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Humanities - Keith Jensen: Home

This guide is for students in Keith Jensen's 101 and 102 Humanities classes.

General Harper College Library Information

Plagiarism - what it is and how to avoid it!

For a better understanding of plagiarism and how you can avoid it, click here.

Citation Help

Proper citation is an expectation of all college students.  Ask a Librarian for help or click on a link below:

What is College-Level Research?

Past research assignments may have involved restating information you learned elsewhere. College-level research involves work that is fresh and original - it's your work, not someone else's.  Here are some tips:

Ask original and interesting questions;

Use academic resources;

Use proper citation;

Draw original conclusions;

Work to create a new understanding or new ideas about a topic.

What are Academic Resources?

Academic resources tend to be:

Scholarly in nature;

Peer-reviewed;

Written by experts in a field;

May be the result of original research, experimentation, or study.

Think: Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, not Wikipedia

Think: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, not Health magazine

Think: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, not Lincoln in the Bardo

Ask a Librarian

Why work with a Librarian?

Librarians are experts in identifying and locating appropriate resources for various information needs.  Librarians can help with research projects, papers, speech assignments, citations, and more.  

5 Ways the Library Can Help You Succeed

General Services

The Harper College Library offers a variety of virtual services to support online learning.

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Call: 847.925.6584

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Information Literacy - what it is and why it's important!

"Information Literacy" refers to the skills necessary to successfully locate, evaluate, and use information.    

TRAAP Test

The TRAAP test helps to determine the strength of a source:

Timeliness - Is the information timely?

Relevancy - Is the information relevant?

Authority - What authority does the author have on the subject? 

Accuracy - Is the information accurate?

Purpose - What is the author's purpose for composing this information?

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