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Why use the Hekman Library?. Efficient Effective High Quality. Where to start ?. Get background information Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!. Don’t stop here! Keep researching. Your topic is:. Not current Broad Historic. Origins and development of the hammered dulcimer - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Why use the Hekman Library?
Efficient Effective High Quality
Where to start? Get background information
Use a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA!
Don’t stop here! Keep researching
Your topic is:• Not current Broad• Historic
Origins and development of the hammered dulcimer
Fundamentals of Rastafarianism
History of the sport of rugby
Your topic is: Current Narrow Specific
Damage Asian carp can do in Lake Michigan
Acroustica, a heavy metal band in Iraq and what it means to the youth there
Activities available in Grand Rapids during the winter
If your topic is broad:use the
Library catalog
If your topic is specific:use the
Research databases
What database do I use?
Good Research
Authoritative Unbiased
Which do you choose and when?
MAGAZINE SCHOLARLY JOURNAL
Peer-reviewed
Researched
Academic
Current
Popular
Interdisciplinary databases to try:
ABI/Inform Academic Onefile JSTOR PsycINFO Limit results to “peer-reviewed” or scholarly
journals.