Library Sources for the

Concept Paper

Susan Whitmer
Reference 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

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 Health Disparities

Key concepts from Encyclopedia of Race and Racism in

Credo: Health care, health promotion, health economics,
racial segregation
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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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Phone
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 Susan Whitmer

Email
swhitmer@twu.edu

Office Hours
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Fri: TWU Student Veterans Center: 10-12:Noon

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