Tutorials and Handouts

Tutorials & Handouts

General Research Tutorials
Citation Tutorials

	Introduction to Library Research Video Tutorials (Flash Videos) These brief video tutorials, introducing the most important skills and resources, will help you get started with library research.
	Basic Research Methods Tutorial (PowerPoint) Learn the basic research strategies to succeed at college. Especially helpful for students in ENG 123 (Composition) courses.
	Online Search Strategies This short guide covers how to improve your online research.
	Article Title vs Journal Title (Flash Video) This little tutorial will describe the difference between an article's title and a journal title and how that difference impacts your citations.
	Evaluating Sources Learn ways to differentiate between good sources of information and bad sources of information for your research projects -- a must in today's era of information overload.
	Identifying Scholarly Journals This is a guide to helping researchers distinguish between scholarly journals and popular/trade magazines.

	APA Style Guide Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., 2010) guide to citations.
	MLA Style Guide MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed., 2009) guide to citations.
	Turabian Style Guide Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (7th ed. 2007) guide to citations.
	Help from the Academic Resource Center The staff of the Academic Resource Center (ARC) produce a helpful set of documents covering major academic document styles, as well as grammar and sentence structure.
	Citing Sources FAQ This is a list of answers to some of the most commonly asked questions related to citing sources when writing a research paper
	Track Citations with Google Scholar This guide explains how to use Google Scholar to track citations of the journal articles that are relevant to your research