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Common Research Pitfalls - Subject Headings & Cited Sources

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm CST (Central Standard Time, US & Canada)

Online: Register HERE

This is an online meeting. Registration is required.

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Learn how to find appropriate Library of Congress headings and use those headings in the catalog to search. Reference Librarian Kyle Williams will teach you search tactics for finding related articles through sources cited in the Discovery Search. With this information, you will be able to utilize the Library's catalog to streamline your search process.

Fidget Jewelry Craft

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST (Central Standard Time, US & Canada)

Campus: Bellevue University Freeman/Lozier Library, Main Area

Information: HERE

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Stop in the Library and create fidget-friendly jewelry or keychains! Supplies will be provided.

Hot Cocoa Bar

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Time: All Day

Campus: Bellevue University Freeman/Lozier Library, Main Area

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Drop by the Library and make yourself a tasty cup of cocoa. Choose from a variety of mix-ins while supplies last!

Virtual Reference Help

(Ongoing)

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Do you have reference questions or need help using library resources? Book a Zoom room to chat with one of our librarians! They can walk through the problem with you and even share your screen (if you get stuck).

Research Assistance Program (RAP)

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The Research Assistance Program (RAP) pairs you with a BU Librarian to work with one-on-one throughout your academic career and answer questions about the research process.

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Welcome

Welcome to the eighth in a series of Hot Topics LibGuides. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, also known as the right to bear arms, was ratified in 1791. It was created to protect the rights to self-defense, resist oppression, and defend the state. As technology has advanced and firearms become more deadly, many have rethought the validity of this Amendment. Although laws have been passed to curb the access to more powerful guns and modifications, as well as laws designed to ensure firearms are used safely and kept out of the hands of criminals, the United States is considered lax in its laws concerning the right to bear arms due to its enshrinement in the Constitution. This guide provides research and information related to various aspects of this topic. Resources include print and electronic books, subscription databases, and websites. Each print book title links directly to the library online catalog, each e-book and journal article title links directly to the full text. Databases are recommended that are particularly helpful for continuing research on the topic. Credible and relevant websites are also recommended. 

Other LibGuides in the series 

Gun Control Statistics

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Ranking of each U.S. state's gun law, from strictest to loosest

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Infographic: Guns & Gun Violence in America | Statista

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INTERACTIVE Infographic Mass shootings across the US in 2022-100_editSource::AL Jazeera

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