Writing 101 (Downey)

https://libguides.ucmerced.edu/wri101-downey

Welcome! My name is Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco, and I will be hosting your class for library instruction on March 7.

Activities

Before we meet, please complete the following short tutorials:

• Identifying Scholarly and Popular Sources
• Empirical Articles

There is a quiz at the end of each -- please make sure you have completed this before our session.

I'm excited to talk more about the library!

By the end of this class you will be able to:

• find relevant research and popular articles using effective search strategies & database functionality.
• access articles through Get it at UC and/or Interlibrary Loan.
• locate ongoing assistance for your research needs.

Pathway:

1. Access Reminder

• VPN
• Get it at UC

2. Source Characteristics

• Scholarly Sources (Empirical Articles, Review Articles)
• Popular Sources

3. Searching for Scholarly Sources

• Search Strategies
  • AND/OR connectors
  • phrase searching
  • truncation
• Recommended Databases
  • Web of Science
  • PsycInfo

4. Searching for Popular Sources

• Determining the differences between popular, research, and review articles

5. Time to Search

• Exploring your own topics
• Finding scholarly (empirical, literature review)
• Finding popular source

8. Feedback & Wrap-Up

• Research assistance
• Debrief