Central Africa Christian College e-Library Resources

It is important to be sure that your research is organized as you move through an assignment.  Follow the directions below to set up a system that utilizes Google.

Google Drive will let you create folders to store documents in an organized and easily retrievable way. You can store all documents relating to a research project.  For example:

• You can save any article from a web page.
• You can save notes from what you are reading.
• You can scan pages of print documents such as book chapters or print journal articles.
• You can save citations, bibliographies, and links to citation generators.
• You can save rough drafts of your paper.
• You can save pictures of items to be included in presentations.
• You can save videos.

Follow the steps below to create your Google Research folder.

To Create Your Google Research Folder:

• Open your gmail account
• Click on the 'waffle' (square of squares) on the top right of your screen 
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• On the drop down menu, select "Drive"
• Click "+New" in the column on the left
• Click on "Folder"
• Name your Folder
  • You can name it for a specific class or just name it "Research".  You can also create subfolders within this folder using the same method.
• Click on "Create"
• Your folder will appear in alphabetical order and will be a dark gray.

To Color Code your Folder:

• Right click on the folder
• Move cursor over "Change Color"
• Select a color from the palette