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The Research Process

Scholarly Articles (Video)
What is a scholarly article, where it is found, and parts of the article. 2:25
Search Strategies: Phrase Searching (Video)
Using phrase searching/bound phrases in searching. 1:00
From Question to Keyword (Video)
Taking a research question & choosing keywords to search. 0:58
One Perfect Source (Video)
How to find sources when you can't find information about your exact topic. 2:08
Research Question/Thesis Worksheet (Print)
A printable worksheet that helps guide topic choice, keyword generation, and thesis selection
Picking Your Topic IS Research (Video)
Modifying your research topic into a thesis by finding information/through the research process. 3:10
Plagiarism (LibGuide)
What is plagiarism and how to avoid it

Annotated Bibliography (LibGuide)
What is an annotated bibliography and information on how to do one

Discover GALILEO (Video)
Commercial for GALILEO Discover search that shows its features. 1:01
Find a Specific Article in GALILEO (Video)
Using the citation finder to locate an article if you have the citation. 1:23
Finding a specific journal in GALILEO (Video)
Using the GALILEO journal search to find a particular title. 2:35
Google Scholar (LibGuide)
LibGuide with information about Google Scholar, configuration w/GHC, and searching
E-book help (LibGuide)
LibGuide with information on finding and using e-books
GALILEO Password/GIL PIN (LibGuide)
How to get the GALILEO password and/or GIL PIN

Types of Sources (Print)
Types of sources (periodicals/articles, books, media, and where to find them) with explanations
Evaluating Sources (Print)
Uses the CRAP acronym with explanations for what characteristics to look for in a source
Evaluating Sources (Video)
Breaks down CRAAP guidelines to help students learn how to evaluate sources. (2:16)
Peer Review (Video)
Peer Review/Scholarly articles, what they are. 3:15

Purdue OWL APA (Website)
The Purdue OWL APA page (format & samples for APA style)
APA Paper Setup (Video)
Basics of formatting APA paper. 4:47
APA Reference Page Setup (Video)
Setting up "References" page. 3:18
Citing Sources in APA (Video)
This goes into detail about how to do APA citations (not the actual page, but the citations listed there). 5:18
APA Citations, Detailed (Video)
Goes into detail about tricky citations (such as corporate authors, editors, no author, translated works). 2:31

Purdue OWL MLA (Website)
The Purdue OWL MLA page (format & samples for MLA style)
MLA Formatting (Video)
How to set up an MLA research paper. 3:00
MLA Works Cited (Video)
Formatting & creating works cited page for MLA. (8:17)

Purdue OWL Chicago (Website)
The Purdue OWL Chicago page (format & samples for Chicago style)