History: LAW- Gun Rights & Regulations (Cobbett, Herbert)

Library Ebooks, Databases, & Search Tips

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

SIRS (ProQuest)

To check the credibility of a source, use Lateral Reading, the SCRAP Test, and a couple of other reminders.

Examples of credible web sources:

Atlantic Smithsonian Magazine

The Economist Time Magazine

New Yorker U.S. News & World Report

NPR

These examples citations may help you cite various law sources (court case, transcript, dissent, amicus brief, bill, law, etc.) .

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DATABASE CITATIONS:

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

- In MyBib: Click More > Write/Paste citation (end of list).
- In NoodleTools: First, choose the type of citation you want. Then, click Quick cite. These directions show more.

Citation means crediting information from a source that you used in your research and writing. When you cite, you give some identifying information about the source you used.
Citation has 2 aspects; you must do BOTH:

Rewrite ideas from the source (change words and sentence structure) OR provide a direct quotation ("...using quotes").
Give credit to the information source. You must do this even if you put the information in your own words.

A variety of citation styles exist for different fields of study. For this project, use MLA 9 citation style.

Waffle menu with NoodleTools logo

NoodleTools

Can help you create and organize your citations and notes.
To sign in: Log in to your LS Google account, click the waffle menu, and scroll down to NoodleTools (see image on the left).
If you need help, please check in with Paula Myers or Ellen Chu.

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