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Library Workshop 1–Using Databases: Locating & Selecting Sources
The first step is finding the library’s website. (Links to an external site.) This you can do from the GCC homepage (Links to an external site.).
After you click on Library (Links to an external site.), you will come to the library’s homepage.
Once you have found the library’s homepage, click on Databases A-Z. (Links to an external site.) This will take you to the list of databases.
You might initially have to log in with your student ID and password like you do for Canvas. So the first time you log in you will get this log in screen.
Choose a database that you think would be useful to use to research California wild fire problems.
- Which database have you chosen? Type the name here.
- Why have you chosen this database? Explain in a sentence or two.
Using the GCC Library Databases (Links to an external site.), provide below the complete MLA8 citation for two sources on the topic of California wild fire problems. Each source needs to come from a different database. You are going to copy and paste the full MLA citation provided by the database. Follow the instructions below on how to copy and paste citations from databases.
Source 1:
Source 2:
Library Workshop 1–Using Databases: Locating & Selecting Sources Answer
- CQ Researcher and GreenFILE
- I chose CQ Researcher because they provide topics that are current and they tackle it with a more in-depth study. Another database I chose is the GreenFILE because it covers topic about human impact to the environment and I believe that the California Wildfires are a result of the human activities that have become harmful to the environment.