Book Title: Bridging the Gap: A Guide to College-Level Research

Author: Catherine J. Gray

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Book Description: This text introduces copyright, publishing formats, note-taking formats, citation styles, source evaluation, library organization, library resources and services, and effective search practices using online databases and Internet search engines.

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Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial

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This is a practical guide to college-level research for freshman, to prepare them for research projects in all disciplines. Topics include an introduction to copyright, publishing formats, note-taking styles, reading tips for advanced information, citation styles and source evaluation. The text leads students through the research process, from selecting a topic, locating and evaluating sources for credibility, developing a citation for each source and guidance about compiling the material using APA (7th ed.) and MLA (8th ed.) standards.

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This book is a cloned version of Bridging the Gap: A Guide to College-Level Research by Catherine J. Gray, published using Pressbooks under a CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) license. It may differ from the original.

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Catherine J. Gray

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Bridging the Gap: A Guide to College-Level Research Copyright © 2021 by Catherine J Gray is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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Information retrieval and access

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Title
Bridging the Gap: A Guide to College-Level Research
Author
Catherine J. Gray
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Bridging the Gap: A Guide to College-Level Research Copyright © 2021 by Catherine J Gray is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

This material was developed for use in a college research course and may be used by instructors and students. Instructors are allowed to add library resources and information that will continue to empower student research.

Primary Subject
Information retrieval and access
Additional Subject(s)
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects, Library and information services
Publication Date
January 8, 2021