Bringing It All Together
Over the past several weeks, your ELI Library staff has
given you some key information you’ll need when doing research for your
classes. If you’ve missed any of the topics, scroll down through the older blog
posts to find them. Topics have included Scholarly
vs. Popular Resources, Peer Review, Using
Google and Wikipedia, Searching
Library Databases, Evaluating Websites, and Citations.
Remember, your access point to all NOVA Library resources is
the library homepage at www.nvcc.edu/library/. You can search for books, e-Books, audio,
videos, and articles. You’ll find research guides for many subjects as well as
guides to help you cite your work.
Check out the ELI Webinars schedule at http://eli.nvcc.edu/webinars.htm
. Throughout the semester, ELI Library staff offer library orientation webinars
as well as citation webinars.
You can find videos on many of the topics this blog covered
on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/NOVALibraries.
And we want to hear from you! Are there any topics that we
haven’t covered that you’re curious about? Would you like something
demonstrated in a video? We love suggestions or any questions that you may have
about research or library resources. Email us at ELI-Library@nvcc.edu.
Finally, a few quick tips on organizing your research:
·
Keep a research
log. Write down your sources, and keep track of what information you found in
them and on what page.
·
Do your citations FIRST, not last. Who wants to track down that article again because
you forgot to write down the volume number or date?
·
Remember that research is NOT a linear process. After some initial research,
you’ll probably need to refine your topic (narrow it, broaden it, or change it
all together) based on what you find. As you’re writing, you’ll probably need
to go back and fill in gaps of information as well.
·
You’re
not alone. We can help you wherever you are in the research process. Just
email us at the address above.
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