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Research How-Tos

Online tutorials and videos to help you with library research

How-To

Watch How to Find a Book on YouTube

How to Find a Book

Video

Watch How to Request an Interlibrary Loan on YouTube

How to Request an Interlibrary Loan

Video

Watch How to Search Google Scholar on YouTube

How to Search Google Scholar

Video

Watch How to Use APPsearch on YouTube

How to Use APPsearch

Video

Screenshot from H5P APPsearch Hotspot Tutorial

APPsearch Hotspot Tutorial

Interactive Tutorial

About the Library

Watch Special Collections on YouTube

Special Collections

Video

Watch Introduction to resources and services on YouTube

Introduction to Resources and Services

Video

Screenshot from interactive H5P Introduction to Library Services

Introduction to Library Services

Interactive Tutorial

Download 5 Ways to Use the Library PDF

5 Ways to Use the Library (PDF)

PDF

Research Basics

Watch Picking Your Topic IS Research on YouTube

Picking Your Topic IS Research

Video

Watch Evaluating Sources for Credibility on YouTube

Evaluating Sources for Credibility

Video

Watch Citation: a very brief introduction on YouTube

Citation: a very brief introduction

Video

Watch Popular and scholarly sources on YouTube

Popular and Scholarly Sources

Video

Watch Primary and Secondary Sources on YouTube

Primary and Secondary Sources

Video

Watch Boolean operators on YouTube

Boolean Operators

Video

Start Module 1: Introduction to Research

Module 1: Introduction to Research

Research Module

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PDF version of modules

Start Module 2: Choose a Research Topic and Locate Background Information

Module 2: Choose a Research Topic and Locate Background Information

Research Module

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PDF version of modules

Start Module 3: Doing Research and Finding Sources

Module 3: Doing Research and Finding Sources

Research Module

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PDF version of modules

Start Module 4: The Value of Information

Module 4: The Value of Information

Research Module

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PDF version of modules

Screenshot from Search Sphere interactive H5P tutorial

Search Sphere

Interactive Tutorial

Screenshot from H5P interactive flipcard tutorial

Primary, secondary and tertiary source flip card activity

Interactive Tutorial

Screenshot from H5P interactive Scholarly and Popular Sources tutorial

Scholarly and Popular Sources

Interactive Tutorial

Download Source Types Overview PDF

Source Type Overview (PDF)

PDF

Download How to Use APPsearch PDF

Appsearch tutorial (PDF)

PDF

Download Google Scholar PDF

Google Scholar tutorial (PDF)

PDF

Download How to Request an ILL PDF

ILL tutorial (PDF)

PDF

More Research Topics

Watch Concept mapping on YouTube

Concept Mapping

Video

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Concept Mapping (PDF)

Watch Literature Reviews on YouTube

Literature Reviews

Video

Watch Peer Review in Three Minutes on YouTube

Peer Review in Three Minutes

Video

Watch Phrase Searching on YouTube

Phrase Searching

Video

Watch Understanding Authority on YouTube

Understanding Authority

Video

Download Boolean Operators PDF

Boolean Operators tutorial (PDF)

PDF

Access Generative AI, Ethics & the Research Process interactive tutorial

Generative AI, Ethics & the Research Process

Interactive Tutorial

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Text-only version of Generative AI tutorial

IMC

Watch Finding eBooks Mackin VIA & Overdrive E-Books on YouTube

Finding eBooks in Mackin VIA and Overdrive

Video

Watch Using TeachingBooks.net on YouTube

Using TeachingBooks.net

Video

Watch Gale Literary Sources on YouTube

Gale Literary Sources

Video

Watch Finding IMC Materials on YouTube

Finding IMC Materials

Video

Watch Something About the Author on YouTube

Something About the Author

Video

Screenshot from interactive H5P Introduction to the IMC

Introduction to the IMC

Interactive Tutorial