Daniel Library: Library Tutorials: Library Tutorials

Tutorial Videos

Library Website Tour
Overview of the website: Quick search, Databases, ILL, research guides, My Account, Calendar, Get help, Archives, etc.
Evaluating Sources
How to tell if a source is credible.
Quick/Basic Searches
How to do a basic search for information (books and articles )on the library website.
Search Terms
How to choose the best search terms or key words for your topic search.
Searching by Subject
How to use subject terms for better results.
Citing Sources
Why do we cite? How do we cite? Citation Research Guide,
Plagarism
What is plagiarism? "It is literary theft." Plagiarism Research Guide
Literature Review
Describes what a Literature Review is and how to make one.
Wikipedia
What is Wikipedia good for?
What is Peer Review?
What's the difference between a scholarly (peer reviewed) article and articles found in magazines and news sources? (external link)

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How to find articles in Criminal Justice Abstracts
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