ANSC 411: Animal Science Ethics Seminar: Home

Who is this guide for?

This guide was created in Fall 2017 as a resource for students in the Animal Science Ethics Seminar (ANSC 411) The tabs at the top of this page will guide you through resources at Van Wagenen Library and online that will be helpful in your research. 

Research Expectations

To complete this assignment successfully, you will need to find detailed information on your chosen topic.

You will need to:

1. clearly define your issue and research multiple sides on that issue,
2. use at least 6 sources, including 2 journal publications and an interview,
3. provide a bibliography listing your sources in accordance with APA style guidelines.

* see the assignment instructions for more detailed information on general expectations for the paper and presentation.

The search box on the library's main page allows users to search for books, DVDs, videos, academic journals, magazines, newspapers, scholarly articles and more from one search box. If you're trying to access a book or article you already know about, you can enter the title or author's name here. If you're looking to find material about a specific topic, try entering two or three keywords that are likely to appear in discussions of that topic.

What are Keywords?

Keywords are the words you use to search for anything online and they determine how successful your search is. If you're researching the links between poverty and obesity in children, for instance, the most important keywords would be: poverty, obesity, children. Database searches usually work better when you only enter 2-4 essential keywords than when you enter a complete sentence or question.

Here a couple of common problems you may run into and ways to fix them using keywords:

How do I Refine my Search Results?

From your list of results, use the "Refine Your Results" panel to narrow your search by publication date, source type, publisher, language and more.