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CORE 2053: Composition II - J. Pittman - Fall 2018: Information Resources

 

Having access to a vast array of information resources can make the research process overwhelming.  Your campus librarians are here to save you time, helping you navigate and find reliable information.  The following resources are a good place to start.  

Research Tools

Citations

See the MLA Style Quick Guide at Purdue University's Online Writing Lab to learn how to cite sources.


Annotated Bibliographies

See the Annotated Bibliographies Guide at Purdue University's Online Writing Lab to learn how to put together an annotated bibliography.


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Identify the key concepts of your topic.

  • social media
  • privacy

Use boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to connect search terms.  

  • social media AND privacy

Vary punctuation. Try your search with and without quotation marks around phrases.  

  • social media AND privacy
  • "social media" AND privacy

Vary word choices.  Try synonyms and related terms.  Add terms to refine and narrow search results.

  • social networking AND privacy
  • internet AND privacy
  • Facebook AND privacy
  • Twitter AND privacy
  • social media AND privacy AND employer