ENG 102: Getting Started

At the beginning of your research, you may need to gather background:

• Names
• Dates
• Definitions
• Basic Points of Fact

Books, including encyclopedias and dictionaries, are often excellent sources of background information.

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Using the keywords on your concept map, search for your terms in the Parkland Library Catalog.

Search Strategies:

Below is a sample book record from the Catalog. When you find a book in the Catalog that you like:

• Click on the link beneath the book for more information, often a summary or table of contents, to see if the book will be useful to your research.  
• Click on the terms to the right of Subject (LCSH) to see a list of all the books that have been tagged with that subject heading (Example: Mass media and children).

• Click on the call number to see books that are around it on the shelf and likely on the same topic.
• You can also text yourself the call number!

Now you're ready to go to the shelves to find your books.

• All Paper books are on the second floor of the library.

• When you find a book on the shelf that seems useful to your topic, look around it for other possible resources.

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