. Garden City: Doubleday, Print. (Asimov, Voyage 72) (parenthetical citation - body of paper) (Asimov, Matters 14) (parenthetical citation - body of paper) Book with two authors: Ostrander, Mary, and Lynn Schroeder. Superlearning. New York: Delacorte, Print. (Ostrander and Schroeder 30) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) 11

13 Book with three authors: Aiken, Michael, Lewis A. Ferman, and Harold L. Sheppard. Economic Failure, Alienation, and Extremism. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, Print. (Aiken, Ferman, and Sheppard 331) (parenthetical citation - body of paper) Book with more than three authors: Guerin, Wilfred L., et al. A Handbook of Literature. New York: Harper, Print. (Guerin et al. 136) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Book with an editor but no author: Vinson, James, ed. Contemporary Dramatists. London: St. James, Print. (Vinson 402) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Book with more than three editors: Edens, Walter, et al., eds. Teaching Shakespeare. Princeton: Princeton UP, Print. (Edens et al. 95) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Book with no author: The World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: Newspaper Enterprise Assoc., Print. (World 458) (parenthetical citiation - body of the paper) Book with a corporate (group) author: Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. Opportunities for Women in Higher Education: Their Current Participation, Prospects for the Future, and Recommendations for Action. New York: McGraw Hill, Print. (Carnegie Commission 109) (parenthetical citation - body of paper) 12

14 Article in a commonly known reference book: (general dictionaries and encyclopedias; If no author is given, begin with the entry title) Burns, John. "Hypnosis." World Book Encyclopedia Print. (Burns 739) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) "Erudite." Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus Print. ("Erudite") (parenthetical citation - body of the text) Article in a reference book: using one volume of a multi-volume set. (Use this format for reference sets such as History in Dispute, Masterplots, Concise Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Critical Survey of Short Fiction) Jones, James E. "The Jungle." Masterplots II. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 5. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem, Print. (Jones 235) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Single work from an Anthology: (an essay, short story, or poem or other work in a collection) Lewis C.S. "On Three Ways of Writing for Children." Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories. Ed. Walter Hooper. New York: Harcourt, Print. (Lewis 25) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Reprinted work in an anthology or collection: (Report where the article first appeared; then add the relevant information for the volume in which the article is reprinted. The original publication information will be printed at the beginning or the end of the article or essay.) Welty, Eudora. "The Eye of the Story." Yale Review 55 (1966): Rpt. In Katherine Anne Porter: A Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. Robert Penn Warren. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice, Print. (Welty 77-78) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Reprinted article or essay from a reference book: (Report where the article first appeared; then add the relevant information for the volume in which the article is 13

15 reprinted. The original publication information will be printed at the beginning or the end of the article or essay. Use this format for such reference books as Annals of America, Opposing Viewpoints in American History, Nineteenth-Century Literary Criticism, Poetry Criticism, and any volume in Gale's Literary Criticism series.) Roberts, Sheila. "A Confined World: A Rereading of Pauline Smith." World Literature Written in English (1984): Rpt. In Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Dennis Poupard. Vol. 25. Detroit: Gale, Print. (Roberts 400) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Using more than one volume of a multi-volume work: (Cite total number of volumes in the set; give specific references to volume and page numbers in your parenthetical citation.) Sadie, Stanley, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Music. 20 vols. London: Macmillan, Print. (Sadie 3: ) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) (Sadie 5: ) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) An introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword: Callan, Edward. Introduction. Cry, the Beloved Country. By Alan Paton. New York: Macmillan, xv-xxvii. Print. The Bible: Bible. King James Version. Philadelphia: National Bible, Print. (Mat ) Refers to chapter and verses (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) 14

16 Poetry: Last name, first name for author. "Poem Title." Book where you found it. Editor of book (if known). Publishing city: Publisher Name, Year Published. Page numbers where poem was found. Print Lowell, Robert. "For the Union Dead." Elements of Literature. Ed. Robert Anderson, et al. Austin: Harcourt, Print. (Lowell 5-8) Refers to line numbers of the poem (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Drama: Author. Name of Play. Editor(s). Publishing City: Publisher Name, Year Published. Print. Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Ed. Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine. New York: Washington Square-Pocket, Print. (Shakespeare ) Refers to act, scene, and line numbers (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) OTHER CITATION EXAMPLES Article in a magazine: (If no author is given, begin with title of the article.) Mathews, Tom. "What Can Be Done?" Newsweek 21 Mar. 1988: Print. (Mathews 57) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Newspaper article: (If no author is given, begin with the title of the article.) Lee, Jessica. "Bush Plans to Build on Budget." USA Today 10 Jan. 1989: 4A. Print. (Lee 4A) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Television or radio program: 15

