EN 104 Professor Lucas: Welcome

Welcome to the Library Guide for EN 104 taught by Professor Lucas. It will introduce you to locating sources in Geisel Library that will be useful for your interesting research topics. Please be reminded that all of our library's resources can be accessed either on campus - or remotely by entering in the S number on the back of your student ID.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via phone (603.641.7307) or email (nsurtz@anselm.edu). 

You can also stop by or contact us at the Reference Desk at the Geisel Library and ask for help.  Please see contact info to the right.

Your EN 104 Librarian,

Sam Urtz

You want to write a paper on the following question: What is the effect of playing sports on the self-esteem of children? Which keywords would give the best results?

1. sports AND effect AND children
2. sports AND self-esteem AND children
3. sports AND children
4. sports AND effect AND self-esteem

What is the BEST search strategy to use if you wanted to find books that discuss violent video games and their effect on teenagers?

1. teenager AND violence
2. (teenager AND adolescent) OR violence OR video games
3. (teenager OR adolescent) OR video games
4. (teenager OR adolescent) AND violence AND video games

The following  video offers a great 'refresher' on how to design an effective search statement using Boolean operators. (4:00 minutes)

If you need help with your research or with any of the resources on this guide, please stop by the Reference Desk or contact us via:

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