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Table of Contents:
General Information 3
Library Layout and Explanation 4
Research Process 5-6
Example Research Graphic Organizers 7–8
Locating Sources 9
Evaluating Sources 10 -12
Plagiarism and Citing Resources 13 - 14
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Grades: PreK – 12th Grade
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Library Layout:
Secondary/ YA Fiction
Athletic Director’s Office
Reference/Nonfiction
Elementary Chapter Books
Elementary Chapter Books
Picture Books
Secondary
Display Shelves
Beginning Chapter Books
Carousel Storytime Area
Main Entrance
Beginning Chapter Books: (Including Captain Underpants, Bad Kitty, Moody Judy)
located in carousel on endcap. – Arranged Alpha by Author.
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• Read it! (Go over all the information)
• Write it! (Take notes)
• Organize it! (use a mind map or
other graphic organizer to get your
Get it Down! info in order)
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Fun Facts
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Locating Sources
There are MANY sources you can use to help with research. All print sources can
be located on the library map on page 4. The type you use depends on your topic.
ONLINE RESOURCES
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Evaluating Print Sources:
These should be the easier of the two options (print or nonprint/internet), because most print
sources were evaluated when published and selected for the library.
AUTHOR: Look into who wrote the book. Was it one person? A
group of people? Usually books will have information
about the author at the very front or very back of the
book. Does it list their credentials? (why they are an
expert) If you can’t find information about them, you can
always Google them.
Publication DATE:
When was the book published? Would this information
be better if it was updated? For example, Cancer
treatments have changed a lot in twenty years, so
using a book from 1975 wouldn’t be the best option.
CONTENT:
Does your source cover your material in depth, or just a little
bit? Sometimes you may have to pick a more specialized book
for more specific information about your topic. An
encyclopedia may give you a lot of information about dinosaurs,
but not very much about Triceratops. You may need a book or
website that talks about that specific dinosaur.
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Evaluating Sources – Website Edition
Put on your Super Sleuth hats – it’s time to check out some websites for validity
(Can you trust it?, Rely on it?) This takes a little more work than print sources . . .
There are FOUR areas you should check – and each one has questions you should ask
yourself.
CONTENT Clues:
1. Does the site cover the topic totally, or just SOME info?
2. Can you understand the info.? Does it use words you don’t understand? Simple ones?
3. What is unique about the site? Does it offer something others do not?
4. Are there links to other sites about the topic?
5. Does it give the date the information was created? The date the material was last revised?
6. Would you get better information in a book? An encyclopedia?
DESIGN/USE Clues:
1. Is it easy to get around on the website (can you find stuff easily)?
2. Is there a table of contents, and is it labeled clearly?
3. Are the graphics (pictures) a good quality?
4. Are there any spelling or grammar errors?
5. Is the information easy to read (font size, amount of information)
6. Do all the links work that you click on?
Purpose/ Bias Clues:
1. What type of site is this? Commercial - .com, Government - .gov, Academic (.edu), or non-
profit (.org)?
2. Why was it created? Is it persuading you to do or buy something, to educate you, to make
you believe in something?
3. Are these FACTs or OPINIONS?
Credibility Clues:
1. Who is responsible for your website? (does it have an “About Us” section)
2. What is that person or organization’s credentials?
3. Are sources documented? (look at the bottom of Wikipedia – that’s where their sources are listed)
4. Where do the links take you? Are they “GOOD” sites?
(based on: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/angela-bunyi/reliable-sources-and-citations/)
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Research Notes Page:
SOURCE #1: What the Source/Author Said: Page #:
TYPE:
Title:
Author:
My Thoughts/ Questions about this information or this source:
Publication Date:
Author:
My Thoughts/ Questions about this information or this source:
Publication Date:
Author:
My Thoughts/ Questions about this information or this source:
Publication Date:
Author:
My Thoughts/ Questions about this information or this source:
Publication Date:
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Plagiarism and Citations
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s words or images and claim that
they are your own. If you copy and paste something from the internet, you could
be breaking Copyright laws.
Types of Plagiarism:
Direct Plagiarism Copying another person’s ideas word for word without a
proper citation (gives them credit for their work).
Self-Plagiarism When you turn in work that you had already submitted for a
previous assignment for a current assignment without permission.
Mosaic Plagiarism When you rephrase someone else’s work without quotation marks
Accidental
Plagiarism When you accidentally forgot to cite when quoting or paraphrasing
someone else’s work.
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How to avoid plagiarism:
• Avoid copy and pasting from the internet – this is not arts and crafts!!
• If you DO copy and paste, create your citations as you go (don’t worry,
we’ll get to that shortly.
• Paraphrase while creating citations.
Citations:
• Make sure to use AS much information as possible (you may not find
EVERYTHING listed below, but try to get AS MUCH as you can)
• Depending on your teacher, the FORMAT of your citations depends on the
STYLE required.
• This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are different requirements for
different print sources (online, magazine, etc.) Mrs. Rumsey will walk you
through OWL Purdue website for more complete listings.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu
MLA FORMAT
In text citations: Author’s last name and the page number where it comes
from.
Example: (Rumsey, 32) – “Please don’t copy and paste” (Rumsey, 32).
Works Cited or Bibliography Page (for a book): Author’s last name, first
name. Title. Where published, publisher, copyright.
Rumsey, Leia. How to Avoid Plagiarism. Lincoln, University of Nebraska
Press, 2018
See the attached worksheet for more practice
APA FORMAT
In text citations: Author’s last name, Copyright date and the page number
where it comes from.
Example: “Please don’t copy and paste” (Rumsey, 2018, p. 32).
Works Cited or Bibliography Page (for a book): Author’s last name, first
Initial. (Publication Date). Title. Where published: publisher.
Rumsey, Leia. (2018). How to Avoid Plagiarism. Lincoln, University of
Nebraska Press.
See the attached worksheet for more practice
All images used were either from Microsoft Clip Art, public domain or “labeled for reuse” via Google
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