uconn waterbury - english1010 1011
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Shelley RosemanWaterbury Campus [email protected]
What is Academic Writing?
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What about the Internet?
What about the Internet?
It’s a great starting point…. Just keep in mind:
• Authority - Is the website based on reputable and reliable sources? Is there a bibliography? Are there citations? Is the author of the website an expert on this subject?
• Objectivity - Is the website free of bias? Who is responsible for the website? Are you getting an educated version of this topic, or is it just opinion?
• Currency - Has the page been updated recently enough so that it reflects the most current data? Is there a date to indicate that this page is regularly evaluated and maintained?
• Coverage - Does the website have valid information on the topic? Is it free of typos and errors? Does the page have a professional look and free of advertising? Are there links to other worthwhile websites?
Library’s Resources
www.lib.uconn.edu
Sweet Dreams in Hard Times Add to Lottery Sales Published: September 12, 2008
“…the prospect that the $10 could become $100 million …”
Are There Books on This Topic?
HOMERDo an obvious search…use basic keywords, now
do a better search using other strategies…. Subject Heading Search
Boolean Search
Key Word Search LOTTERY
LOTTERY AND GAMBLING
Gambling--United States.
HOMER – Library Catalog
Title SearchThis is a great way to search…if you know the title A Streetcar Named Desire, An American Tragedy, The Color Purpleomit : A, An, The, etc.
Author SearchTo find a work by a specific author. enter last name first, followed by first name, walker, alice Enter names of organizations or groups: Limits do not apply to this type of search
Keyword – RelevanceUse basic terms about your topic: “jungle books”To search phrases use quotes: “rudyard kipling”
Keyword – BooleanTo combine search terms using the word AND“alice walker” and women
Finding a peer-reviewed article about your topic…
Types of Publications
Types of Publications
Magazines Trade Academic
•People•Time•Newsweek•Rolling Stone•Scientific American•Nation•New Yorker
•Publishers Weekly•Advertising Age•Brandweek•Choice
•Columbia Law Review•American Journal of Sociology•Bioethics•Alcohol & Drug Abuse Weekly
Full Text vs. Abstract vs. CitationsHTML Full Text vs. PDF Full Text
Full Text – it’s available onlineAbstract – a brief summaryCitation – enough information to find the articleHTML – regular printout without exact page numbersPDF – the article as it appeared in the publicationUCONN Links – May link to full text access
Database Terms Database Terms
OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS VPN - Off-Campus Access to the Library with One Easy
Login!University Information Technology Services has implemented a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, allowing students and faculty
easy access to licensed library databases and electronic journals from off campus. If you intend to use these materials, begin your
research by logging in now. More information about VPN is available at http://security.uconn.edu/guides/vpn.html.
DD/ILL
Document Delivery / Interlibrary Loan
• Request a book• Request an article• View Pending Requests
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/services/ill/
• All references in the text of the paper mustappear in the Works Cited list.
• Learn to read citations
• Learn to use RefWorks
MLA Format
AccidentalPlagiarism
DeliberatePlagiarism
WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
•Rewriting from books or articles
•copying & pasting from web pages and online sources to create a
patchwork writing
•buying, downloading, or borrowing a paper
•not knowing when & how to cite
•not knowing how to paraphrase or summarize
•not knowing what “common knowledge” is
•recycling an old paper
