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Resources to help in Tracy Webb's ENGLISH 250 course
Last Updated: Apr 17, 2013 URL: http://ferris.libguides.com/content.php?pid=433511 Print Guide RSS UpdatesEmail AlertsShareThis

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Welcome

Welcome to FLITE's help page for ENGL 250.  You will find a wealth of resources for working with your research for this class and for many other classes to come.

 

General Research Help

Librarians are available to help answer research questions and provide other library assistance.

  • Help Desk in FLITE
    You can find librarians at the Oval Information Desk located on the First Floor of FLITE.
  • Phone
    231-591-3602
  • Email
    netref@ferris.edu
  • Online Chat
  • Research Consultation
    Personal appointment with a subject librarian to get one-on-one assistance for the project of your choice.
 

Where to start

FLITE has a number of choices for those times when Wikipedia just won't cut it as you learn more about your topic.

image of a compass

Calsidyrose. (2010). Compass Study [photo]. CC. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calsidyrose/4925267732/

You can look in CREDO Reference, which covers topics just like Wikipedia, and then move on to databases.

Please take the following Library Research Skills Assessment to see how much you have learned over this semester:

FLITE Library Survey
 

Combining your keywords

Suggestions to help you search:

  • Combine key nouns/short phrases of your search with AND or OR.
    Example: Instead of searching Facebook social networking try searching Facebook AND social networking.
    (See video below)

  • Come up with synonyms.
    Example: If you can't find anything for dating, try human courtship.
     
  • Need peer-reviewed journal articles? On the results screen, click on the Peer-Reviewed Journals tab
     
  • Spelling! Remember that computers are picky about it. A single misspelled word can mean the difference between great results and no results at all.
    Need to check your spelling?
     
  • Ask for help.
    All the librarians in FLITE were hired to make your life easier. We can't do that unless you bring us your questions.
     
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