Handouts and Worksheets
"Slide" numbers included within brackets
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Research Team
- Research Paper? Help! [1] Click
- Understand the Assignment (Assignment Checklist) [2] Click
Explore Topics
- Project Checklist [2] Click
- Pros and Cons: How to Find Arguments on Both Sides of the Issue [4] Click
- Exploring Topics with CQ Researcher (Worksheet) [4] Click
Call Numbers
- How Books Are Organized: The Library of Congress Classification System [6] Click
Explore Sources
Information Types
- Flow of Information: A Timeline [9] Click
- What Kinds of Sources Should You Use? [9] Click
- Finding Authoritative Information [9] Click
Subject Encyclopedias
- Subject Encyclopedias: A Sample from the Reference Collection [8] Click
Magazines / Journals
- Types of Periodicals [1] Click
- What is a Scholarly Journal? [6] Click
- What is a Primary Research Article? [6] Click
- A Selective List of Liberal and Conservative Periodicals [7] Click
Find Information
Library Catalogs
- Practice Using the Whatcom Library Catalog (Worksheet) [8] Click
Periodical Indexes
- Use ProQuest Databases to Locate Articles in Magazines and Journals [4] Click
- Use EBSCO Databases to Locate Articles in Magazines and Journals [4] Click
- Practice Searching with ProQuest's Research Library or EBSCO's Academic Search Premier (Worksheet) [8] Click
Search Strategies
- Search Strategy Worksheet [7] Click
Boolean Operators
- Practice Using Boolean Operators Using EBSCO's Academic Search Premier (Worksheet) [8] Click
Evaluate Information
Introduction
- Evaluating Resources: Credibility Criteria (A.S.P.E.C.T. Checklist) [2]Click
Plagiarism
Citing and Style Manuals
- WCC Library page on style manual information [9] Click
