These books have readings we will use in class. They are available in the library.
Psychology by 
Half and Half by For more practice, you can find the following books in the library.
Understanding and Using English Grammar by 
Clear Speech: Student's Book by 
Inside Reading - The Academic Word List in Context by Any time your work contains or refers to someone else's ideas, words, images, media, or sounds you need to include a citation.
1. In-text citations should be inserted at the point of use in your assignment and indicate that the information you just presented came from a source other than your own brain or common knowledge.
2. A Works Cited or References section should be included at the end of your assignment.
3. In Works Cited / References, list all the works you referred to with in-text citations in the body of your assignment.
4. There are many citation styles, each with it's own precise formatting. The most popular at Clark are MLA and APA.
Guides from Clark College Libraries and other sources:
The essential things you need to know ... MLA survival style!
Encyclopedia articles from hundreds of subject-specific encyclopedias and reference books, hand-picked by Clark Librarians.
Articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers for all academic disciplines.
Articles from academic journals, popular magazines, and newspapers.
Weekly articles focusing in-depth on a single "hot topic" issue.
Also called peer-reviewed or academic
Reading articles that are "above our heads" is one way that we learn and grow as scholars. Don't be afraid to tackle a "hard" article. You'll be surprised at what you can do!
Here's a more introductory-level option for reading a scientific paper:
1. Take a first pass over the article
2. If the article looks like something you might want to use, put it aside for a day or so.
3. Read the article again, following the steps above, but this time use your favorite methods for active reading:
4. You may need to read an article three or four (or more) times, but that's OK! The secret is to give yourself enough time to read, re-read, and absorb the information.
5. Your instructor or a librarian are happy to help you interpret articles.
Keywords are the words you use to search. They're what you enter into the search box of a search tool, such as Google or a Library database like ProQuest.
Databases such as the ones you will be using for your classes provide better results if you use three strategies for entering your keywords, or search terms.
Tip #1: Use AND and OR
Separate words and phrases with the word and, like this: texts and teens and driving
Use and when you want to narrow a search
Use or to link synonyms: texts and (teens or adolescents) and driving
Notice that when you use or, you also use parenthesis around the words you're connecting (that's important!)
Use or when you want to expand a search.
Use the asterisk (shift + 8) to truncate words. Truncating means that you put an * at the end of the root word.
text -- looks only for the word text
text* -- looks for text, texts, texting
More examples
Tip #3: Use Quotation Marks
Use quotation marks around common phrases. Quotation marks will keep your words "stuck" together.
(Source: Database Search Tips: Quick Search Tips)
Briefly defined, plagiarism is using the work of someone else without giving credit. The consequences of plagiarism can be severe, but it's easy to avoid plagiarism if you take time to learn the rules.
If you know how to avoid plagiarism, you can set up good research habits that include:
Is a source worth your time and energy? Is it appropriate for your needs? Here is a way to evaluate all types of sources.
W5 = Who, What, When, Where, Why
W3 = World Wide Web (www)
Who is responsible for the site?
What kind of site is it?
When was the site created?
Where can you find more information?
Why is this site here?
