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1. When should you narrow your research topic?

    You can find a single book about it.
    Another person has a different perspective.
    There is not enough room in your notebook for a big topic.
    It is  too big/complex to cover in the length of a project,
 

2. When using an encyclopedia:

    There is only one volume and heading that you need to use.
    You many need to try looking up differend headings and subheadings.
    You are using children's sources - don't use encyclopedias..
    You will find everything you need - there are not other books in the reference section.
 

3. Plagiarism is:

    ITaking someone else's words and making them your own.
    Copying and it is wrong.
    Can be avoided by paraphrasing in your own words and citing sources of information and ideas.
    All of the above.
 

4. "Periodicals" refers to:

    Newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, and print resources that are released on a schedule (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, etc...
    The days you are scheduled to use the library and see a reference librarian.
    They way some people choose to work in the library, stopping by and doing a little each day.
    A section of the library where you read for fun, but there is nothing there to help you research.
 

5. Ways to "narrow" an Internet or database search, so you get a manageable number of on-topic resources, includes:

    Just using the top 25 results you find - the "hits" after that are usually not as good anyhow.
    Using "meta search engines" that send your keyword search through dozens of different search engines at the same time.
    Be specific with search terms, and link terms together to create "search strings" - usually by putting them in quotes.  Always look at the "advanced" search setting options in search tools too.
    Only looking at websites that end in .edu - other Webs never have good information for research.



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