History: LAW RESEARCH (cOBBETT, GILMAN, Herbert)

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Library Databases & Search Tips

             LS Library Database Passwords (to access databases outside of LS building) 

Advanced Search Tips for Databases

DATABASES WITH overviews and articles

American Government

Trial Database Login: Student(01776) Password: ABC-CLIO


Issues

Trial Database Login: Student(01776) Password: ABC-CLIO


The Asian-American Experience 

Trial Database Login: Student(01776) Password: ABC-CLIO


The American Indian Experience 

Trial Database Login: Student(01776) Password: ABC-CLIO

The Latino-American Experience 

Trial Database Login: Student(01776) Password: ABC-CLIO


DATABASES WITH articles only (no overviews)

Credible Web Sources


To check the credibility of a source, try the SCRAP Test.


Examples of credible web sources: 

Atlantic  Smithsonian Magazine

The Economist Time Magazine

New Yorker U.S. News & World Report

NPR

Library Catalogs (to find nonfiction books)


LS LIBRARY CATALOGS 

LS Book Catalog (find books in our school library)

PUBLIC LIBRARY CATALOGS 

NOTE: If you request public library books online, you will receive an email when the books are ready. Follow those pick-up instructions. 

Minuteman Library Network Catalog

Boston Public Library Catalog

How do I get a public library card?

          Library cards for Minuteman Library Network

          Library Cards for Boston Public Library

Citation


Citation Basics:

Citation Generators:

To create your MLA 9 Works Cited list, try one of these citation generators:

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DATABASE CITATIONS: 

LS Library databases provide complete citations. Just copy the entire MLA 9 citation from the database and paste it into your citation generator:

Google waffle menu and app options

Waffle menu with NoodleTools logo

NoodleTools 

Avoiding Plagiarism / Taking Notes  / Writing a Thesis


AVOIDING PLAGIARISM:

Citation and Plagiarism (tips to help you) 

How to Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize

Plagiarism Handout (to go with library lesson)

WRITING YOUR THESIS:

Thesis Builder (ElectraGuide)

Thesis Examples (note, these are draft examples, not perfectly-polished thesis statements) 

Slides (from in-class presentations)


Session 1 Slides: Research Process, Keywords, Reference Book Cart, Overview Databases

Session 2 Slides: Research Emotions, more on Keywords, "Article Only" Databases, LS Library Catalog, Thesis Builder