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LIBRARY RESEARCH TUTORIAL
Lesson 1: Beginning Your Research
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Select a Topic
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Refine a Topic
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Develop a Research Question
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Organize a Search Strategy
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Understand Types of Sources
Lesson 2: Finding Books
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The Library Catalog
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Basic Search
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Advanced Search
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Expand/Limit Searches
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Boolean Operators
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Search Options
Lesson 3: Finding Articles
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What Are Periodicals?
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Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines
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Using Indexes to Locate Articles
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Deciphering Index Information
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Finding Articles Using Citation Information
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Requesting Articles From Other Libraries
Lesson 4: Finding Web Sites
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What is the Internet?
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URL Basics
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Search Engines
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Subject Directories
Lesson 5: Evaluating Resources
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Why Evaluate?
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Evaluation Criteria for All Media
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Evaluating Periodicals
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Evaluating Web Sites
Lesson 6: Finding Materials Outside the Library
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InterCampus Loan and Recall Requests
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InterLibrary Loan
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World Catalog
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Access to Other Libraries
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Assistance Both in Person and Online
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