1. Research
Pro Tips

2. Research Pro Tips:

3. Wikipedia is a
resource,
not a source

4. Contents Box =
Outline of Topic,
Possible Narrower
Topics

5. Scroll to the bottom
for References &
Further Reading
(Then go find them for yourself]
[EXAMPLE]

6. Research Pro Tips:
Reference Books

7. Use reference
books to get
background info

8. Search the Virtual
Reference Shelf
by term or subject

9. Browse print
reference by
subject
[EXAMPLE]

10. Research Pro Tips:

11. Use concise search
terms connected
with “AND”
[prisons AND mental health]

12. Use the “Cited by”
and
“Related Articles”
links

13. Discover books &
articles in Google
Scholar, locate them
at the library
[EXAMPLE]

14. Research Pro Tips:
Library Databases

15. Choose a database
on the library
homepage
[libguides.montevallo.edu → Resources →
Databases → Databases by Subject]
OR
Start with Academic Search Premiere

16. Use concise search
terms connected
with “AND”
[prisons AND mental health]

17. Don’t be afraid to
refine and narrow
your search
[EXAMPLE]

18. Research Pro Tips:
Social Media

19. Choose people or
organizations related
to your topic and
search for them on
social media.

20. Let the information
come to you

21. Participate in the
conversation
[EXAMPLE]

22. Your Turn!
1 Find your group’s slide
2Follow the steps
3Share with the class (design your own slides for your informal talk!)

23. Team Wikipedia
Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_of_women
-Provide a (very) brief summary of the article.
-How credible is this article? Give at least three specific reasons for your evaluation.
-Search for another good source on a related topic on Wikipedia (remember to use the pro tips). Post it
here and be prepared to show the class how you found it.
-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.

24. Team Reference Books
Go to: libguides.montevallo.edu → Resources → Virtual Reference Shelf →
Political Science Reference Sources → Oxford Guide to the US Government. Search for “trials”
-Provide a (very) brief summary of the article.
-How credible is this article? Give three specific reasons for your evaluation.
-Search for another good source in a PRINT reference book (remember to use the pro tips). Be
prepared to show the class how you found it.
-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.

25. Team Google Scholar
Search for: People, Places, and Things: How Female Ex-Prisoners Negotiate Their Neighborhood
Context in http://scholar.google.com/
-Provide a (very) brief summary of the article.
-How credible is this article? Give three specific reasons for your evaluation.
-Search for another good source about women in prison on Google Scholar (remember to use the pro
tips). Post it here and be prepared to show the class how you found it.
-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.

26. Team Library Databases
Article from Academic Search Premiere
http://ezproxy.montevallo.edu:2053/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=82211994&site=ehost-live
-Provide a (very) brief summary of the article.
-How credible is this article? Give three specific reasons for your evaluation.
-Search for another good source about women in prison in a library database (remember to use the pro
tips). Post it here and be prepared to show the class how you found it.
-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.

27. Team Social Media
http://www.pinterest.com/wpanyc/
-Provide a (very) brief summary of the resource.
-How credible is this resource? Give three specific reasons for your evaluation.
-Search for another good source about women in prison on a social media platform (remember to use
the pro tips). Post it here and be prepared to show the class how you found it.
-Provide a correct APA citation for the source and be prepared to walk the class through it.