Instructor: Mr. D. Detwiler
ESL 104
PURPOSE:
To complete library research for
your assignments. Please review the following links
for general information on your assignments:
Finding
Sources for Your Speech Topic
Choosing Search Terms
Once you have selected a topic, you will want to
think of some alternate terms to enter into search tools, such as
library catalogs, electronic databases, or search engines. Try
to think of synonyms, narrower terms, related terms, and broader
terms.
Find
Books
Find Articles
DIRECTIONS to
find articles: 1) Go to
Library homepage.
2) Click on Databases A-Z. 3) Select a database.
Note: if you use one of
these databases from a remote location, you must enter your
campus username and password.
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Academic Onefile - Includes thousands of full-text articles
from magazines and journals.
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General Onefile
- Excellent for political, social,
family, education, and health issues.
Find
Websites
We recommend the following search tools.
Selected
Websites
Plagiarism
Academic
Honesty
Written work
should be original. Information taken from outside sources should
be quoted and documented in notes and a bibliography. Stealing
content from books, magazines, websites, students, and other
sources is unethical - also known as plagiarism. Students guilty
of academic dishonesty could receive a zero for the offending
assignment. Plagiarism can also be grounds for suspension or
expulsion.
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Acceptable |
Cheating |
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Including
a brief quote from a source, such as a Web page, with the
source cited in the document. |
Copying
entire paragraphs or pages and republishing it as your own. |
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Using
graphics from a clip art site |
Using
someone else's graphics without permission. |
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Discussing
an assignment with another student. |
Copying
another student's work. |
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Studying
for a quiz with other students |
Completing
a quiz with the help from another student. |
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Cajon, California 92019 
