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Texas GOVT 2306 | Research Paper (Hernandez): Getting Started

GOVT 2306 | Prof.Hernandez (Spring 2025)

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Research Assignment: Going Beyond

Research Beyond the Chapter Material

Step One

  1. Identify a broad topic from the textbook chapters
  2. Narrow down to a specific subtopic
  3. Expand your knowledge on the subtopic using information sources linked within this research guide.
  4. See the full assignment in D2L
Step Two
  1. Writing your paper begins with the expanded knowledge acquired during Step One
  2. You are required to visit the Lone Star College Writing Hotspot to work on your draft(s)

Proofs and incentives are attached to this requirement. See the full assignment in D2L for further details.

Discovery Search

-- Search (nearly) all the library collections in one place, including articles, books, e-books, videos, and more.

PowerNotes

PowerNotes is a research manager that works on anything you can open in your browser. Save and organize quotes as you research so you've got an outline ready to go. The built-in citation tool can export a bibliography.

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Access to Library Collections

 This guide presents a variety of authoritative and credible information sources, both openly accessible from the web as well as articles in the Research Databases that are limited to Lone Star College users. Access Research Databases using your LSC username and password. collage of database logos