An Example: Locating Information on Social Agency
There are many local and national social agencies in Tucson. One of those agencies is Ben's Bells.
To locate information on Ben's Bells, the student can follow these steps:
1. Is there a website for Ben's Bells? Yes, there is. Go to the website to see there is any useful information on the organization's history or current activites locally.
2. After checking to see if there is a website, go to the Pima databases listed below to see if any articles have been published.
3. Once you locate the articles, create citations for them to use in your bibliography.. Some of the articles help you by providing the MLA citation under the "Tools" selection to the right side of the page; however, not all the databases offer this assistance.
- MegaSearch This link opens in a new window
Search dozens of databases and the library catalog. Find articles, books, eBooks, videos, and more. This cross-curricular research database supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop criticalthinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window"Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks." -EBSCO
Ben's Bells (Courtesy of Pima County Library)
