Call the Reference Desk at 6443 or search the library catalog to confirm current holdings information. Periodicals information is still available only from the printed lists located throughout the library. Provide students opportunities as a group to meet with a librarian for instructional sessions tailored to students' library expertise and the requirements of the assignment. Contact Jeff Beck at 6346 or Larry Frye at 6327. Helping students Help students choose a topic that interests them personally and that they are prepared to research.
Motivation is as much a key to research as it is to writing.
Help students define and revise their research questions. Direct students to appropriate indexes. Demonstrate to students the wide range of potential sources of information. Encourage students to approach their topic from multiple perspectives and to include resources besides scholarly articles, such as national and regional newspapers, the popular press, government documents, or even unpublished resources, such as interviews or internet-based sources of information.