Dawson College Library, Montreal, QC

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Library Research Basics

Why Use the Library?

Why Can’t I Just Search Google?
University of Rhode Island Libraries, 2:26 min.

What are the library databases and which one should I use?
NEIU Ronald Williams Library, 1:22 min.

Why Use a Library?
Hartness Library, 5:37 min.

Searching 101

Searching Online Databases
WalterStiernLibrary, 6:40 min.

Types of Information

The Information Cycle
UCF Libraries, 3:24 min.

Information Cycle
DigitalLiteracy, 1:37 min.

The Information Timeline and Types of Sources
SCCC Library, 4 :11 min.

Scholarly vs. Popular Sources

Scholarly vs. Popular Sources
Ohlone College Library Videos, 3:51 min.

Popular and Scholarly Sources
Belk Library, 2:55 min.

Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly
vculibraries, 3:39 min.

Reading Call Numbers

Reading a Call Number (Library of Congress)
Douglas College Library, 2:07 min.

AND, OR & NOT (Boolean Logic)

Boolean Searching
USF Polytechnic Library, 3:42 min.

Boolean Operators
fuliboutreach, 2:19 min.

Boolean Operators Tutorial
Emily Mazure, 3:02 min.

Boolean Operators
GaStateULibrary, University of Auckland, 4:49 min.

Choosing/Developing Research Topics…

Developing a Research Question
Steely Library NKU, 4:33 min.

Developing a Research Question
UBC Library, 4:21 min.

Developing a Research Question
Laurier Library, 5:07 min.

Choosing/Evaluating Sources

Primary and Secondary Sources
Steely Library NKU, 2:05 min.

How Library Stuff Works: How to Evaluate Resources (the CRAAP Test)
McMaster Libraries, 2:09 min

Citing Sources

Why We Cite?
UNC Writing Center, 2:29 min.

How we cite?
UNC Writing Center, 2:12 min.

Plagiarism Rap
Cite your Sources, 1:03 min.

When to Cite Your Sources
University of Waterloo, 2:28 min.

Self-Paced Tutorials

Info Research 101

Concordia Libraries Information Literacy Working Group

Info Research 101 is a self-paced, interactive tutorial designed to provide you with the necessary foundations and skills to find useful information, to evaluate it critically, and to use it wisely for various purposes such as writing research assignments.

S’informer!

Sandra Lenneville, Collège Gérald-Godin

Ce petit guide a comme objectif de vous soutenir dans votre recherche d’information. Il rappelle les éléments de base pour réaliser une recherche efficace: Analyser son sujet de recherche; Identifier les bonnes sources d’information et les bons outils de recherche; Connaître les ressources de sa discipline; Exécuter une stratégie de recherche efficace; Localiser des documents dans la bibliothèque; Évaluer l’information; et Citer et indiquer ses références correctement.

Tutorial for Info Power (TIP)

University of Wyoming Libraries

In just 45 minutes, TIP will teach you how to think strategically about information and the processes of: Investigating a topic; Searching for information; Locating the information in the library; Evaluating the quality of information; and Utilizing the information in papers, speeches, or projects.

Unlocking Research

George Wallace Library, Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Unlocking Research is a guide developed to help you navigate your way through the research process, from the initial definition and development of your research topic to the final citation of your sources in your bibliography. Explore each section individually or use the resources within them simultaneously.

Database Platforms

Dawson Library

Video Tutorials