A PPT to support BIO 112 at BCC.

1. Library Instruction Session
Liza Palmer, Librarian

2.  BIO 112 Paper Assignment
 Requirements
 Library Instruction Assessment Project
 Permission Sheet
 Online Databases
 ScienceDirect Accounts
 Searching ScienceDirect
 Searching NC LIVE
 Searching Gale
 Using & Citing Research
 Why We Research
 Avoiding Plagiarism
 MLA 7th Edition Style
 Questions & Contact Information

4. 4-6 double-spaced pages
12-point font
1-inch margins
MLA (7th edition) or a similar style
At least 2 of your references must be:
 Cited
 Relevant
 Peer reviewed
 From a scientific journal

5. BIO 112 (Kleber) students have been selected for this
project
“The assessment aims to determine the effectiveness of
library instruction, targeting student use of scholarly
resources and the proper citation of resources.”
This project will help us:
 Quantify how effective our library instruction program currently is
 Identify areas of improvement
 Report to accrediting personnel and library colleagues

6. Read Permission Sheet aloud
Pass the Permission Sheet around
Please print, sign, and date your name if you agree to
participate in the Library Instruction Assessment Project
Note that you can opt out at any time, even after you have
signed the Permission Sheet
BCC Library thanks you for your assistance with and
support of this project!

8.  Please wait and listen to all instructions before signing up for your account on
your device – the process is involved and must be followed precisely to work!
 If you have set up an a ScienceDirect account already, please use the “forgot
password” function to unlock your account
 ScienceDirect handouts
 Visit: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/register
 Use your unique, one-time-use temporary registration ID and password as the key to
setting up your permanent account
 We recommend using a personal email account so that you can maintain access to this
resource even after you graduate from BCC!
 Please contact BCC Library if you experience any account problems!

9.  Visit: http://www.sciencedirect.com/
 Log in using your new account (this is key to accessing the full text
for articles!)
 Click on “Advanced search”
 Use essential keywords separated by Boolean search operators
(AND, OR, NOT)
 Try entering search terms in “Title, abstract, or keywords” field to
find more relevant results
 Check “Research articles” under “Article types”
 Download PDFs and save to a flash drive or email to yourself

10.  Visit: http://brunswickcc.libguides.com/
 Click on “A-Z Database List” or BIO 112 guide (http://brunswickcc.libguides.com/bio112)
 NC LIVE databases will be identified by (NC LIVE) in descriptions – the NC LIVE home
password will be needed if accessing from off campus
 Click on the NC LIVE database you want to search
 Click on “Advanced Search”
 Use essential keywords separated by Boolean search operators (AND, OR, NOT)
 Try selecting “Anywhere except full text” in the dropdown menu to find more relevant
results
 Select filters (like “Full text” and “Peer reviewed”) as needed
 Cite, Email, Print, and/or Save

11.  Visit: http://brunswickcc.libguides.com/az.php?v=79363
 Gale databases will be identified by (Gale) in descriptions – the Gale home
password will be needed if accessing from off campus
 Click on the Gale database you want to search
 Click on “Advanced”
 Use essential keywords separated by Boolean search operators (AND, OR,
NOT)
 Select filters (like “Full Text” and “Peer Reviewed Journals”) as needed
 Select “Report” under the “by document type” dropdown menu
 Listen and/or Translate Article, if needed
 Citation Tools, Send to Google Drive, Print, E-mail, and/or Download

13.  Support, Credibility, Authority
 Preemptively address critics of your argument by supporting every claim you make
 Bring backup – stand on the shoulders of others to make a successful argument
 Your default response when reading anything – particularly your own work – should be:
 “Says who?”
 Respect
 Acknowledge the trailblazing work of others who have come before you
 Point your readers to that work
 Fairness
 Research every possible side to each issue or topic so that your argument is well
balanced
 Any other reasons?

