LIT 372 Myth and Folklore of la Raza Valenzuela  

Papers vs. Research Papers

A paper about the Maya might include your personal ideas and opinions about Mayan history or culture.

A research paper about the Maya includes your personal ideas and opinions about the Maya + books, articles, and websites about Mayan history and culture.   

These sources -- books, articles, and websites -- provide information from experts who have studied this topic and primary sources from people with first-hand experience.

Sometimes you have to play around with keywords for a while to find the right terms.  If you were looking for information about the Maya, you might try different keywords:

• Maya or Mayan
• Indigenous
• Indians -- Mexico
• Indians -- Central America
• Archaeology -- Mexico
• Archaeology -- Central America
• Mayan Mythology
• Mayan Languages

As you do your research, keep a list of keywords that help you get to the information you are looking for.

Doing research helps you learn more about a topic.  Would you like to learn more about the Maya?  Want a book about this topic?  An article?  A website? 

What is EasyBib?

EasyBib is an automatic bibliography composer. When you have sources you need to cite properly for your research paper, EasyBib will help you format your sources quickly and accurately.

Cañada College students can use the premium features by registering (setting up an account).You must be on campus to register; once you you have registered you can use EasyBib from anywhere to create bibliographies for your entire career at Cañada College.  Come see us in the Library if you need help getting registered!

What is the difference between EasyBib and Zotero, EndNote and RefWorks? EasyBib creates, saves and organizes bibliographies.  Zotero, EndNote and RefWorks are more sophisticated tools:  they allow you to save and organize documents as well as creating bibliographies.