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Tutorials

Are you writing a paper or working on a research assignment?  Check out these short video and PDF tutorials to learn more about finding, evaluating, and citing your information. 

• Getting Started
• Online Library Classes
• Library Resources
• Library Search Tool
• Databases & Article Searching
• Web Searching & Evaluation

Getting Started

• Choosing a Research Topic (PDF)
• Determining the information You Need (PDF)
• IllumiNAITing Academic Integrity
• Primary & Secondary Information Sources (PDF)

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Online Library Classes

Each of the following classes is a self-enrolling Moodle course to complete at your own in pace, in any order. The classes cover topics such as searching for resources, formatting citations, evaluating information, and bending Google to your will. If you've had an in-person library session before, this will be a good refresher; if you haven’t, these classes can help you get started on your research.

• LIB101 – Library Resources
• LIB102 – Databases
• LIB103 – Internet Research & Evaluation
• LIB104 – Plagiarism & Citations
• LIB105 – RefWorks

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Library Resources

• Library Resources & the Internet (PDF)
• Periodicals: Journals, Magazines and Newspapers (PDF)
• Popular or Scholarly Resources (PDF)

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Library Search Tool

• Print & Electronic Books (PDF)  
• Finding Materials in the Library (PDF)
•  Using the Library Search Tool  (2:19)
•  Working with your Results in the Search Tool  (1:56)

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Databases & Article Searching

• Why Use Library Databases? (PDF)
• How to Select an Appropriate Database (PDF)
• Searching Databases (PDF)
• Periodicals: Journals, Magazines and Newspapers (PDF)
• Boolean Operators: And, Not, Or (PDF)
• Persistent URLs (PDF)
• What is a DOI? (PDF)
•  Find Databases (1:47)
•  Journal Title List (1:26)
•  Keyword Search (1:14)
•  Phrase Search (1:09)
•  Subject Search (1:30)
•  Access Articles (1:43)
•  Email, Print, & Save (1:26)

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Web Searching & Evaluation

• Search Engines & Search Directories (PDF)
• Web Resources (PDF)
• CRAAP: Evaluation Criteria (PDF) 
• Check Your Knowledge: CRAAP Assignment  (PDF)

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