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In order to find print sources on poverty or any other topic, you will stop first at the library online catalog. A link to the catalog is generally prominently displayed on a library’s home page. Most online catalogs offer an advanced search which will limit your results to books or reference books. Subject terms used in a library catalog are found in the catalog record for individual books. This is a great place to look for keywords to use when refining your search. Some possible subject terms to use when looking for books on poverty in library catalogs are shown above. You can see that there are many terms used by libraries, assigned by the Library of Congress, which we might not consider using in a search without seeing them first in a catalog record. When choosing which books to use, consider the timeliness of your topic and how old the books you use may be. Expand your search to shared catalogs if necessary. For example, from the LCCC library you can expand your search 54
to the University of Wyoming Library, or to all other libraries in Wyoming. You can request books at another library by visiti ng LCCC’s library website with your library card information or by contacting the other library directly. As you can see, the Pathfinder guide is both comprehensive and easy to use for virtually any research paper topic. Using this process, along with so me guidance from a reference librarian, you will find the very best sources for your research paper. Evaluating Your Sources All sources are not created equal, so it’s important to scrutinize your sources carefully, and use only the best information in your research papers. I have located two excellent websites that discuss the criteria you should use when evaluating potential sources. The first website, ―How to Evaluate the Information Sources You Find,‖ is from the ―Collections, Reference, Instruction, and Outreach (CRIO) Department at the Cornell University Library, located in Ithaca, New York, USA,‖ and it provides you with some tips for evaluating general research sources: General <strong>Research</strong> Evaluation The next website, ―Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask,‖ is from the University of California, Berkeley, and it focuses on scrutinizing web pages: Web Page Evaluation Taking Careful Notes You’ve located and evaluated your sources, and you now have a stack of excellent information in front of you, parts of which will be blended into your research paper. Your next task is to take careful notes from these sources. The key word is ―careful‖ because you need to incorporate the 55
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