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Research Roadmap is an interactive online tutorial for students wanting an introduction to research skills. The tutorial covers the basics, including how to select a topic and develop research questions, select, search for, find, and evaluate information sources. It also covers the ethics of information use, including copyright and fair use, how to avoid plagiarism, and how to cite sources correctly.
New Materials
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Student Success for community college students
This guide will help students at Nashville State Community College succussfully complete a college degree and also help...
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Learning About Academic Integrity Through Experiential Learning
Purpose: This report highlights ways in which academic integrity can be taught through experiential learning activities....
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Guideline
The EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect on May 25, 2018, replacing the Data Protection Directive...
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Open Educational Resources (OERs)
A library guide for faculty explaining what Open Educational Resources (OERs) are and how to find, evaluate and create...
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Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy
These guidelines articulate the range of knowledge, skills, and abilities required to effectively use primary sources....
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Information Literacy identification of sources
Student exercise to identify books, articles, websites, other sources.
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Applying library values to emerging technology
Decision-making in the age of open access, maker spaces, and the ever-changing library
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Information literacy assessment pre- and post-test
This assessment tool can be used to determine information literacy before and after a short course or other instruction.
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Using Google Scholar
Using Google Scholar to find sources for your research can yield you a lot of articles, journals, books, and more. But...
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Finding Scholarly Articles
Ready to get the most out of your article search? This tutorial will help you successfully navigate search filters,...
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Developing Research Questions and Creating Keywords
In these activities, you will learn strategies for generating research questions and turning those questions into...
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Introduction to Design Equity
Why do affluent, liberal, and design-rich cities like Minneapolis have some of the biggest racial disparities in the...
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Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources
Avoiding plagiarism can be more tricky than it seems at first glance. Complete this activity to learn strategies for...
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California Community College Librarian Survey on Open Educational Resources (OER)
The Michelson 20MM Foundation surveyed community college librarians throughout the state of California in 2019 about...
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In the Library with the Lead Pipe
An open access, open peer-reviewed journal, founded and run by an international team of librarians working in various...
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One Perfect Source?
Your topic seemed so great! So why can't you find any information on it? If you're looking for an all-in-one source that...
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Research Guides: Tell Your Story - Impact & Engagement: Home
For researchers, scholars, teachers, extension agents, students, and others, this guide highlights options to share your...
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Copyright Essentials: Introduction
Copyright Essentials: Introduction
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Information literacy in the age of algorithms
This report is the result of a national research effort exploring how much U.S. college-age students know about the way...
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Check, Please! Starter Course
In this course, we show you how to fact and source-check in five easy lessons, taking about 30 minutes apiece. The entire...
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Interoperability and Retrieval [Series: Open Access for Library Schools]
This publication focuses on interoperability issues, resource description, perpetual access, importance of standards, and...
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Resource Optimization [Series: Open Access for Library Schools]
This publication provides an insight into the harvesting and standards available in the context of open access...
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Open Access Infrastructure [Series: Open Access for Library Schools]
This publication deals with open access resources of all types, their definition, nature, features, planning, executing,...
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Introduction to Open Access [Series: Open Access for Library Schools]
This publication defines scholarly communication and the various forms of open access, explains issues related to rights...
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Amanda DinscoreCalifornia State University, Fresno
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Stefanie BorntregerEmerson College -
Joan WilliamsBennett College
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Kimberly FournierWilliam Rainey Harper College
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john carterIllions primer education
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Jaclyn SavolainenDutchess Community/Technical College
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JAMES PICCININNIUniversity of St. Thomas
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Yantiliu liuyantiliu
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Penny CowanSewanee,University of the South
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Mary KraljicSouth Dakota State University
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Samantha O'ConnorCentral Carolina Community/Technical College
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marianne murdockjordan school district
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Bethany WilkesSingapore Management University
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Nanda KurwadkarFullerton College
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odette cayupiINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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Charlotte BagbyLas Positas College
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Summer KrstevskaWake Forest University
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Sarah PugachevUniversity of Rochester
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Dr Asadullah BMazharul Uloom College
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Brianne HagenHumboldt State University
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María paz MirandaINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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Jennifer HurleyRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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Sandra CarswellS C Lee Junior High School
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Meghan CasonLos Angeles Valley College
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