LOCATING RESOURCES  Get to know the library  Know the library’s technology

BROWSING VS SEARCHING  Familiar=browse  Unfamiliar= searching

BOOKS  Understand shelving system  Know different categories of books  Use of e-books

DATABASES  Keyword search  Subject search  Findlaw/ERIC

Magazines Journals newspapers  EBSCO host

USING THE WEB- GUIDELINES  Authority .com/.org/.edu  Accuracy  Who wrote it?  Errors  Objectivity  No bias  Timelines  Last update?

RESEARCH WRITING  Understand the assignment  Topic  Sources  Style (MLA/APA)

DEVELOP A THESIS  What is the topic?  Narrow focus

OUTLINE  Divide your speech into parts  Introduction  Key concepts  conclusion

WRITING THE PAPER  Write paper using your ideas  PROOFREAD  REVISE