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Research Rules to Live By more information
Tips for students and instructors on advanced uses of library resources to support in-depth research. Topics include using article indices, interpreting bibliographic records and more. Keywords: faculty, research skills, writing assignments, interlibrary loan, upper-level undergraduates, juniors, seniors, research papers, ILL, librarian support, citation chaining, documenting sources citation, academic listservs
Assignment Scheduler more information
Manage your time by entering your assignment information and scheduling the tasks you need to complete. Keywords: research tool, time management, organization, discovery
Mind Mapping Your Topic more information
Use this mind mapping tool to generate ideas for both focusing your topic and coming up with keywords for searching. Keywords: keywords, narrow your topic, research topics, how to narrow a topic
Mind Mapping Your Topic - Demo more information
Watch this demonstration of mind mapping to generate ideas for both focusing your topic and coming up with keywords for searching. Then visit the interactive tool to try it for yourself. Keywords: keywords, narrow your topic, research topics, how to narrow a topic, demonstration
Narrow Your Topic more information
This tutorial takes you through the steps of developing a focused research question from a broad topic. Keywords: research question, topic, narrow
Is the Topic Narrowed? more information
Students can check their knowledge of research topics and decide if a research question is appropriate for a given scenario. Keywords: topics, research question
Understanding Assignments more information
Get information on all steps of the writing process. Explains how to meet the requirements of an assignment . Keywords: fundamental skill, research paper, writing essays, assignments
Choosing a Topic more information
Lecture on choosing a resource topic and track. Keywords: fundamental skill, research lab, English composition, writing assignment, Research Paper Requirements, writing essays
Using Primary and Secondary Sources: A Practice Tutorial more information
Get practice with differentiating between primary and secondary sources for historical research. Includes practice activities with instant feedback. Keywords: periodicals, identifying sources, newspaper, oral histories, memoirs, documents, raw material
Play Analysis: Conducting the Research more information
This tutorial introduces first-year theater arts students to the basics of play analysis research and includes a discussion of popular and scholarly sources and essential terms. Keywords: theater, theater arts, play analysis
