Custom+Car+Design

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1. Task Definition : fill in the <[[file:Research_Guide.pdf]]>
= = = = **Sample Essential Question (establish a focus for your research)** = = = = **List Supporting Questions (provide background and guide your research):** = = = = = =
 * Topic: Designs of cars in the future and present. **
 * ** How can issues in the future impact the designs of cars in the future? ** ||
 * 1 What will be a car's economic value be in the future? ||
 * 2 Imagine a car that had better environmental and safety features. How would this affect the car's design? ||
 * 3Predict how car design will change in the future? ||
 * 4What do you think about what will influence car design in the future? ||
 * 5How can issues of the future impact car design? ||
 * <[[file:Think_before_you_begin.pdf]]> worksheet **

= = ==** 2. Information seeking strategies: Use these Keywords to search online databases for books, articles and websites. Use Boolean Operators ( AND, OR, NOT ) to combine these terms and refine your search: **== = = = =
 * ** Automobile Design ** || ** Modifications ** ||  || ** 3-D Design ** ||   || ** Future Automobile Design ** ||
 * ** Custom Made Cars ** || ** Environmental Impact on Design ** ||  || ** Economic Impact on Design ** ||   || ** Automobiles ** ||

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**3. Location and Access**
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**Look for Books under these Dewey Numbers:**
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 * ** 629.222 **
 * Automobile Engineers ** ||  || ** 388.3 **
 * Automobiles ** ||  || ** 329.28 **
 * Automobile Repair ** ||  ||= ** 629.28 **
 * Driving ** ||

**Reference Books** in the Library Collection that will support your topic:
= = = = Click on the Thomas Dale OPAC(Online Catalog) to locate additional books in our collection = =
 * REF 629.222 ||  || edited by David Hodges |||| Inside 100 Great Cars ||

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** Click here to see an Excel spreadsheet with additional books on the topic: **
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**Subscription Databases** that will support your topic:
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Library home page with links to the databases
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 * Sample Subscription Database searches: **
 * ** Link to database search for Britannica ** [[file:cc_brit.pdf]] || Link to database search for ABC_Clio
 * Now do your own search || Now do your own search ||

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** Using a general search engine, locate websites on your topic. **
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Sample Advanced Google searches:
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Three excellent web sites:
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 * Car Body Design || 10 Custom Automobile Modifications-Design || CarDesignNews ||
 * [|http://www.carbodydesign.com] || [] || [] ||

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Step 4: Use of Information; take notes; record bibliographic information for each source.
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Step 5. Synthesize all information gathered into your paper.
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Step 6. Evaluate your work that you have successfully completed all steps.
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