The Essential Workbook for Library and Internet Research Skills

by Klein, Brock; Hunt, Matthew; Lee, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780072297041
• ISBN10: 0072297042
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT

Summary

This workbook helps intermediate to low-advanced ESOL students become more familiar with the library and the Internet. Using this workbook, students learn how to locate source materials and how to use them properly in the writing they do for their classes.The activities in this workbook are truly "hands-on" - students learn how to use the library and the Internet by completing stimulating, interactive activities. At the end of the workbook, students synthesize the research skills they have gained in previous chapters by writing a culminating essay.

Table of Contents

Getting Started at the Library	1	(40)
Introduction	2	(2)
Overview	4	(3)
Author Search	7	(6)
Call Numbers	13	(4)
Title Search	17	(3)
Subject Search	20	(7)
Searching for Periodicals	27	(2)
The References Section	29	(4)
Library Activities	33	(3)
Culminating Activities	36	(5)
Using Sources Successfully	41	(48)
Introduction	42	(1)
Quotation	42	(5)
Citation	47	(4)
Paraphrase	51	(7)
Avoiding Plagiarism	58	(3)
Summarizing	61	(10)
Homework Activities	71	(2)
Summarizing Activities	73	(5)
Culminating Activities	78	(11)
Using The Internet for Research	89	(27)
Introduction	90	(2)
Internet Basics	92	(10)
Online Periodicals	102	(2)
Internet Cautions	104	(1)
Evaluating Internet Sites	105	(2)
Citing Sites	107	(1)
Conclusions	108	(1)
Internet Activities	109	(4)
Culminating Activities	113	(3)
Putting It All Together: Using Research in Writing	116	(20)
Introduction	117	(1)
The Argumentative Essay	117	(7)
Finding Support for Your Arguments	124	(4)
A Sample Essay	128	(5)
Homework Activities	133	(1)
Argumentative Essay Checklist	134	(2)
Appendix 1: Quotation Guidelines	136	(3)
Appendix 2: Verb Tense in Summaries	139