Before
You Start:
Library
Photo Tour
Introduction to the USA Library
Library
Jargon and Online
Jargon--what's an annotation, a citation, a bibliography, pdf versus
html text, boolean
Library
of Congress Classification System--we don't do Dewey Decimal here
Newspapers
vs Magazines vs Scholarly Journals--all periodicals are not created
equal
Primary
vs Secondary Sources: what's the difference
Information
Cycle(Flash required)--the process of an event becoming "information"
Flow
of Information: Putting it all together
EPIC 2014 (8 minute video
about the possible future of information)
Video
Tutorials:
Short Quicktime video tutorials.
You must have Quicktime 7 (free
download) and audio capability. (You may have to press enter to begin
the movie.)
- Overview
of the University Library Homepage--2.06 minutes
- Catalog--Graphic
Explanation --image
- Finding
a Book if You Know the Author's Name--2.36 minutes
- Searching
for a Book or Movie by Title--1.37 minutes
- Searching
for a Book by Topic
-- 3.37 minutes
- Keyword
(AND with Relevance)--3.24 minutes [added 2/13/07]
- Renewing
Books Online
-- 1.42 minutes
- Holding
or Recalling a book that is checked out -- 2.50 minutes
- BookBag:
Saving things you might want later -- 1.53 minutes
EH
101 Catalog Assignment
Starting
Your Research:
Understanding Your Assignment(This is the most important step. Here are the critical skills you need to know.)
Assignment
Calculator--don't procrastinate (U of Minn.)
Research
Paper, Getting Started
How
do you find Books at University Library
How do you find Articles at University
Library
Can
you tell the difference? a book, journal, magazine, chapter--matching
quiz (NEW)
Research
Guides for a Variety of Topics
Research
Aids: Use
one of these worksheet to organize your findings:
Research
Log Form in pdf
Research Log Form in Word
Research
Strategy Worksheet(pdf)
Bibliography
Worksheet(pdf)
Library
Research Profile Form
Efficient
Database Searching:
Subject
vs Keyword Searching--you need to know this!
Using Truncation
(Flash required)
Gale/InfoTrac
DatabaseTutorials
Ebsco Tutorials
(Flash)
Searching
ERIC for Education Info
Guide
to Using SilverPlatter Databases
Smart
Internet Searching:
Evaluating
Webpages
Evaluating Websites Exercise (Word)
Evaluating
Websites Exercise Form (pdf for printing)
Web Research Guide
from Elsevier
Documenting
Sources:
Bedford/St.
Martin Documentation
Citing
databases using MLA style
Citing
databases using APA Style Guide
What
is Plagiarism?
Writing
Research Essays: A Guide For Students of All Nations by William
Badke |
