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Researching Diverse Topics Using Gale Online Resources for Academic Insights

Utilize your school's database to explore various topics in-depth. Open a Word document and access the Library Media Center. Research trends related to Black Friday, gender roles in the workplace, Alzheimer's disease cures, and the political debate between Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney using Gale Online Resources. Remember to extract and document quotes and citations for each topic from different collections, ensuring you compile at least seven citations. This exercise will aid in your understanding of current issues and assist in creating a works cited page in the future.

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Researching Diverse Topics Using Gale Online Resources for Academic Insights

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  1. Using your school Databases Please open up a word document. Please access the Library Media Center

  2. Topic is Black Friday Trends • Go to Gale Online Resources • Go to Business and Economics Theory • Type Black Friday Trends into search box • Find information about Black Friday (2012) • Copy and paste quote and citation to your page

  3. Topic is Gender Roles in the Work Environment • Go to Gale Online Resource • Go to Diversity Studies Collection or Gender Studies Collection • Type Gender Roles in the workplace in search box • Find information about the hot issues within topic • Copy and paste quote and citation to your page

  4. Topic is Finding a cure for Alzheimers • Go to Gale Online Resource • Go to Psychology Collections • Type find a cure for Alzheimers in search box • Look at content types (Change to News) • Copy and paste quote and citation to your page

  5. Topic is Mr. Obama versus Mr. Romney • Go to Gale Online Resource • Go to Opposing Viewpoints in Context • Type Obama vs Romney in search box • Find information supporting both sides • Copy and paste one quote for each side and citation to the page(s)

  6. Now, using Gale Online Resource Find a quote about the following topics and copy and paste the quote and citation. Find some relevant quotable information regarding J.D. Salinger’s reclusive lifestyle Find article covering Babe Ruth’s Jersey being auctioned. (Hint: Student edition: News) Find some relevant quotable information regarding religion in schools

  7. Now you should have 7 quotes and citations. If you do not have 7 citations, then get 7. You will need to use these at a later date when learning about creating a works cited page.

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