Research Finding

Week 5 Assignment: Online Library Exercise and Annotated Bibliography Description. The assignment will help the student begin to identify research questions. In addition the strategies to answer the question from the week 3 assignment. Part 1: Go to the APUS Online Library and watch the following videos. Navigating Your APUS Library Get to Know Your Trefry Library refry Library Tour | 2:58Take a quick navigational tour of your Library. Defining the Library An interactive glossary of terms commonly used in the library Research Finding Books Using a Primo Search. Learn how to use Primo to find books for your research. Finding Articles Using a Primo Search. Learn how to tailor your Primo search using filters, how to access full-text, and how to save resources for later use. Finding Articles Using Subscription Databases |3:3

Further Description

Further learn how to find and choose the best database to search for relevant research on your topic. Finding Journals Using a Primo Search | 2:30Learn how to track down a specific journal or full text to a specific article. Finding Scholarly Resources Using Google Scholar | 2:14Learn how to use Google Scholar to find scholarly resources on the open web. Search World Cat | 0:59Learn how to search for books (and more!) in libraries near you. Subject Specific Research Researching Federal Legislation Using Congress.gov | 4:31GIS for Public Policy. Consequently this is an introductory video that discusses how GIS (geographic Information Systems) can be used in the field of Public Policy.

Introduction to Nexis Uni | 6:09Legal Writing and Citing Resources. Part 2: Annotated Bibliography Using the library, further locate two articles from journals of interest (eg. American Journal of Public Health) germane to your research project due in week 8. Complete the Annotated Bibliographies for two scholarly sources. This is a formal bibliography that includes citations of sources with summary and evaluation information for each source. The emphasis is on finding accurate, reliable sources and providing a clear summary and further evaluation for each source. Finally please see attached for examples on how to complete the Annotated Bibliography.

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