This document provides an overview of resources for researching the topic of texting while driving, including the Ventura College library portal, internet resources, and specific databases like ProQuest, Opposing Viewpoints, CQ Researcher, and Gale Virtual Reference Library. It outlines how to perform effective online searches using Boolean operators and keywords, and highlights tips for identifying credible sources and properly citing materials.
14. How to Read ProQuest results List of alternative topics Title of article click on to open article summary of article
15. ProQuest Full-text page Can email text to yourself Allows you to cite material Can mark multiple documents to browse later or print all at once Author of Article can click on link to find more articles by the same author
19. Results page in Opposing Viewpoints Click on picture to open topic page
20. Click to get overview of subject Different formats to Click on article
21. Opposing Viewpoints Topic page Scrolling to the bottom of the page will bring up a list of internet website links to more publications that can help
23. Additional Sources Ventura County Public Library http://www.vencolibrary.org California DMV http://dmv.ca.gov/portal/home/dmv.htm Government Website U.S. Dept of Transportation http://www.dot.gov/
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Students do not use Wikipedia as your first and only source. Most teachers discourage any use of the website since not all the results are verified or up-to-date. Use the expert resources which we will talk about
Show how to access the “Library & Learning Resources” tab from the student portal
Teach students to search more efficiently and filter results with basic Boolean operators An example is to search “texting and driving”. This means that a site will need to have information on both “texting” and “driving” for the site to show up.•is used to expand a search. An example is “Apples or Oranges” which will look for sites with either “apples” or “Oranges” in it.•
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I would only focus on basic searches. You can put at the end a page for future class on advanced searches. The committee will know you would be willing to give follow-up presentations.
Show title and abstract with full-text below. Also show students that they can email the articles to themselves, print it,
The citation link will automatically format the citation into the main styles APA, MLA, Chicago, etc. Make sure that you review the citation to make sure that it conforms to the latest APA format
Now we are going to go back to the database selector and look at the “Opposing Viewpoint” database
typed in “Text messaging” and “Driving”
Click to show student’s overview of texting while driving information
Click on website to get the article
Additional public sources for looking up information
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Know we are going to go back to the database portal and click on the CQ Researcher link