State Research Part 1 Types of resources Bibliographic

State Research Part 1 §Types of resources §Bibliographic information §Plagiarism §Paraphrasing State Research 1

Reliable Sources (p. 470) Accuracy ¡ Verification ¡ Unbiased ¡ Current ¡ Relevant ¡ State Research 2

Print Resources ¡Most State book are found in the 970’s section because it is part of history ¡Some information can be found in an Atlas which is in the 910’s section ¡If your state is Georgia, your book might be found in the GA (Georgia) section still in the 970’s State Research 3

Print Resources ¡Multivolume resources (sets of books such as an encyclopedia) l. Arranged alphabetically (by State) l. Arranged chronologically (by year) ¡Most Resources have an index so that you can find what you are looking for easier State Research 4

Print Resources Sample index entry Birds, 115; state, 108, 109 State Research 5

Online Resources ¡ Cobb Virtual Library l 3 Online Encyclopedias l. Net. Trekker l. Culture Grams (States Edition) l. State websites State Research 6

How to get to Cobb Virtual Library (CVL) On Destiny’s home page, there is a link on the right side for the Cobb Virtual Library Way #1 State Research 7

Cobb Virtual Library State Research Now you have a place where many resources are at your fingertips. 8

Three Online Encyclopedias State Research 9

Two Web Search Engines State Research 10

Three Special Topic Sites You can use Cobb Virtual Library at home and at school just for being a student in Cobb County! State Research 11

Culture Grams State Research 12

Culture Grams State Research 13

Online Resources State Government Links http: //www. usa. gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories. shtml State Research 14

Bibliographic Information When doing research and writing a report, it is important to show where you got your information. This is called a bibliography or works cited. State Research 15

Bibliographic Information Basic information needed for bibliography: §Title of book §Author’s name §Name of publishing company §Place of publication §Copyright date State Research 16

Format for Bibliographic Information 17

Name of a series of books Title page of book Title of book Author Publishing company Place of publication State Research 18

Back of the title page Copyright date State Research 19

Title page of the book Name of a series of books Title of book Author Place of publication Publishing Company State Research 20

Copyright Date State Research 21

Bibliographic Information needed for citing online resources: §Author (if given) §Title of article/web page §URL (web address) §Date of document State Research 22

Bibliographic Information Many online resources will tell you how to cite the source. State Research 23

Click on Generate Citation to get written citation State Research 24

Culture Grams State Research 25

World Book Advanced-Citations State Research 26

World Book Advanced-Citations State Research 27

World Book Advanced-Citations State Research 28

World Book Advanced-Citations State Research 29

Why Citations? To Avoid Plagiarism “If you present someone else’s words, ideas, opinions, or research as your own, then you are guilty of plagiarism” (Readers Journey p. 472). ¡ Equivalent to stealing or cheating ¡ State Research 30

Paraphrasing Let’s look at page 282 in your Reader’s Journey Book ¡ Key Words: emphasize, identify, and restate ¡ Complete page 283 and discuss ¡ Homework: Pages 284 -285 ¡ State Research 31

State Research-Review §Types of resources §Print resources §Use index §Online resources §Use Cobb Virtual Library or state websites State Research 32

State Research-Review §Bibliographic information §Title §Author §Publishing company §Place of publication §Copyright date State Research 33

State Research-Review §Plagiarism §Paraphrasing State Research 34

State Research Questions State Research 35