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One of the most important steps in the research process is narrowing your topic and figuring out how to communicate with websites, databases, and search engines to find what you're looking for.
In this tutorial you will learn to:
Research is about more than just finding information. It's about knowing what kind of information you need, when you need it in your research process, and where to locate it. So, we need to make a plan for our research journey.
In this tutorial you will learn to:
Create a research plan
Understand the role of various kinds of sources in research
Locate articles on controversial topics
Locate sources in Summon
There is a lot of information out there. Even in Summon a simple search can return millions of results. However if we know the kinds of sources we're looking for, we can use that to narrow down our search and find the kinds of sources we really need for our projects.
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Summon is a tool for searching multiple library databases at once to help you locate the articles and information you need for research.
Databases usually are more trustworthy than articles from a regular Google search because articles on databases have been specifically chosen by librarians and experts (researchers and other professionals in their fields).
In this tutorial you will learn to:
When doing research, especially in the sciences, sometimes your research something is something testable. However, it’s not always possible to conduct an experiment yourself. So, finding empirical studies is a good way to see how other experts have used surveys, observations, and experiments to study a topic.
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If you're researching for a behavioral sciences topic such as in psychology, you have even more options in our subject databases to locate empirical studies.
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Websites should always be the last place you go for research. Always begin with books and articles from the Library databases because they are easier to trust. However, when you do need to use websites in your research, we want to make sure that we're using sites that we can trust. Fortunately we can use the CRAAP test to evaluate websites to find ones that are more trustworthy to use.
In this tutorial you will learn to:
Citations give credit to the sources you used in order to create your research. Not only does this help avoid plagiarism, but it also helps your audience check your sources and allows them to trust what you have to say more easily.
There are a lot of different citation styles. Choose the one you need to use from the list below.
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Books are a great way to start your research and get background information on a topic. To find a print book, movie, or print magazine about your topic, you’ll want to check the library Catalog.
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One of the biggest misconceptions about the library is thinking that the only sources you have access to are the ones on our shelves or in our databases. Our library is a part of a much larger network of libraries working together to share resources so that everyone is more likely to find what they need.
In this tutorial you will learn to:
E-reserves are how the library electronically collects and shares articles, book chapters, and other files with students. Usually these are materials that are not normally available digitally or cannot be shared publicly due to copyright laws. Use this tutorial to learn how to access the materials your professor has reserved for you using this system.
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