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MAP 64 (Lovelace): Library

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Assignment MLA Style Guide
Databases A-Z APA Style Guide

Library Databases

Library databases provide credible full text information with no additional costs. 

  • Quality Information: Resources are vetted by professionals.
  • Better Search Filters: Ability to filter by subject, publication type, and date. 
  • Free, Full-Text Articles: Access to complete articles through SURF ID and password.
  • Citation Tools: Ready-to-use citations in a variety of styles (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago)

Keyword Development

Get better results by breaking your research topic into keywords and using related terms.

Example Topic: Impact of Algorithmic Bias on Social Media feeds

  1. Identify Key Concepts
    • Algorithmic Bias: Algorithm, Bias, Filter Bubble, discrimination
    • Social media: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
  2. Mix and match these terms when searching in a database

Database Searching

1. Spelling counts! Not seeing many results? Double-check your spelling.

2. Try "Phrase Searching" - Place quotation marks around keywords to keep them together.
Example: "emotional intelligence" AND leadership

3. Use AND/OR to link required terms.
Example: perseverance AND (achievement OR "career success")

4. Grow your keywords with words you read in abstracts, titles, and subjects.

 

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