Soph Research Library Lab Day

Today you should be able to complete (and/or take a look at) three things that have to deal with the research paper:

1. How to use the St. Mark's Library Gale Group Databases

Go to the St. Mark's homepage. Click on "Campus Life"---then library, to access the Gale Databases. From school you should be able to access these databases of information immediately. At home, you may need a password. Try "spartan7" or "alilibrary"

You will be able to search more than 30 specialized databases of information. Read the description for each one to choose. You can cross-search multiple databases in the top group. Type in your topic and search. Don't get frustrated. Searching is sometimes a "hit-or-miss" effort.

For today, find at least one source that pertains to your topic. From that source, make one source card and five note cards to bring to class on Friday. How do you do this? See #2.

2. Making source and note cards. Go to Studywiz and read the attached file for these directions.

3. Check out the Citation Machine at Schoolsville. This site will properly format your Works Consulted Page and your in-text citations as long as you put in the correct information. Use it immediately to help you with your source card.