Lesson 5 Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Compare and contrast search engines, subject directories, and periodical databases.
• Recognize how to use search engines, subject directories, and periodical databases effectively.
• Identify and explain the purpose for citation styles currently used in academic study.
• Differentiate between in-text parenthetical citations and footnotes.
• Differentiate between works cited, references, and bibliography pages as ways of displaying endnotes.
• Define and explain the ramifications of plagiarism.
• Discuss ways to avoid plagiarism.