Course: Soc 100Y
Spring 2008 – Ebert Wallace
Librarian: Sean Cordes
Email:
cs-cordes@wiu.edu
Phone: 298-2785
Office Hours: Mon 8-10, Tue 1-2, Wed 1-2
Off-Campus Access Library Internet Resources: If you are off-campus, you will need to enter your student id # or your ecom (email) username and password. If you have problems, call the reference desk at 309-298-2700 or 800-413-6544.
1.Finding scholarly, peer-reviewed articles related to the topic
2.Documenting your library sources
3.Saving your source materials
Keywords, keyterms- words people generally believe can be used alone or in combination to find targetted information.
women and sexuality, sexual violence, empowerment and women, anti-violence, comparable worth
As a student, you will often be asked to use scholarly journal articles. A scholarly article, as opposed to magazines or news articles, are reviewed by professionals and experts in the field to verify the accuracy of the work. Scholarly articles also have citations, (footnotes, end notes, works cited pages, and bibliographies), that you can use in your own work to follow up further verified information to support your research.
Interlibrary Loan Service
Researchers who need library materials from other libraries are
encouraged to use the WIU Libraries' Interlibrary Loan Department.
Since ILL requests can take 7-10 business days to fill, you are
encouraged to start your research early and place a request as soon as
you know what you need.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of stealing or using or passing off as someone elses words, phrases, ideas, writings, or creative work as your own, whether you mean to or not.
According to Diana Hacker, editor of The Bedford Handbook, reminds her readers that "[t]hree different acts are considered plagiarism: (1) failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas, (2) failing to enclose borrowed language in quotation marks, and (3) failing to put summaries and paraphrases in your own words" (570).
Basically you have to give authors credit for the work they did. You can avoid plagiarism by always citing your sources, including any and all resources and information found on the Web, via the Internet, or other electronic sources. Citing your sources accomplishes a number of things.
1. It gives the creator of work credit where credit is due.
2. It lets your readers know where you got your information, so they can tell if your sources are reliable.
3. It gives readers ionformation about the resource so they can find it if they want more information.
Citing Your Sources: Hard Copy, Internet and RefWorks
There are a number of style you can use to cite your work, ask your instructor which they prefer.
Here are some of the most common ones. Diana Hacker’s A Pocket Style Manual features three popular formats: MLA, APA, and Chicago. Of the three listed, APA is the style I recommend for science research papers. For special instructions on how to cite Internet sources, see Hacker’s A Pocket Style Manual, Fourth Edition, pages 174-175. You can, of course, always consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition (APA Manual). We have APA Manuals at the Reference Desk. For Internet sources, see pages 268-281. The Reference Staff have created handouts on two of three popular styles, Chicago is currently under revision and is not available.
To manage your citations, you might consider learning how to use RefWorks.
It is citation management software that is compatible with most of the
University Libraries's databases. Contact a librarian to set up a personal
account and begin filling folders with citations. You will find RefWorks on the WIU Libraries list of databases.
Your instructor may want you to use a specific style guide to cite sources in your work. Ask your your instructor to be sure. This list has most style manuals on the Web. But only the print versions of these guides will have all examples for every kind of citation.
APA Style (American Psychological Association)
The American Psychological Association (APA) style is a general and widely used style in the social sciences, education, and other fields.
ASA Style (American sociological Society) The ASA has specific guidelines and styles to follow when writing/researching in sociology.
Chicago Style (University of Chicago Press)
Chicago Manual of Style is intended to help authors prepare books for publication, and is widely used (or adapted) by fields in the humanities and social sciences..
MLA (Modern Language Association)
MLA Style, developed by the Modern Language Association, is a very popular citation style used throughout the humanities.
Turabian's
Turabian's Style is a basic, widely used style for history and many other disciplines.
If you need more help with the library tools
demonstrated today, visit the Library Reference Desk, located
on the main (second) floor of the library. The desk is open Mon-Thurs.
9-9, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 1-5, and Sun 1-5, 6-9 or use the Ask a Librarian page