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Why use the Hekman Library?

Why use the Hekman Library?. Efficient Effective High Quality. Where to start ?. Get background information Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!. Don’t stop here! Keep researching. Your topic is:. Not current Broad Historic. Origins and development of the hammered dulcimer

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Why use the Hekman Library?

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  1. Why use the Hekman Library? Efficient Effective High Quality

  2. Where to start? Get background information Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!

  3. Don’t stop here! Keep researching

  4. Your topic is: • Not current • Broad • Historic • Origins and development of the hammered dulcimer • Fundamentals of Rastafarianism • History of the sport of rugby

  5. Your topic is: • Current • Narrow • Specific • Damage Asian carp can do in Lake Michigan • Acroustica, a heavy metal band in Iraq and what it means to the youth there • Activities available in Grand Rapids during the winter

  6. If your topic is broad: use the Library catalog

  7. If your topic is specific: use the Research databases

  8. What database do I use?

  9. Good Research • Authoritative • Unbiased

  10. Which do you choose and when?

  11. Interdisciplinary databases to try: • ABI/Inform • Academic Onefile • JSTOR • PsycINFO • Limit results to “peer-reviewed” or scholarly journals.

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