Thigpen+Research+Activity+1

= **I. ONLINE DATABASES** = ===‍ ‍ A. INFOhio (check the yellow bookmark for the username/password if using from home, or fill out this online form) === = **II. BOOKS** = === Use the ** online catalog ** to look for books on your topic in our library OR use iSearch to look for books as well as database articles. ===
 * == iSearch ==
 * Searches all INFOhio databases as well as our very own library collection
 * Different tabs at the top of the page result in different types of sources:
 * My Library (books, ebooks, digital videos, videos, DVDs in our own library)
 * Basic Sources (magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journal articles with a lower reading level)
 * Advanced Sources ( magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journal articles with a higher reading level; includes "research starters" which are great for providing background information on any topic)
 * Basic Encyclopedias (encyclopedia articles with a lower reading level)
 * Advanced Encyclopedias (encyclopedia articles with a higher reading level; includes "research starters" which are great for providing background information on any topic)
 * STEM (science related articles, videos, and diagrams)
 * Limit results on the left side of your screen (for example, format, type of material, reading level, subject, date, etc.)
 * To find the citations for the articles, click on the white icon labeled "Export" on the right side of the article. Choose "Direct Export to EasyBib" (the last one on the list). Click on the "Import" button. If you are logged into EasyBib with your project open, the citation will show up in your list of sources.

= **III. WEBSITES** = = A. Use the ** ABCs of website evaluation ** : = ==** Beware: Wikipedia is easily edited, and should NEVER be cited in scholarly assignments. You can get background information from Wikipedia, but use the links at the bottom of the Wikipedia page to take you to more reliable, authentic sites. **==
 * ** A = authority **, ** accuracy ** (who is the author and what authority does he/she have to be writing anything on the subject? How accurate does it look? Are there typos or spelling mistakes?)
 * ** B = bias ** (is the author trying to convince you of something or persuade you to believe something, only giving one side of the story?)
 * ** C = currency ** (how recent is the information? Can we trust it to be accurate when information changes so quickly these days?)

= **IV. CITING YOUR SOURCES** =

** A. Create an EasyBib account **
> ==** B. Click on the Bibliography link in your project to start creating citations. **== == If you're citing Websites: == == If you're citing Books: ==
 * Students and teachers who have never signed up before can register at https://edu.easybib.com/auth/coupon
 * The coupon code for Finneytown High School is: **FinnehsOH**
 * You'll need to give a first name, last name, school email address, create a password ( ** MAKE IT ONE THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER, LIKE YOUR STUDENT ID # ** ), and confirm your password. Choose your position (student) and grade from the drop down menus.
 * Once you're logged in, you can create a project. Give it a title and make sure that you choose MLA 8 style.
 * At the top of the search box, choose the Website tab.
 * Copy & paste the URL (web address) in the search box and click "cite this."
 * If EasyBib recognizes the website, it will fill in the boxes for you.
 * Double check each of the boxes to make sure they've entered the correct information. Change or add anything that needs to be changed or added, especially website title/article title, author, and date of website publication.
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation."
 * If EasyBib does NOT recognize the website, you will need to fill in the boxes manually.
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks, but ignore the ones you can't fill.
 * For author & date, look at the top and the bottom of the page to see if you can find that information. If there's not a specific date, you can use the date that's usually at the bottom of the page with a copyright symbol beside it. For example, if you see ©2006-2012, put 2012 in the year box for the date.
 * When finished, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation."
 * At the top of the search box, choose the Book tab.
 * Type the title of the book in the search box and click "cite this."
 * If EasyBib recognizes the title, it will show a list of books and authors with publishers and publication dates. Look for the correct one. If you are not sure which book is yours, you can click on the title and it will show you a picture of the cover. That should help. Look carefully at publication dates because sometimes that is the only difference between 2 very similar books.
 * Once you have found the right one, click on "Select" and it will fill in the boxes for you.
 * Double check each of the boxes to make sure they've entered the correct information. Change or add anything that needs to be changed or added.
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation."
 * If EasyBib does NOT recognize the title, you will need to fill in the boxes manually.
 * Do your best to fill in all of the blanks, but leave the ones you can't fill blank.
 * The publisher should be listed at the bottom of the title page. If not, it is listed on the back of the title page along with the publication date (look for the "c" with a circle around it: ©).
 * Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Citation."
 * When you have created ALL of your citations, click on "Export," and "Save to Google Docs."
 * Click "Allow" or "Deny" when Google asks to manage your docs in Drive
 * Click "Go to Google Docs" once you get the message that the doc has successfully been exported

C. Here is a sample Works Cited page: **@https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/**

 * Make sure you center the title Works Cited at the top of the page.
 * Make sure that your citations begin at the left margin. The first line of your citation will be normal, but every line after the first will need to be indented. To do this, you will need to press "enter" at the end of your first line, then press the indent button for each line after the first.
 * Make sure that your citations are in alphabetical order according to the first letter on the first line of each citation. See the example for details.
 * Make sure that you double space in between your citations.