Beyond Google: Taking Your Research to the Next Level
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 138
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Academic Research
Getting Started
Reference
Chapter 2 Developing Research Topics
What Makes a Topic Really Good?
Choosing Keywords
What Is Information Literacy and Why Do I Need It?
Standard One
Standard Two
Standard Three
Standard Four
Standard Five
Reference
Chapter 3 Developing Research Strategies
Developing a Plan
Finding Resources—Where to Search
Searching Skills and Tips
Try It on Your Own
Research Proposal
Chapter 4 Evaluating Sources
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
Examples of Sources in the Humanities
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Tertiary Sources
Examples of Sources in the Sciences
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Tertiary Sources
Evaluating News Sources
Strategies for Consuming News
Resources for Evaluating News Sources
Evaluating Websites and Web Pages
Periodical Websites
Non-Periodical Websites
Spotting False Information
The CRAAP Test
Try It on Your Own
Chapter 5 Copyright and Plagiarism
Plagiarism—What It Is and How to Avoid It
Types of Plagiarism
Paraphrasing Without Plagiarizing
Summarizing
Direct Quotations
Copyright and Fair Use Basics
Try It on Your Own
Chapter 6 Citing Sources
Bibliographic Information—AKA the Basics of What It Is
Direct Quotations
In-Text Citations and Authors
Citation Styles
APA Citation Basics
APA vs . MLA Citation Example Tables
Try It on Your Own
Chapter 7 Reference Sources and Books
Arrangement of Reference Sources
Electronic Reference Sources
Using Reference Sources
Types of Reference Resources
Searching Library Catalogs
Library of Congress Call Numbers"
How to Best Use Books
Try It on Your Own
Chapter 8 Article Databases
What Is a Scholarly Journal?
What Is a Scholarly Book?
Scholarly Versus Popular Sources
Finding Scholarly Articles
Where to Search?
Finding Articles From a Citation
Try It on Your Own
Chapter 9 Government Sources and Statistics
What Are Government Documents?
Where to Find Government Documents
Government Documents Versus Government Websites
Statistical Information
Citing Government Sources
SuDoc Classification
Try It on Your Own
Chapter 10 Annotated Bibliographies
What Is an Annotated Bibliography?
How to Create an Annotated Bibliography
Types of Annotations
Annotated Bibliography Example
Try It on Your Own
June Power is the Director of Special Collections and University Archives for The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, managing circulation, course reserves, document delivery services, and copyright management. She is the managing department head and has also assisted with archival and special collections work, and genealogy. She has presented for People Connect Institute and at NCLA, the ILLiad Conference, the Ares Virtual Conference, the Azaela Coast Library Association Conference, and the Access Services Conference. She is on the editorial board for the Journal of Access Services and has published a series of articles in that journal as well as several book chapters.