Lifelong Research Skills

• Identifying Key Terms

• Boolean Operators

• Identifying Resources

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What Do You Call…

…This?

I call it a Coke…but--

• Coke

• Pop

• Soda

• Cola

• Tonic

• Drink

•Soft drink•Can•Soda pop•Carbonated Beverage

Identifying Key Terms

• Topic Sentence

• Identify your Key Concepts

• Brainstorm Alternative Words

Topic

What was the role of women in the Civil War?

Key Concepts

Women Role Civil War

Keywords

Women Role Civil War

•Gender•Wife•Wives

•Home•Family•Nurse•Spy

•War btw. The States•United States •History•American Civil War, 1861-1865

cars AND trucks library OR libraries

dolphins NOT football

Search Strategy

EXAMPLES

(coke OR “coca-cola”) AND soda NOT pepsi

women AND role AND “civil war”

Identifying Resources

• Maps

• Newspaper Articles

• Diaries

• Oral Histories

• Photographs

• Timelines

• Biographies

• Government/Vital Records (Deeds, etc.)

Now What?

Citrus County Library System http://cclib.org/ • Citrus County Chronicle Microfilm (1940s-)• Electronic - Biography Resource Center and Ancestry

Library Edition

Florida Electronic Library (Need Public Library Card)

http://www.flelibrary.org/ • Florida Memory Project• Florida on Florida

Citrus County Heritage Museum & Historical Society• Citrus County Chronicle Bound and Microfilm• Citrus County Archives (Deed Records + More)

History Channel Grant Wiki Space http://historychannelgrant.wikispaces.com/

CFCC Citrus Campus LRC Electronic Resources

• Social Sciences– Daily Life Online– History Reference Center

• News And Current Events– New York Times Historical (1851-2005)– New York Times (2000-Current)

• Science– Science Resource Center– Greenfile

LinccWeb Databases

1. Click on Subject Area

2. Click on Title of Database

3. Click CONNECT on the Next Screen