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The Freshman Composition Library Experience
(FCLE)
**Used in conjunction with Eng 105, 107, and 108**
fcle.html |
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The FCLE is designed to provide you with basic skills
related to research & writing in the academy and focusses on the
resources you will need to produce a freshman-level research paper.
Many of you will be using either the Beacon Handbook or the Handbook
for College Research. References to chapters and page numbers to
these texts are included below.
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Resources related to your FIRST session.
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Resource Title &
URL |
Information |
Chapter and Page references
to:
B=Beacon Handbook and/or H=Handbook for
College Research, 3d edition |
| Library of Congress
Classification lcclass.html |
Why: Figure out general
subject areas within the Library. |
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Library
Catalog {LUIS}
Handout
Tutorial
Go to the Online Catalog now.
Library
of Congress Subject Headings
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Why: Using the Online
Catalog is vital to finding library materials. |
B=31d
H=Chap. 5 |
| Keyword/Boolean
Searching key.pdf |
Why: Develop keyword search skills for use in
the online catalog, databases, and internet search engines |
H=Page
39 |
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Library Research Planner OPTIONAL
[read only if you have NOT already completed a topic
selection process, or if assigned it by your teacher]
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Why: Can be used as a template whenever you need to
start the library research process. |
B=Chap. 1, 31
H=Chap. 1 |
| Finding Out About
Authors
[For ENGLISH 108 especially]
authors.html |
Why: You may need to find biographical as well as
literary criticism resources. |
B=App. D Writing
About Literature |
| Printing in the
Library printmain.html |
Why:
Different procedures for different
tasks. |
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Resources related to your SECOND session.
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Resource Title &
URL |
Information |
Chapter and Page references
to:
B=Beacon Handbook and/or H=Handbook for
College Research, 2nd edition |
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| Using Magazine Indexes
indexes.html |
Why: A basic
Library-use skill, both for print and online index use. Includes
popular/scholarly comparison chart. |
B=31c
H=Page 47+ |
| Find That Article Word
or PDF
[after you have your citation; full-text vs.
citation-only] |
Why: It's hard to know "what
to do next" sometimes |
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| Popular & Scholarly
Articles |
ISU
Tutorial |
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How to Use Ebscohost
Access Ebscohost Databases
This entry point takes you to the
database menu. The first 2 databases are automatically selected for
you and are full of information with lots of full-text:
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Why: Excellent group of general as well as specialized article and other resources
databases. |
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| ProQuest database
proquest.pdf |
Why: Good for most
topics; access to magazine, journal, newspaper citations. |
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| LexisNexis
Academic universe.pdf |
Why: Another general
topic database; primarily full-text; access to magazine, journal;
newspaper citations. |
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| Citing Electronic
Resources e_citing.pdf |
Why: A supplement to
information you may receive in your regular text; special sections
on citing from ProQuest and Academic
Universe |
B=32; App. 1 for APA
style
H=Chap. 14 for MLA; Chap. 15 for APA; Chap. 16 for
Chicago; Chap. 17 for CBE |
| New York Times Index
[print index] nyti.pdf |
Why: You have to use
the printed index to access citations to older issues |
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In addition to the online
handouts, browse the Library's Subject
Database listings for
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Webpage |
Why |
| Multi-topic Databases |
Why: You'll often use the
resources listed here. |
| Biographical |
Why: If you ever need
Biographical info, this is a good starting point. |
| Newspaper Databases
See also Newspaper Web Sites at newspaper.html
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Why: You often need to find
recent information on current events.
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| Literature and Language |
Why: These are online databases
that are the equivalent of reference books; not 'findable' on the
net. |
| Reference Sources http://panther.indstate.edu/ereftype.asp
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Why: In case you take more English
courses, but also good as an example of the many subject areas
searchable online. |
Especially Useful
Categories: |
- Encyclopedias, including the Encyclopedia
- Dictionaries
- Statistics
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OverallObjectives
Individual objectives may be de-emphasized or emphasized,
based on the individual teacher's
requirements |
- Students will learn how to use online resources to help them
CHOOSE -or- REFINE a topic for a traditional
freshman comp research paper, and by extrapolation, learn how to ‘find
out more’ about any topic of interest
- Students will learn how to select and use the best online and
traditional resources to support their topics
- Resources will include
- Traditional reference books
- Online reference resources
- The Online Catalog [LUIS]
- Indexes to Articles (citation only, full-text, full-text &
citation, articles only, various publication types
- Specialized Library departments: TMMM & Government
Documents, with media, print & online resources.
- Students will develop a strategy/PROCESS and a timeline for
completing the research component of the process (Library Research
Planner)
- Students will learn the difference between web/Internet-based
resources (such as databases) and Internet sites reached by Search
Engines
- Students will learn how to evaluate Internet sites (primarily) and
how to establish the authority of print resources (secondarily) [related
to achieving critical thinking skills]
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