OGL 530
Tutorial links and other helpful sources
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Library 501: What Grad Students Need to Know about the LibraryAs a graduate student, you will work on many research-intensive projects and assignments. You'll need to find relevant information, and you'll want to do so as efficiently as possible. This orientation serves as an introduction to library services and resources, and is part of a larger workshop series designed to provide you with the right tools needed to succeed in your research and conquer your degree!
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Literature Reviews and Annotated Bibliographies *"A literature review is an account of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. ... In writing the literature review, your purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic, and what their strengths and weaknesses are." *An Annotated Bibliography "... is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.”
Article types
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Finding and Using Article Types Recognize what articles are Understand there are different types of articles Distinguish characteristics of different article types Identify different article types in research database search results Limit database searches to types of articles
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Tutorial - Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticlesScholars communicate their research and theories to other scholars by writing journal articles, books and other types of publications. Most (but not all) journal articles are peer reviewed, meaning they have been examined by other experts for quality control.
Zotero
- Zotero
Zotero is an excellent, and free, citation manager. Use it to easily collect citation information, full-text PDFs, and create citations and bibliographies in a flash.
First download the Zotero software to your laptop or PC, then install the browser extension and word processor add-ins.