CO150 - College Composition: Home
Before you come to the library
"Where do I Start?" Tutorial
Work through this tutorial before coming to the library session. Concentrate on the 'Begin Research,' 'Knowledge Cycle,' and 'Find Articles' sections.
Write Down Your Research Topic
Come prepared with a topic so you can get started with your research right away! Write it down or use this worksheet to get started: http://bit.ly/co150-research-topic
Goals of the CO150 Library Research Orientation
- To recognize how & where to get research assistance
- To introduce (or reinforce) the distinctions between popular & scholarly sources
- To be introduced to the library database, Academic Search Premier
- To learn search strategies and techniques
- Generating and discovering new search terms
- Combining search terms with AND, OR, and NOT
- Using truncation *
CO150 Handout & Worksheets
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Flowchart - Is it a scholarly article?Adapted, with permission, from the librarians at Radford University: http://libguides.radford.edu/Scholarly
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Research Topic Worksheet - this can help you narrow a topicA downloadable Google Doc version of this is available here: http://bit.ly/co150-research-topic
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Library Services and Announcements
Location: Johnson Hall, Room 119
Email: writing@colostate.edu
Phone Number: (970) 491-0222
Spring 2015 Writing Center Hours
Johnson Hall Room 119D (Through Room 223)
Monday - Thursday: 10am-4pm
Friday: 10am-1pm
Morgan Library Room 173
Sunday - Thursday: 6pm-8pm
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