English Question

Assignment objectives:

After completing this assignment, you will be able to effectively use the college’s library databases for research purposes.

• Students also will demonstrate the use of the citation tool within the database, or be able to transfer citation information to a Word doc or Google doc for essay writing purposes.

Connection to module objectives:

Show an understanding of the purpose of research.

Demonstrate familiarity with research techniques to produce an acceptable research paper.

• Correctly use MLA documentation for a Works Cited page.
• Steps:

Access the LPC Library web home page to reveal the entrance to the databases.

After clicking “Databases,” select an appropriate database from the long list of possible databases. A good recommendation for this course’s research essay is: Academic Search Ultimate (the first on the list).

• Next, log-in with your W ID and PIN.
• This will reveal a search box, in which you can type in nearly anything (like a Google search). In this case, maybe start with “Prisons in America,” or “Prisons and Rehabilitation” or “College in Prisons.”
• To search only short articles, select “Magazines,” and/or Newspaper” on the side panel labeled “Source Types.” This will help narrow the search.

Select 2-3 articles that could possibly be used in a research paper on our main subject: punishment and rehabilitation in the U.S.

After selecting and opening a search result, select the “Cite” tool on the left side panel. A citation format window will open. Scroll down the window to locate the MLA Edition selection.

• A small tip: When taking other courses, such as History (Chicago Edition) or Sociology (APA Edition), the other selections can be used.
• Now, copy and paste this Works Cited information (starting with the author’s name) into a Word doc or a Google doc. Do this for each of the articles selected.