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Research 101: Guide Contents
Information on the research process.
Welcome
Getting Started
Selecting & Developing a Topic
Using Library Resources
Search Strategies
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Database Features
Keywords
Boolean Operators
Subject Terms
Citation Searching
Mining Reference Lists
Source Types
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Source Types Overview
Books
Newspapers
Periodicals
Web Sources
Citing Your Sources
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Citation Styles
Information Evaluation
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Using Evaluation Criteria
Fake News
Guide Contents
Welcome
Contact information to get help
Link to feedback survey
Getting Started
Analyze Your Assignment
Research process graphic
Picking Your Topic IS Research video
Selecting and Developing a Topic
Generating Topic Ideas
Topics in Your Major
Write a Research Question
Developing a Topic
Mapping Your Research Ideas video
Using Library Resources
Why Use Library Resources
What are the Library Databases and Which One Should I Use? video
Should I Be Using Google or Library Resources? video
Using the Library's Quick Search
General Databases
Subject-Specific Databases
Off-Campus Access
Search Strategies
The Research Process
Consult Multiple Sources
One Perfect Source video
Database Features
Database Features
Database Features in Five Minutes video
Selecting Articles for Research video
Keywords
Generating Keywords
Search Engines vs. Library Databases
How Should I Search in a Database video
Phrase Searching
Tips & Tricks Phrase Searching video
Boolean Operators
Boolean Operators
Combining Search Options
Default Settings
Wildcards
Truncation
Boolean Operators video
Boolean Operators--More Information
Subject Terms
Subject Terms or Descriptors
Subject Terms in a Thesaurus
Subject Terms in an Item Record
Search the Subject Terms Field
PsycINFO Thesaurus Tutorial video
Mining Reference Lists
How Do You Mine Reference Lists?
Example Reference List
Interlibrary Loan
Find an Article
Find a Book
Citation Searching
What is Citation Searching
Citation Searching Databases
Web of Science Core Collection - Cited Reference Searching Series Videos
Source Types
Source Types & Information Evaluation
Publication Timeline
The Information Timeline - Video
Source Types Overview
Source Types Overview (Table summarizing source types)
Books
Reference Books
Examples of Reference Books
Books
Scholarly Books
Scholarly Presses
EBooks
Examples of EBooks
Newspapers
Newspapers
Examples of Newspaper Articles in a Database
Fee-Based Access
Free Online News Sites
Political Bias
Periodicals
Periodicals
Popular and Scholarly Periodicals
Trade Journals
Examples of Periodical Articles in a Database
Introduction to Peer Review video
Peer Review in 3 Minutes video
Identifying Peer-Reviewed or Refereed Articles
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
Web Sources
Web Sites and Information Evaluation
Investigating Web Sites
Domain Names
Not Enough Information
Web vs. Library Sources
Example Web Sites
Citing Your Sources
Crediting/Citing Sources
What is Academic Honesty video
Citation: A Very Brief Introduction video
Citation Styles
Citation Styles
MLA Citation Style
MLA Manual
APA Citation Style
APA Publication Manual
IEEE Citation Style
Chicago Citation Style
Journal of Animal Science (JAS) Citation Style
American Chemical Society (ACS) Citation Style
Information Evaluation
Why Evaluate
Research Purpose
Getting Started
Using Evaluation Criteria
Using Evaluation Criteria
Using Evaluation Criteria
Evaluating Sources video
Evaluation Criteria
Fake News
What is Fake News
Identifying Fake News
Identifying Fake News Video
Library Tips in Movie Clips: News Literacy video
More Information
Resources for Fact Checking
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