History: LAW RESEARCH     (GILMAN, Herbert)

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS WEBPAGE

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

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