Son of Citation Machine

Provides an interactive tool to help create reference citations for research papers. Includes various print and electronic resources. There are many nuances to how MLA and APA citations are formed. Use this handy interactive tool to help create MLA-style citations of resources.
http://www.citationmachine.net/

Parenthetical Documentation

 
Whenever you take a quote paraphrase or even when you are summarizing someone’s ideas or words you need to cite the source in the bibliography and you need to make a note of it in your text.    
 

In-text citation MLA style means you put the author’s last name and page number in parenthesis at the [...]

Evaluating Websites: The Good, The Bad, & the Ugly

S. Beck created an interesting website regarding electronic websites available on the free web.  Remember information in database, directory, gateway, portal, clearing house or repository has been evaluated and mined from the web for quality.  If it’s a free standing website or part of a larger website ask yourself about quality and authenticity of the [...]

Mid-term review sheet

We will discuss the format and if you are all comfortable with three parts. 
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Special Libraries

Today’s libraries fall into non-traditional, special roles.  Serving different communities, professionals, populations and interests like medical, law, museum and research libraries.  Public Libraries serve needs of local communities, which surround it.  These libraries often use digital or virtual presences by allowing users to search collections online while uploading digitized images and special reference collections.  The [...]

Competency Based Lab

This semesters lab is about the National Air and Space Museum.  All students enrolled in LIB 100 must complete the lab on campus and have it signed by a Professor, Librarian, Work Study or Lab Assistant.  If you have questions you can see me during my office hours.
 
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Spring 2008

This will be the last post I make for the Spring 2008 semester.  I wish all of you well in all your endeavors.  I will be here to help you along your studies at ASA.
 
Remember if you need any help with your research papers please ask me.  Also, frequent your local library to see what’s [...]

Review for the Final Spring 08′

Attached is the review sheet for final exam.
Exam dates will be Wednesday May 21 and Thursday May 22.
It will be open notes; book and you may use the blog.
Exam is two parts.  Part one asks you to answer the question in one sentence.  Part two asks you define various concepts.  There will be an extra [...]

Semester Project Example

Some students began asking me if I had a sample project demonstrating format.  Here is one I made on the topic of information literacy. I included a thesis, bibliography and annotations or summary of why I used particular sources.
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Spring 2008 Competency Lab

This semesters topic is:  The Human Genome
Remember you need to finish this lab in order to get credit for the class.
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