Library Sources for the Concept Paper
Susan WhitmerReference and Instruction Librarian
Spring 2017
The Concept Paper
A concept can be a principle, idea, theory, condition, or a process.
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Explaining a Concept
1. Identify your concept in context.
2. Define your concept.
3. Compare your concept to something familiar.
4. Provide examples.
5. Explain why the concept is important or useful.Axelrod & Cooper, p. 120
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Databases
★ Academic Search Complete
★ Credo Reference
★ TWUniversal
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Academic Search Complete
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Credo Reference
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TWUniversal
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Civil Rights
Equal access to social opportunities and legal protection are the main characteristics of civil rights (Encyclopedia of Governance, 2007).
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Food Disparity
Subject Guide: libguides.twu.edu/TWUservesllc/home 10
Health Disparities
Key concepts from Encyclopedia of Race and Racism in Credo: Health care, health promotion, health economics,
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Justice
The concept of justice is defined by the Dictionary of World Philosophy (2001, para. 1) as, “No one ought to be treated differently from anyone else.”
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Poverty
Poverty, according to Poverty and Government in America (2009),
is the lack of economic, political, and social resources.
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C.R.A.P Test
Currency: Is the information recent enough for your topic?
Reliability/Relevance: Where does the information come from?
Authority: Who authored this information?
Purpose/Point-of-view: What was the intent of the author and how is the author connected to the information?
Source: https://libraries.mercer.edu/research-tools-help/citation-tools-help/images/PrintableCRAPtest.pdf
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Citation Guides
APA style blog. (2016). blog.apastyle.org
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2016). https://owl.english.purdue.edu
Writing & Citing: Writing help. (2016). TWU subject guide. Retrieved from
libguides.twu.edu.
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References
Axelrod, R. B., & Cooper, C. R. (2016). The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing.
Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Texas Woman’s University. (2016). TWU Libraries’ Home Page.
Retrieved from twu.edu/library.
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Susan Whitmer
Office HoursM-Th, Blagg-Huey Library: 1-4 PM
Fri: TWU Student Veterans Center: 10-12:Noon
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