ENGL 1301 Campus-Carry - Joyce Boatright Research Guide - LSC-North Harris
Brainstorm the Topic
- Think about the topic of concealed firearms in college campuses.
- Read Senate Bill 1907. (Be sure to review each tab.)
- List terms that best represent the main concepts of this topic. Related terms? Synonyms? Who? What? When? Where?
Make your own mind maps with Mindomo.
Start the Research
Library Databases
- All main topics can be viewed by clicking on the "Issues" tab.
- See video tutorial: Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- Search thousands of magazines, newspapers, and journals on multiple subjects.
- Video Tutorial: Using Academic Search Complete
ProQuest's National Newspapers Core
- Search major national newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and the Christian Science Monitor.
- Video Tutorial: Searching in ProQuest Newspapers
Web Sources
Select sources of information carefully. Can you believe everything you hear or read?
Books, television programs, Web pages, and friends don't always provide 100% factual information.
Review information sources for:
- reliability
- purpose
- balance
- currency
- coverage
Use the questions provided on the Evaluating Information Checklist.
See video tutorials:
MLA Format Guides
MLA 8
Video Introduction to MLA 8 (7 min)
Examples
Handouts
- 2016 MLA 8 two-page short
- MLA 8 Style Works Cited (PDF, 9 pgs.) uploaded August 8, 2016
- MLA 8 Containers Worksheet (1 pg.) Structured template to create citations
Formatting
MLA 7
Video Introduction to MLA 7 (7 min)
Examples
- MLA Herding Cats Sample Paper (2015)
- Citing Government Information (from LSC-North Harris)
- Diana Hacker's Sample Paper (Bedford/St. Martin's Press)
- Diana Hacker's List of Works Cited (Bedford/St. Martin's Press)
- MLA In-Text Citations (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- MLA Style Center (Writing Resources from the Modern Language Association, covering 8th edition)
Handouts
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