English III Research Guide
Frederick & Smith
Primary Databases
Boolean Operators
MLA Style Guides
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MLA Formatting Guide - For manually creating citations.
In-Text Citations - Help with how to use in-text citations correctly.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide - For all requirements/guidelines.
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"AND" helps narrow the search: Requires both terms to be in each item returned. If one term is contained in the document and the other is not, the item is not included in the resulting list.
"OR" broadens the search: Either term (or both) will be in the returned document.
"NOT" focuses the search: The first term is searched, then any records containing the term after the operators are subtracted from the results.
( ) or " " enclose search strategies that will customize your results.
Presentation Slides
GALE General OneFile - Access articles ideal for research papers and projects.
Black Life in America - Explore the experiences and impact of African Americans in the U.S. through Newspaper articles.
African American History Database - 500 years of documentation about African American History.
Google Scholar - Includes journals, dissertations, technical reports, and other scholarly literature.
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Source Credibility
CRAAP Method
Currency - When was it written?
Relevance - Why are you reading it?
Authority - Who is the author? Are they credible?
Accuracy - Has the author used multiple sources?
Purpose - What is the purpose and is their bias?