17 Name of Segment. Name of Program. Major Corporation. Local Chanel, city. Day Month and Year Televised. Television. "An Interview with Sadat." 60 Minutes. CBS. KWTV, Oklahoma City. 11 Nov Television. (Interview) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Episodic program: "Frederick Douglass." Civil War Journal. Narr. Danny Glover. Dir. Craig Haffner. Arts and Entertainment Network, 6 Apr Television. ("Frederick Douglass") (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Films: Title of Film. Director. With major actor(s) names. Film Company. Year Released. DVD. Rebel without a Cause. Dir. Nicholas Ray. With James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, and Dennis Hopper. Warner, DVD. ("Rebel without a Cause") (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Filmstrips, slide programs, videotapes, dvds: Going Back: A Return to Vietnam. Videocassette. Virginia Productions, min. Videocassette. (Going Back) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Personal interview: Interviewee. Personal interview. Date of Interview. Interview. Brooks, Sarah. Personal interview. 15 Oct Interview. (Brooks) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) 16

18 Citing Database Sources When citing a source from an online database, you must give the citation information for both the original source and the database in which you find the article. For example, if you find an article from Time in addition to the information for EBSCOhost. Basic format for articles from an online service: Author. "Article Title." Journal Title. Date: pages. Title of Database. Medium of publication consulted (Web). Date of access. (Author 7) or (Author) Reference the actual page, not printer page, of the document or just cite the author. (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Often, an online database will provide citation information for you. In this case verify that the citation matches the examples in this guide and/or the MLA Book. For example, EBSCO, will cite the article for you in MLA format if you tell it to when you the article to yourself. Some databases have the MLA citation at the bottom of the article or on a tab that says "Cite" or "citation". EBSCOhost: Some available databases include MAS Ultra - School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Academic Search Elite, Newspaper Source, and Health Source - Consumer Edition. Davies, Paul. "Interplanetary Infestations." Sky & Telescope Sept. 1999: MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 3 Oct (Davies 33) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) GaleNet Databases: Available databases include Global Issues in Context, Opposing Viewpoints, and Student Resource Gold. 17

19 Format Explanation for Gale Sources: Authors LAST name, FIRST name. "Article Title." Journal Title. Editor First then Last name. Edition. Publication City: Publishers Name, Volume #. Database. Web. Date of access. Works Cited Examples for Gale Sources: Nicholas, Tom. "Wealth making in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain: industry v. commerce and finance." Business History (Jan 1999): 16(2). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 25 Feb (Nicholas 18) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Barglow, Raymond. "Therapeutic Cloning Can Save Lives." At Issue: The Ethics of Human Cloning. Ed. John Woodward. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 23 Apr (Barglow) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) "Abraham Lincoln." Dictionary of American Biography Base Set. American Council of Learned Societies, Biography Resource Center. Web. 23 Apr ("Abraham Lincoln" ) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) World Book Online: Oberg, James. "Lucid, Shannon Wells." World Book Online Reference Center. Web. 20 Oct (Oberg) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) 18

20 Oklahoma Career Information System (OKCIS): "Sports Psychologist." Oklahoma Career Information System. Web. 25 Mar ("Sports Psychologist " ) (parenthetical citation - body of paper) Citing Websites and Internet Resources When citing a website or internet source, provide as much information as possible. Often, the producers of the website do not give all of the information needed to accurately cite the source. If you have problems finding all of the needed information, there is a good chance your source is not authoritative. Remember, to assist you in insuring that your internet source is an acceptable source, complete the ENHS Website Evaluation form (see page 7). Basic format for internet resources: Author's name. "Title of document." Information about print publication. Title of electronic publication. Editor. Date of electronic publicaton or latest update. Sponsoring institution or organization. Web. Date of access. (Author). If no author then "Title of Document" will go in your parenthetical citation. (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Internet site with print information available: "Stonehenge - Forever a Mystery." Information on Stonehenge English Heritage. Web. 17 May ("Stonehenge") (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) 19

21 Basic Format: Author's name. "Subject." Type of communication (i.e., personal , distribution list, office communication). (Date of access). . Smith, Bill. "Pharmacy Stress." Message to John Doe. 8 Mar (Smith ) (parenthetical citation - body of the paper) Important Note: Because technology evolves too quickly for print sources to keep up with changing formats, we recommend that you search thethweb for updates and additional information. Make sure the website uses the MLA 7 edition. Try one of the following helpful sites: Modern Language Association - Purdue University Online Writing Lab

22 Works Cited Page Works cited pages follow a very specific format. Make sure to follow it exactly and always refer to your teacher notes and specifications. Basic Rules Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page. Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries. Indent the second and subsequent lines of your citations. This is called a hanging indent. To use hanging indent on a PC- Highlight your works cited entries--go to the Home tab--click on the arrow in the bottom right hand corner of the paragraph section Click on the box that says "special" choose hanging Entries must be in alphabetical order. Use 12 Times New Roman Font For an example of a completed Works Cited page, click on the link below. 21

23 Jones 4 Works Cited Barglow, Raymond. "Therapeutic Cloning Can Save Lives." At Issue: The Ethics of Human Cloning. Ed. John Woodward. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web. 23 Apr Davies, Paul. "Smoking Stinks." Health Magazine. 2008: 3-8. Academic Search Elite. Web. 7 Oct The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, Web. 23 Apr