Research Guides

GUIDES TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH

• Research terms glossary: An A-Z list of phrases or words commonly used in research

• Tips on using databases: A guide to methods of searching databases, including information on how to narrow or broaden your results

ONLINE TUTORIALS AND VIDEOS

• TILT (Texas Information Literacy Tutorial): A tutorial on how to find, evaluate, select and use information as a 21st century researcher, from the University of Texas Libraries

• TIP (Tutorial for Information Power): A tutorial on how to investigate, search, locate, evaluate and use information and guide to conducting research, from the University of Wyoming Libraries

• Databases! Richard Sly, the Librarian Guy, explains why you can and should use databases for your research in this YouTube clip.

• Doing Research: An introduction to the Concepts of Online Searching: A guide to choosing keywords and synonyms and combining concepts in a search by using the word AND, from the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries

• Identify your Sources: An art history instructor at Otis College of Art and Design, Dr. Parme Giuntinti, explains the differences between scholarly (peer-reviewed), professional, and popular resources in this YouTube clip

GUIDES TO WEB RESEARCH

• How to evaluate a website: A guide to discerning whether a website is likely to contain accurate or reliable information

• Search engines beyond Google: A list of search engines that offer interesting alternatives to searching the Internet

• Search the invisible web: A guide to finding scholarly articles or professional papers that are not found by using common search engines, like Google, MSN, or Yahoo.

GUIDES TO WRITING BIBLIOGRAPHIES

• KnightCite: This great site formats the bibliographic entry for you, and you can select the appropriate style (MLA, APA, Chicago).

• Guide to the MLA style: The MLA-style is generally used for papers written in the humanities.

• Guide for the APA style: The APA-style is generally used for papers written in the social sciences, especially psychology.

This page was created and is maintained by Smita Avasthi.