Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Research Tips and Tutorials


Starting Your Research

This is helpful when doing a research paper because is helps you find topics, search them, and find the scholarly information. The subject help different links that you could click on and then visit the website for help. The following subjects are quotationed under starting your research.

 

“Library 101”

It is a guide with tips and tricks to help you get your research papers done quickly. The link is broken down into five steps helping you obtain better information about your topic.

“How to Find Hot Topics”

The link provides you with suggestions and resources that will help you select topics and provide background information on that topic.

“Information Cycle”

Helps you decide which resources you need. (Books, websites, journals, etc.)

“Library and Services for Graduate Students”

Link is a research assistance which provides database access.

“Primary Sources”

A list of online collections of newspapers that provide access to primary resources.

“Minnesota History Day”

Helps students work on this project. Some data bases are only accessible through librarian.


Finding Resources

Finding Resources is helpful when doing a paper. It helps you find resources that are scholarly and provide good information.The following subjects are quotationed under finding resources on topic.

“Locating Scholarly Articles"

Helps find scholarly articles physically and online.

“Scholarly Journal v. Popular magazine articles”

Is a useful link to help you decide if a document is scholarly.

“Internet Search tools”

Search engines that compare and evaluate the credibility website guides.

 

Evaluating Information

Evaluating Information from your sources and things you have read is important to help your research be effective.The following subjects are quotationed under evaluating information.

“Assessing the credibility of online sources from SCSU’s project LEO”

Helps when evaluating online sources that are appropriate for papers and assignments.

“How to evaluate Journal Articles”

Tips on assessing quality articles you will come across in research.

“How to Evaluate Books”

Tips on assessing quality books you will come across in research.

“How to Evaluate a Web Page”

Tips on assessing quality web pages you will come across in research.

“How to Evaluate Web Sites”

Tips on assessing quality web sites you will come across in research.

“Evaluating Criteria (from the good, the bad & the ugly)”

Explains criteria necessary for evaluating information you find anywhere on the internet.

 

Using the Information You Found

When using your information you have found from resources, you want to be careful when using the information. The subject helps you cite your sources carefully to avoid plagarism.The following subjects are quotationed under using the information you found from resources.

“Citation Styles (APA, MLA, etc.)”

Gives examples of these styles and helps you learn how to format it.

“Refworks Basics”

Guide for managing citations

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