Like Mike, I have also been doing research for my "New Woman" literature class, and the research tools I have discovered through this course have been invaluable. Every university has different resources available to them, different navigation tools, and different tips and tricks, so this class has helped me transition from researching at my undergraduate institution to researching at Virginia Tech in a smooth, hastle-free way. Simply learning how to navigate the library's webpage, to search using Summon and Addison, and see what databases are available to us and our students has been useful in determining the scope of research available.
Module 3 was also really useful. Naturally as English students we are responsible for knowing MLA formatting inside and out, but it was nice to look at other citation styles and see how they differ from MLA; having some familiarity with these other styles, and the resources to explore them further, not only helps to prepare us for jobs that might become available to us, but to work with our students using different citation formats.
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