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As you know, research is legitimately RESEARCH when you acknowledge the sources where you acquired your information. We all possess knowledge, but when we work in an academic setting, we must seek knowledge that is as accurate as possible. Your integrity as a scholar depends upon how well you acknowledge your sources. When you don't, you plagiarize. If you're ever unsure if you've found an appropriate and valid source or if you have documented it correctly, see me. If you use Noodle Tools, I can check your work as you work. If you use another source, you can simply e-mail what you've completed, and I can provide feedback.


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As a student myself, I've learned many of the tools of research; some of which have become obsolete. Picture a beautiful piece of carpentry with alphabetized drawers about 5 inches wide, 3 1/2 inches tall, and up to 16 inches deep. I'd walk up to this acoustic instrument and locate a relevant card based on a very narrow-minded subject that might have taken me a slew of keywords to determine. Then, I'd eye up a few letters and a number, reminiscent of a license plate, and locate a cardboard or leather-bound book which required a whole other system of indexing if I were to find the information I sought.
 * 1) BOOKS**

Maybe you're thankful you don't have to partake in that archaic hunt. I actually enjoy following that same process today. The Library Media Center still lives up to the first word in its name. By now, that 'beautiful piece of carpentry' has been replaced by an easy to use database: THE SENIOR HIGH CATALOGUE. People spend days cataloguing it each year; why not benefit from their hard work. You can find a link for the Library Catalogue on our computers. It's self-explanatory from that point forward.

I know many classes, both Social Studies and English, use Noodle Tools in order to generate work cited entries. In order to do so, you must create an account on Noodle Tools. I've prepared a set of instructions for you to use. Simply open this attachment
 * 2) NOODLE TOOLS**

...and follow the instructions. Feel free to use the same username that you use for this wikispace. Make sure you type in everything accurately, so you can find my class and join it. If you already have a noodle tools account, simply look for the closing steps.

Oh, by the way, go here in order to follow the instructions: []=

In college, I carried a writing reference book with me. I'd compose all my work cited entries based on the samples in the book. I often accidentally placed a period instead of a comma or forgot to hit the spacebar twice. This, to me, was research. Then, easybib came along. http://www.easybib.com/ I love it for various reasons. -You don't have to create an account or be a member to find out the MLA work cited entry for a source. -They initially offer for you to look up a source on-line, and they do the work for you. (REMEMBER: Sources are often published, revised, republished, or published on-line. You might search for something by its title and end up with a billion options. Just narrow it down to the correct author, publisher, translator, etcetera.) -If you like saving everything on a word document, just copy and paste the entry as soon as the site delivers it. -This site is really easy to remember: www.easybib.com. Need I say more?
 * 3) EASYBIB**