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UNIV 495 Fall 2012

What words do you associate with RESEARCH?

Wordle Created from 2012 Survey of HNRS 110 Students

Every discipline has unique approaches to research

“How Science Works: The Flowchart."Understanding Science. University of California Museum of Paleontology , 6 Sept. 2012. <http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/scienceflowchart>

"Writing in Art and Design." Language and Learning Online. Monash University, 27 Feb. 2007. Web. 6 Sept. 2012. <http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/artdesign>

Wheeldon, Johannes, and Mauri Ahlberg. Visualizing social science research: maps, methods, & meaning. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2012.

HOWEVER…There are commonalities among the disciplines when conducting research.

“An Overview of the Research Process.” New College: Guide to Research and Writing. Arizona State University. 2010. Web. 24 Sept. 2012.

Getting Help

WHO’S YOUR LIAISON?

InfoGuideshttp://infoguides.gmu.edu

http://library.gmu.edu/help

Step 1: E-Journal Finder or Mason LinkAccess to 60,000 journals online

Step 2: Library Catalog11,000 in print subscriptions in Fenwick Library

Step 3: WRLC Consortium Loan Service Delivery among partner Universities

Step 4: Interlibrary LoanDelivery from libraries nationwide (possibly beyond)

How to Get It:

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What is Zotero?

• Citation Management Software

• What does that mean?

• Go to zotero.org & DOWNLOAD

How Do You “Get” the Citations?

There are two ways:

1. Capture a citation (book, article, website)

2. Enter a citation yourself

What else does it do?In-Text Citations &

Bibliography

• Word or OpenOffice

• Insert your citations & create a

bibliography

– APA

–MLA

– Chicago

Get Help

• Workshops: http://gmu.libcal.com

• Library staff

– Chris Magee: 703-993-2247, [email protected]

– Allison O’Connor: 703-993-9055,

[email protected]

• Tutorials

• InfoGuide: http://

infoguides.gmu.edu/citationmanageme

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