Deciphering Your Assignment
Deconstruct an assignment to its basic parts and identify appropriate resources to successfully complete it. |
Developing a Topic
How to develop an appropriate topic for a research paper by considering goals, approaches, topic scope and helpful resources. |
Generating Search Terms
This tutorial will help you discover how to generate effective search terms for internet or database searching |
Internet Searching Tips
Internet search tips and strategies. |
Evaluating Internet Sources
Find out how you can effectively evaluate information that you find on the web. |
What is a Library Database?
Discover what sort of information you might find in library databases and understand when to use them appropriately for research. |
Why You Need to Cite Sources
Some of the reasons it is important to cite sources when writing a research paper. |
Incorporating Sources into
Your Paper
How to incorporate sources into your college/university papers by effectively structuring sources, including analysis and using sources to support an argument. |
Popular and Scholarly Sources
How to differentiate between popular and scholarly sources and be able to use them appropriately in your search. |
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Primary and Secondary Sources
Distinguish between primary and secondary sources and be able to use them appropriately in your research. |
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