English 1000, sec 98, (McCaffrey)

Contact name:  McCaffrey, Kimberly Anne

Contact email:   McCaffreyK@missouri.edu

Number of Students:      20

Section Number:              98

Library Assignment Description: My students are writing an exploratory research paper about a social problem.  They'll pick a broad topic (choices include prescription drug abuse, childhood obesity, social media misuse, campus safety, climate change) and narrow it down to a specific question they can explore to raise others' awareness about the problem.

Preferred Date and Time:             April-05 at 1:00 PM

Individual Class Selections

                5 mins   Introduction & Conclusion

                10 mins Research Strategy

                10 mins MERLIN Library Catalog Basics

                15 mins Searching Databases Basics:

                5 mins   Search & Find (Summon) for Articles and Books

                5 mins   Popular vs. Scholarly Sources

Total Estimated time for session: 50 minutes.