Neville C. W. Smith M.D. Memorial Learning Resource Center: Research Project Resources

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BEFORE YOU SUBMIT, RUN YOUR PAPERS THROUGH:
1 - Grammarly.com (free subscription available)
2 - Tutor.com or Brainfuse (real-time, proofreading tutor sessions available through your public library account which is accessible via a free e-card - see Other Library Databases below for more information).

General

• Pick a topic that you feel passionate about - this will drive your desire to want to learn more about it.
• All resources used must be within the last five years so your research is recent.
• Check 'Peer-Reviewed' - these articles have been reviewed by other experts in the field.

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For research support, contact your librarian at librarian@wcui.edu

Other Library Databases - Get online access 24/7 with a library card:  

The Southern California Library Cooperative includes Beverly Hills, Burbank, Glendale, Santa Monica and pretty much every public library system in LA proper (each of the library systems requires a separate cards).

Los Angeles
- After getting a Los Angeles Public Library card, you can access Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health or Health and Medicine at https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-and-homework. 
- After getting a library card from the Los Angeles County Public Library (86 branches), go to: https://lacountylibrary.org/database/.

Ontario
- Get for a library card in person from the City of Ontario Library, you can access ProQuest at https://www.ontarioca.gov/LibraryResources.
- City of San Bernardino (Four branches), visit https://www.sbpl.org/information_resources/information_databasesation_databases.asp

Phoenix
- After getting a library card from Phoneix Public Library, go to https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/browse/learning-research/a-to-z.
- Get a library card from Maricopa County District Library and go to https://my.nicheacademy.com/mcldaz to access to Academic OneFile.
- After getting a library card from Chandler Public Library, go to at https://chandlerlibrary.org/resource/

San Marcos
- San Diego County Library visit https://www.sdcl.org/elibrary/ for e-resources like Brainfuse. 

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• Look at the author's credentials for legitimacy of the source (usually under About Us). Can you verify information from other resources or a government site?
•  What is the copyright date? (scroll to the bottom of the page and look for the date next to the © symbol)
• Is the depth and breadth of the information coverage adequate?
• How biased is the information?
• Sensible decisions are grounded in fact and not influenced by fear, unrelated beliefs, unwarranted enthusiasm, or knee-jerk emotional reactions (Hoffman & LaBonte, 2012).
• Look for: Currency, Reliability, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose (CSUC Method)
• Integrating Credible Sources in College Writing: Summary, synthesis, and analysis of sources, with easy-to-follow examples that compare and contrast these three styles of writing (BYU).