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Why use the Hekman Library?

Why use the Hekman Library?. Efficient Effective High Quality. Good Research is:. Authoritative Unbiased. Where to start?. Collect background information Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!. Don’t stop here! Keep researching. Your topic is:. Not current Broad Historic.

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Why use the Hekman Library?

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

  2. Good Researchis: • Authoritative • Unbiased

  3. Where to start? Collect background information Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!

  4. Don’t stop here! Keep researching

  5. Your topic is: • Not current • Broad • Historic • Benefits of classical music • History of the sport of rugby • Differences & similarities between the U.S. and Canada

  6. If your topic is broad: start with Books

  7. Your topic is: • Current • Narrow • Specific • Health properties of caffeinated water • Past 10 years of Detroit Lions history & the effect of the team on the state’s culture • Calvin’s off-campus housing policies

  8. If your topic is specific: try the Research databases

  9. What databases do I use?

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

  11. Which do you choose and when?

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