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What you need to know to be an effective searcher:
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To find if your library has the book, click on Get it at your library.
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Create an account with RedLightGreen in order to:
email and print a citation
set your library as the default institution where you'd
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set a default citation style (i.e. MLA or Chicago style)
Use the green indicator bar to determine the ranking of your results list:
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of academic libraries have a copy of the title. A title chosen by many
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value and meet the research standards expected among university professors.