Engl 150 - Hansen
Online Research Tools
FLITE's Online Encyclopedias
As an alternative to Wikipedia FLITE Library now offers two online encyclopedia collections:
CREDO Reference (Best Bet)
Oxford Reference Online.
These sources offer hundreds of easily searched authoratative titles, use them anytime you would use Wikipedia.
Recommended Websites
Michigan Legislature Website
Biographical Resources
Biography in Context [Best Bet]
Biography Index
Daily Life Resources
Historic Daily Life
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily life : a tour through history from ancient times to present
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
- American Decades
- St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture [Electronic Resource]
Also try searching the catalog for books specific to daily life in your time period and/or geographic region. For example:
daily life and victorian England
daily life and China
daily life and nineteenth century
'20s
Books
For books and documents in the circulating collection (Main Stacks), use the Online Catalog. Search either using keyword or subject.
Journal Articles
General
Academic OneFile (Best Bet)
Controversial Topics
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Best Bet)
CQ Researcher
Facts on File (Check: Issues & Controversies)
Newspapers
Newspapers often write on current and local issues.
Access World News (Best Bet)
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers (120 Full-text Newspapers)
Lexis-Nexis Newspapers
Useful Information
i-Search Worksheet
A search worksheet used in class to track daily life and biographical information about your subject.
Research Guides
A Variety of Research Guides are available for subject searching.
Keywords
To find specific resources for your projects use a combination of these terms for searching the FLITE Library catalog and databases. Use the word "AND" to combine search terms.
Internet Evaluation
There are many webpages on
the Internet which seem to provide quality information, but be aware
that many provide less than valuable or credible information. Check out these websites for some real examples.
Citation Information
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. FLITE provides a
Plagiarism and Citation guide to help you learn more about this
important topic. The tutorials and accompanying quizzes can help you
determine what constitutes plagiarism.
The following links provide detailed information on using APA citation style:
Citation Style Guide: APA (PDF)
APA List of References
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the APA format.
New--Electronic Resources in APA format
Copies of the full-length APA manual (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed.) are found in the Ready Reference section on Floor 1 of the library near the Oval Information Desk.
Research Help
Librarians are available to help answer research questions and provide other library assistance. You can find librarians at
the Oval Information Desk located on the First Floor of FLITE, by phone at 231-591-3602,
by email (netref at (@) ferris.edu),
or via chat http://www.ferris.edu/library/reference/helppagechat.html.
More information is available at FLITE help.
Make an appointment for a research consultation with a librarian - one-on-one personal library help for any course.
Contact: Mari Kermit-Canfield / Email / Phone: 231-591-3636 / Office: FLITE 140G
Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the Oval Information Desk and ask for help any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.
Last update: March 3rd, 2011