14. “When you use someone else’s words – phrases, sentences,
and paragraphs – in your work, you must enclose them in
quotation marks and give the writer credit by citing your
source appropriately” (288)
“When you use someone else’s ideas in your work, you
must cite the source” (288)
“When you use someone else’s original research in your
work, you must cite that source” (288)
From Laura Brown, How to Write Anything

15.  Start your research and writing early
 If you procrastinate, better to talk to your instructor and ask for an extension
than plagiarize
 Make clear notes
 Identify “your ideas” (75)
 Identify “your summaries of others’ material” (75)
 Identify direct quotes (75)
 From MLA Handbook (6th ed.)
 Use a consistent citation style (MLA 7th edition recommended)
 Take advantage of “cite” features in library databases and in Word
 Double-check all citations and references before turning your paper
in

16. Chapter 6 of 7th edition – Citing Sources
Parenthetical references in text (as opposed
to endnotes or footnotes)
Used when PARAPHRASING and when
DIRECTLY QUOTING
Must clearly point to works listed in bibliography
or works cited page

17. Use following format
 (author name page number)
Direct relation between your text and the parenthetical
reference – no need to duplicate information
Place the parenthetical reference where a pause would
naturally occur
If it occurs at the end of your sentence, the period comes
after the parenthetical reference

18.  Examples from handbook
 Tannen has argued his point (178-85).
 This point has already been argued (Tannen 178-85).
 Others, like Jakobson and Waugh (210-15), hold the opposite point of view.
 Others hold the opposite point of view (e.g., Jakobson and Waugh 210-15).
 It may be true, as Robertson maintains, that “in the appreciation of medieval
art the attitude of the observer is of primary importance…” (136).
 It may be true that “in the appreciation of art the attitude of the observer is of
primary importance…” (Robertson 136).

19.  Chapter 3 of 7th edition (start page 92) – Quotations
 Punctuation
 If the quote is formally introduced, use a colon
 If the quote is integrated into a sentence, use a comma or nothing
 Use double quotation marks for main quotes
 Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes
 Short quotes vs. long quotes
 If quote is more than four lines long, offset it
 Maintain double spacing
 Indent 10 spaces (2 tabs in Word) from left margin
 Do not use quotation marks
 In this instance, the period will come before the parenthetical reference

20.  Ellipsis
 . . . (“three periods with a space before each and a space after the last”)
 Use when deleting words or truncating quotes
 Be fair to the original work (do not pervert its meaning)
 But also pay attention to the “grammatical integrity of your work”
 If the ellipsis is at the end of your sentence, use four periods
 Adding/Altering words
 Place new word or words in brackets []
 This signals to your reader that you have made a change to the source text
 [sic]
 Use when there is an error in the original source text that you have had to reproduce

21. Chapter 5 of 7th edition – Works Cited Page
ALWAYS credit works that have directly or indirectly
influenced your work or paper
“Works Cited Page”
 Only list works that you have parenthetical references to in your
paper text
“Works Consulted Page” or “Bibliography”
 Acknowledge influence of a work, whether you have directly
quoted from or paraphrased it or not

22. Format
 Alphabetize by author’s last name (or by title of work, if no author)
 Use letter-by-letter system (not word-by-word)
 Descartes, Rene
 De Sica, Vittorio
 Begin at left margin
 If the citation goes onto a second line, indent the second line by five spaces
(hanging indent)
 Ctrl + T in Word
 Double space within and between entries
 Italicize (journal, book, etc.) titles – no underlining anymore

23. Scholarly Periodical
Format
Author’s name. “Title of the article.” Publication
information.
Example
Martin, Jodie, and Norman Owen-Smith. “Habitat
Selectivity Influences the Reactive Responses of African
Ungulates to Encounters with Lions.” Animal Behaviour
116 (2016): 163-70. Print.

24. Scholarly Periodical from a Database
Example
Lewis, J.C.M., et al. “Comparison of Tiletamine and
Zolazepam Pharmacokinetics in Tigers (Panthera
tigris) and Leopards (Panthera pardus): Do
Species Differences Account for Adverse Effects in
Tigers?” The Veterinary Journal 201.3 (2014):
302-6. ScienceDirect. Web. 30 Aug. 2017.

25. No Information Available
Use these abbreviations
n.p. No place of publication given
n.p. No publisher given
n.d. No date of publication given
n. pag. No pagination given
Punctuate accordingly to differentiate

26. Recommended Tools
NCSU Citation Builder (select MLA 7 from
dropdown menu)
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbu
ilder.php
Capitalize My Title
https://capitalizemytitle.com/
Purdue OWL
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

27. Remember the library staff is here to help!
As needed, please:
 Visit
 Call
 910-755-7331
 1-800-754-1050 ext. 7331
 Email
 liza00137@brunswickcc.edu
 Chat 24/7 via Chatstaff
Thanks for your time!