ENGL 1160 - Race, Writing, & Power: Self Regard: The Ethics of Community and Desire: Welcome to CUL

Name

Major

Elizabeth Catlett "Which Way"

Session I

• Introduction to LibGuides and Librarian- 5mins
• Developing a Research Plan- 5mins
  • Creating useful strategies to effectively perform research at Cornell 
• Finding Books- 10 mins
  • Distinguishing between Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
  • Find items held at Cornell (books, journal holdings, etc.)
• Finding Articles - 10 mins
  • Find articles, essays, book chapters and monographs
• Requesting items not available at Cornell - 5 mins
  • BorrowDirect, Interlibrary Loan and ScanIt
• Evaluating your sources - 5 mins
  • Some tips on how to evaluate the sources you've found
• Getting Help - 5 mins

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Session II

• Introduction 2 mins
• What is the Annotated Bibliography? 5 mins
• Annotated Bibliography Activity 15 mins
• Different Citation Styles! Why Cite Your Sources? 5 mins
• Citation Activity 15 minutes
• Wrap Up 3 minutes

See the Library's Introduction to Research web page for more tips and strategies.

Patricia Abraham is a former graduate of the Africana Studies Research Center. She spent two years as the Assistant Librarian at the John Henrik Clarke Africana Library. Currently, she is a Research & Instruction Librarian for Olin & Uris Libraries, as well as a liaison for the Clarke Africana Library, specializing in instruction, collection development, reference, and research. Feel free to reach out with questions, research assistance, and meeting requests!