Faculty Resources

Below you will find materials to help your students with their research projects. CGCC Librarians can create custom guides, pathfinders, and bibliographies for your assignments. Contact us to get started!

Research Tips for Students:
See the following handouts for important tips and strategies.

• Who Needs Multiple Keyword Searching?
• Who needs Subject Encyclopedias?
• Evaluating/Citing Internet Resources
• 5 Ws and an H: How to Narrow Your Research Focus?
• Magazines vs. Journals: What's the Difference?
• Information Pyramid

Library Research Worksheets:
See the following class handouts for how to research books, newspapers, journals/magazines, and more in CGCC's Library.

• ENG 102 General Library Research Worksheet
• ENG 102 Global Essay Library Worksheet
• ENG 102 Argumentative Essay Library Research Worksheet
• ENG 102 Intercultural Research Paper Library Research Worksheet
• ENG 102 Social Problem/Solution Essay Library Research Worksheet
• Career Essay Library Research Worksheet
• Film Analysis Paper Library Research Worksheet

Pathfinders and Bibliographies:
See the following handouts for finding specific sources related to your research topic available in the CGCC Library.

• Pathfinders (Pathfinders include books and websites, etc. to get you started with your research in addition to related materials and references.)
• General Bibliographies
  • List of Controversial Issues/Opposing Viewpoints
  • List of Subject Encyclopedias
• Subject Bibliographies (Bibliographies include specific books, etc. at CGCC Library you can check out related to your topic.)

Research Assignment Strategies for Faculty:
See the following instructional materials for teaching students about information literacy; paper copies of the exercises are available in the library.

• Keys to Information Literacy

SEE Your World/One Book Materials

• Millennium Development Goals (SYW 2006-2007)
• Garbageland Blog (SYW 2007-2008)

Associations

• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
  

updated 10.14.08