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BEGINNING
RESEARCH
TUTORIAL
JCHS
October 15, 2014
British
Literature
Classes
Learning Targets
Define Research.
What is GALILEO?
How to get Better Results in GALILEO?
Use Easy Bib in the research process.
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Research Defined
Search or investigate exhaustively
Librarian’s definition: a process of
investigation; examination of a subject
from different points of view.
Research is a way to educate yourself.
It is NOT: PICKING THE FIRST FEW HITS
FROM THE INTERNET.
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GALILEO What?
Stands for Georgia Library Learning Online
A portal to hundreds of databases containing articles, books, images, etc.
Why? Gives you access to subscription only information that
is not often easily available on the internet.
The GALILEO databases contain specially selected periodicals that have been reviewed by experts in the field.
The Internet is open for anyone to post information. Therefore, the information may or may not be accurate.
DISCLAIMER
Some good reference materials can be located on the Internet, particularly Google’s specialized sites. Scholar.google.com
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GALILEO
WEBSITE: www.galileo.usg.edu
VARIOUS LEVELS
PASSWORD NOT NEEDED ON CAMPUS
PASSWORD CHANGES PERIODICALLY
OFF CAMPUS PASSWORD UNTIL DECEMBER:
“RESULT”
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• TIPS FOR RESEARCHING
NARROW YOUR SEARCH TERMS
Use Keywords not phrases
Use synonyms and re-word searches
SAVE CITATION INFORMATION
KEEP NOTES ON SEARCH TERMS, SOURCE
WHEN YOU TAKE NOTES MAKE SURE YOU
ASSOCIATE THEM WITH A SOURCE!
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Recommended Databases for
this Assignment
Student Research Center
Academic Search Complete
Research Library (at ProQuest)
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Saving Your Work
Saving your citations/articles/Bibliography Management
Most of the databases have a "print", "save", and "e-mail" link. Click on the link and follow the directions.
Saving your citations to a disk, or e-mailing them to your e-mail account is a good way to keep track of where you looked. It makes it easy for you to retrieve that information for your bibliography or works cited list.
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EasyBib School Edition
Citation Generator
Note organizer
Builds Outline
Research within EasyBib
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How does EasyBib make research easier?
Citation Generation
Easily create a bibliography in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles
Export to Word or Google Docs fully formatted
Create in text citations, and tag and sort citations
Note Taking
Two systems: virtual note cards and Cornell Note taking
Create an outline
Group, tag, and associates notes with your outline and sources
Registering with IP authentication
Registering from IP authenticated school computers instantly gives you
premium feature access. Register at any point to create a premium
account, save your work, and access it from anywhere!
2. Register
and create
an account
with EasyBib
3. Or register with
an existing third
party service like
1. Click the
register link
Importing citations from databases
Select “Upload citations”
from the “All 59 options”
menu
Upload your citations to
your list. Click the tutorial
links if you need help
Direct citation export from databases
Numerous databases
support a direct export to
EasyBib, making it easy for
students to export their
citations. The number of
supported databases is
growing
Exporting your bibliography
You can export your works cited fully formatted to Word or Google
Docs. You can also copy & paste, e-mail, or create a unique URL to
give to a teacher so they can access your bibliography directly
Sharing and exporting your work is easy
Sharing your bibliographySharing your work is easy
Share your work with
team members for
group projects or your
teacher. You can invite
others from the
bibliography page or
from the Projects
screen by clicking
Share.
You can view projects
that have been shared
with you in the Shared
Projects area.
Notebook – Commenting
Click on Open Comments to
leave feedbackStudents and teachers can
easily interact. Instructors
can provide feedback and
answer questions along side
of student work.
Writing the Paper
Simply tab back to projects to open up your
paper.
EasyBib
Reminders:
1. Double-check citations for
format; easybib is not infallible.
2. Recommended sources are
collected from previous
searches, from previous
researchers—they may not
meet the requirements of your
instructor.
Questions????
Works Cited
"EasyBib: The Free Automatic Bibliography
Composer." EasyBib. N.p., n.d. Web. 15
Oct. 2014.
"GALILEO." GALILEO. N.p., n.d. Web. 15
Oct. 2014.
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