Your Research Passport
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Your Research Passport is an interactive tutorial that provides students, faculty, and staff with instruction in the use of library and information resources. This tutorial is accessible to all users, including those with limited computer skills or low bandwidth access to the Internet. en-us2004-09-13T21:25:09-08:00Search Engines
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Videos Available: Searching with + or - (2.59) Searching for "Phrases" (3.09) Advanced Search Features (.54) A search engine is essentially a database that points to Web sites and Internet resources. The search engine database is compiled by means of...Searching the Webpassport_team2004-03-12T15:47:10-08:00Tips for Using Search Engines
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Videos Available: Searching with + or - (2.59) Searching for "Phrases" (3.09) Advanced Search Features (.54) Select relevant keywords The more keywords you include in a search, the smaller the amount of results that will be returned and greater the...Searching the Webpassport_team2004-03-12T15:54:24-08:00Meta Search Engines
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A Meta search engine is a search engine that searches other search engines and combines all the results. They can be useful in reducing the amount of effort spent searching multiple search engine, but they do have their down...Searching the Webpassport_team2004-03-12T16:01:17-08:00Subject Directories
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Videos Available: Subject Directory Overview (1.19) Using a subject directory to search by keyword and browse by topic (1.41) A subject directory is an Internet resource that organizes Internet resources by subjects or topics. Instead of a computer program or...Searching the Webpassport_team2004-03-17T11:08:35-08:00Invisible Web (Subject Specific Resources)
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The invisible web refers to a group of search tools, whose informational contents are generally not retrieved by any search engines, hence making it invisible to anyone who would use search engines to find it. Generally this group of information...Searching the Webpassport_team2004-03-17T11:11:04-08:00Evaluating Web Sites
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Because anyone can put information on the Internet, there is a strong possibility that the information you do find on the Internet may not be 100% accurate or true. It becomes the responsibility of the user to take the time...Searching the Webpassport_team2004-03-17T11:13:48-08:00About the Research Passport
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View Press Release Research Passport is an interactive tutorial that provides students, faculty, and staff at the Seattle Community College District, with instruction in the use of library and information resources. Although originally designed for distance learning students, this tutorial...About This Sitepassport_team2004-03-17T11:22:27-08:00The Passport Team
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Ian Chan iachan@sccd.ctc.edu Reference Librarian Seattle Central Community College Lynn Kanne lkanne@sccd.ctc.edu Reference Librarian Seattle Central Community College Pamela Wilkins pwilkins@sccd.ctc.edu Reference Librarian & Teaching and Learning Center Coordinator South Seattle Community College Jennifer Wu jwu@sccd.ctc.edu Reference Librarian North...About This Sitepassport_team2004-03-17T13:02:46-08:00Special Thanks
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This project was made possible with a curriculum development grant from Seattle Community College District Faculty Development Office....About This Sitepassport_team2004-03-17T14:19:36-08:00Finding and Viewing eBooks
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View video: eBooks (6:03) What is an eBook? eBooks (electronic books) in our library collection are electronic versions of published books. However, some eBooks are available only in electronic format. You can access full-text eBooks with a computer connected to...Finding Bookspassport_team2004-03-31T12:11:37-08:00Course Reserves
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View video: Course Reserves (1:28) You can search for course reserve materials by Instructor or by Course. Course Reserves by Instructor 1. Start at the library's homepage 2. Click on the Library Catalog link 3. Enter the first letter of...Finding Bookspassport_team2004-03-31T13:47:37-08:00E-Reserves
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View video: E-Reserves (2:12) What is e-Reserve? E-Reserves (electronic reserves) are electronic copies of course reserve materials that you can access with a computer connected to the Interent. You can access the assigned items via the library’s online catalog anytime,...Finding Bookspassport_team2004-03-31T14:08:28-08:00Using the Library Catalog to Find Books
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View videos: About the Library Catalog (1:13) Title Search (4:08) Subject Search (1:38) Author Search (1:23) Keyword Search (3:42) Most people still think of books when they hear the word “library.” Books are a special source of detailed information on...Finding Bookspassport_team2004-07-30T21:21:40-08:00Where to begin
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Research is a process. Most researchers need to seek information multiple times during a research project. Beginning a research project is a critical first step. It includes: Selecting an appropriate topic Learning something about it Collecting ideas, questions and vocabulary...Getting Startedpassport_team2004-09-11T01:18:17-08:00Choosing a Topic
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Choose a topic that: Meets the requirements and scope of the assignment Interests you and your reader Can be researched--that is, information is available Use outside sources to generate ideas, such as: Issues of your local newspaper Books on the...Getting Startedpassport_team2004-09-13T21:25:09-08:00