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Research and MLA Assignment

Directions: The purpose of this exercise is to teach you how to use databases to do research.

Follow the directions for each question carefully. You will get the wrong answer if you don’t

read this carefully.

ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER

1. Do a keyword search on “black lives matter.” in the databased Academic Search

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2. How many articles did you find?

3. In the left-hand margin under “Limit to,” click on “full-text articles.”

4. Now, how many full-text articles did you find? This is the first way you can narrow

your topic.

5. Now at the top underneath your original search, “black lives matter” and beside the

word “and,” type “movement.”

6. Now, how many articles did you find? This is another way to narrow your topic.

7. Find the article entitled, “The Power of Black Lives Matter.” Who is the author?

8. According to the author, who created the term, “Black Lives Matter?” When did it

happen?

9. Is this from a Magazine or a journal? How can you tell? Give the title.
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10. Look in the article: when was it first submitted and when was it first published?

11. Click on the citation link on the right-hand side of the browser. It looks like this: .

12. How many different citation formats does it list?

13. Copy and paste the MLA citation below:

CQ RESEARCHER

1. Do a search on "black lives matter" in the databased CQ Researcher.

2. Find the article “Corporate Activism.”

3. When was it first published?

The article was first published in 1923

4. Who wrote it and what is the full title?

The article was written by Glen Justice and its full title is “Corporate Activism:

Should companies take a stand on social and political issues?”

5. Find the “Cite Now” link. How many different citation formats does this database

supply?

This database supplies four citataion formarts including APA, Bluebook, Chicago and

MLA.

6. Copy and paste the MLA Works Cited entry below.

Justice, Glen. “Corporate Activism: Should companies take a stand on social and

political issues?” CQ Researcher, vol. 30, no. 15. June 2020.

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OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

1. Do a search on “black lives matter” in the databased Opposing Viewpoints.

2. Under the initial overview in the gray background, it lists the types of articles

available. How many journal articles are there?

There are no journal articles

3. How many videos are there?

There are two videos

4. Click on “Read More” in the center of the page.

5. Does the history of the movement reported here, match what was reported in the

earlier article?

The history of the movement is not recorded but there is an article that matches.

6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and copy and paste the MLA Works Cited entry

below.

Hershkovitz, Lyla. "Black Lives Matter." Skipping Stones, vol. 32, no. 4, Oct.-Dec.

2020, p. 18. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A638407864/GPS?

u=mlin_c_galefree&sid=GPS&xid=46f7aa1e. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021.

ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES

1. Do a search on “black lives matter” in Issues and Controversies.

2. Find the article, “Politics in Sports: Does Politics have a Place in Sports?”

3. What was the issue date?

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4. Is there an author? If so, what is the author’s name?

5. Find the MLA citation at the bottom of the page and copy it below.