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• Section 1 - Choosing a Research Topic
  • Page 1 of 7 - Choosing an area of interest
  • Page 2 of 7 - Getting background information
  • Page 3 of 7 - Specialized Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
  • Page 4 of 7 - Some examples of Specialized Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
  • Page 5 of 7 - Translating your interest into a Research Question
  • Page 6 of 7 - Common problems with research questions
  • Page 7 of 7 - Further modifying your topic
  • Quiz 1 of 1 - Choosing a Research Topic Quiz
• Section 2 - Identifying What Information You Need
  • Page 1 of 7 - Books
  • Page 2 of 7 - Periodicals
  • Page 3 of 7 - Periodicals: Scholarly Journals
  • Page 4 of 7 - Periodicals: Magazines (Popular Journals)
  • Page 5 of 7 - Periodicals: Trade / Professional Journals
  • Page 6 of 7 - Newspapers
  • Page 7 of 7 - Internet Sites
  • Quiz 1 of 3 - Different Types of Journals
  • Quiz 2 of 3 - Choosing the Right Source
  • Quiz 3 of 3 - Using the Best Tools
• Section 3 - Search Strategies
  • Part 1 of 3 - Known item search strategies
    • Page 1 of 7 - Searching by Title
    • Page 2 of 7 - Known item search strategies
    • Page 3 of 7 - Characteristics of a Known Item
    • Page 4 of 7 - Searching the Musselman Library Catalog
    • Page 5 of 7 - Searching by Title
    • Page 6 of 7 - Searching by Author
    • Page 7 of 7 - Uniform Names
  • Part 2 of 3 - Topic search strategies
    • Page 1 of 12 - Subject Searches
    • Page 2 of 12 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Subject Searching
    • Page 3 of 12 - When to Use Subject Search
    • Page 4 of 12 - Uniform Name in Subject Searching
    • Page 5 of 12 - Keyword Searches
    • Page 6 of 12 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Keyword Searching
    • Page 7 of 12 - Mechanics of Keyword Searching
    • Page 8 of 12 - Complex Search Topics
    • Page 9 of 12 - Boolean Operators
    • Page 10 of 12 - Identifying Components of a Complex Topic
    • Page 11 of 12 - Revising a Search
    • Page 12 of 12 - Truncation
    • Quiz 1 of 2 - Quiz: Boolean Operators
    • Quiz 2 of 2 - Quiz: Revising a Search
  • Part 3 of 3 - Searching in Databases
    • Page 1 of 3 - Search Fields
    • Page 2 of 3 - Database results
    • Page 3 of 3 - Obtaining an article
• Section 4 - Evaluating Information
  • Page 1 of 6 - Authority of Information
  • Page 2 of 6 - Author Credentials
  • Page 3 of 6 - The Role of Publishers and Editors
  • Page 4 of 6 - The Importance of Perspective
  • Page 5 of 6 - Currency of Information
  • Page 6 of 6 - Evaluating a Web Site
  • Quiz 1 of 3 - Authority
  • Quiz 2 of 3 - Currency of Information
  • Quiz 3 of 3 - Evaluating a Web Site
• Section 5 - Citing Information
  • Page 1 of 7 - Scholarly Production of Knowledge
  • Page 2 of 7 - Scholarly Communication
  • Page 3 of 7 - Knowing When to Use Citations
  • Page 4 of 7 - Citation Styles
  • Page 5 of 7 - Keeping Records
  • Page 6 of 7 - Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
  • Page 7 of 7 - Citation Example
  • Quiz 1 of 1 - Citations
    • Quiz 1 answers - Citations