Finding Journal Articles
To find journal articles on a particular topic, it's necessary to use one or more of the databases available on the FLITE Web site. These databases cumulatively provide indexing to thousands of journal titles.
Facts On File
Time line of 1980's Top Stories from Facts on File.Historical Newspapers
Link to Historical L.A. Times-- Click "select multiple databases" to search other historical newspapers.
Suggestions to retrieve better/more results
- Search topic as both a keyword and subject
- Combine terms with AND or OR
- Set date ranges limit to a specific time
- Use quotes for phrases
More databases are sorted by subject from the Database Access page.
Please read Off Campus Database Access for information on searching from home.
Internet
Which one is the official site?
World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
Tips:
- Use government websites- Fed Stats lists all government agencies (http://www.fedstats.gov/)
- Look for citations, accreditations, and references from reputable sources such as Universities, Colleges, Hospitals-and check to make sure these organizations exist.
- Non-Profits may provide an abundance of information, but make sure it is not biased and provides all of the facts rather than opinion.
Finding Books at FLITE
For books and documents in the circulating collection (Main Stacks), use the Online Catalog. Search either using keyword or subject.
Reference Materials
- American Decades 1980-1989
REF E169.12 .A419 Y1980/89 - St. James encyclopedia of popular culture
E169.1 .S764 1999
MelCat
Use MelCat to look up books in other Michigan Libraries. MelCat items will be delivered to the circulation desk and you will receive an Email when the items arrive.
Book Locations
Research Guides
A Variety of Research Guides are available for subject searching. The PRINT guides provide resources in print at FLITE, while the WEB guides provide electronic resources available at FLITE.
Off Campus Access
Requests can be made electronically through the InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Request form.
Additional information can be found at Off Campus Database Access.
Getting the Article
If HTML or PDF full text options are available, click the link to go directly to the full text.
If full text is not an option:
Click the "Find
It", link or button;
Select red GO button.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of presenting another's work or ideas
as your own. Plagiarism is often unintentional, but it occurs whenever you use someone else's ideas
or words without giving them credit. It can be obvious - purchasing a term paper or turning
in a project done by someone else. It can be putting other's ideas into your own words. A simple rule:
do not copy text from Web pages or other sources without identifying the original author. In this description,
I am using ideas presented in the FLITE Online Tutorial called PILOT.
The tutorial provides these four
tips to avoid Plagiarism:
For more information about Plagiarism, please explore the Plagiarism webpage provided by the
Ferris State University Writing Center.
Citing Sources
Whenever you are quoting or using information from a source, you must credit or cite that source. Failure to do so is plagiarism which can lead to expulsion from the University. The following links provide information on how to use MLA:
Citation Style Guide: MLA (PDF)
MLA List of References
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the MLA format.
Copies MLA Handbook (MLA handbook for writers of research papers) are found in the Ready Reference section on Floor 1 of the library near the South Service Reference Desk.
If you have any questions about what we went over during the library
visit, Email Jodi Shepherd.
Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the South Service Desk and ask for help at any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.
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Last Update: September 11, 2006