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Deciphering Your Assignment
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Students will learn to deconstruct an assignment to its basic parts and identify appropriate sources to complete it successfully. Length: 5 minutes |
Developing a Topic
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Students will learn to develop an appropriate topic for a research paper by considering goals, approaches, topic scope and helpful resources. Length: 6 minutes |
Evaluating Websites(Navigating the Web) |
The Navigating the Web tutorial, with optional 10 question quiz, investigates whether freely available websites are appropriate for assignments as well as describes website evaluation tips, fee based websites, and another type of online information resource: the Minnesota State Mankato Library Services website. Length: 6 minutes |
Generating Search Terms
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This tutorial will help students generate effective search terms for internet or database searching. Length: 5 minutes |
Identifying Scholarly Information
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This module, with optional 10 question quiz, examines scholarly information and its importance for college-level assignments. The module defines peer reviewed information and provides tips to differentiate scholarly journal articles from popular magazines and newspapers. Length: 6 minutes |
Incorporating Sources Into Your Paper
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Students will learn how to incorporate sources into their college or university research papers. They will be able to effectively structure sources, include analysis and use sources to support an argument. Length: 6 minutes |
Internet Searching Tips
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Students will learn some internet search tips and strategies. Length: 3 minutes |
Primary and Secondary Sources
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Students will be able to distinguish between primary and secondary sources and will be able to use them appropriately in their research. Length: 6 minutes |
Search Tips Using Boolean Operators |
Learn how to change your search words to bring back relevant results in library databases. This video explains how to: - Narrow your results with the Boolean operator AND. |
What is a Library Database
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Students will learn what sort of information they might find in library databases and will understand when to use them appropriately for research. Length: 6 minutes |
Why You Need to Cite Sources
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Students will learn some of the reasons it is important to cite sources when writing a research paper. Length: 3 minutes |
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