General Research Skills

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General Research Skills

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Unit 1: The Reseach Process Lesson 1: What is Research? Lesson 2: Determining Research Needs? Lesson 3: The Research Process in Six Steps Lesson 4: How Do I Get Started?

Unit 2: Determining Research Needs Lesson 1: Assignment Type Lesson 2: Amount of Information Lesson 3: Publication Date Lesson 4: Publication Types Lesson 5: Primary and Secondary Sources Lesson 6: Format Types Lesson 7: Point of View Lesson 8: Getting Organized

Unit 3: Defining a Research Topic Lesson 1: State a Topic Lesson 2: State Your Topic as a Question Lesson 3: Identify Key Concepts Lesson 4: Identify Synonyms Lesson 5: Sources and Topic Ideas Lesson 6: Getting Organized

Unit 4: Search Methods Lesson 1: Keyword Searching Lesson 2: Narrow Your Topic Lesson 3: Broaden Your Topic Lesson 4: Boolean Searching AND, OR, NOT Lesson 5: Phrase Searching Lesson 6: Truncation Lesson 7: Wildcards Lesson 8: Subject Headings Lesson 9: Spelling, Abbreviations and Acronyms

Unit 5: Search Tools: The Online Catalog Lesson 1: Online Catalog Overview Lesson 2: Accessing Edison's Online Catalog Lesson 3: Search Catalog Lesson 4: Search by Campus Lesson 5: Search by Format Lesson 6: Search by Language Lesson 7: Search by Year Lesson 8: Search by Author Lesson 9: Search by Title Lesson 10: Search by Keywork Lesson 11: Search by Subject Lesson 12: Sample Seach: Search Page Lesson 13: Sample Search: Results List Lesson 14: Sample Search: Bibliographic Record Lesson 15: Sample Search: Location and Availability Lesson 16: Help

Unit 6: Search Tools: Subscription Databases Lesson 1: Subscription Database Overview Lesson 2: Accessing the Databases Lesson 3: Choosing a Database Lesson 4: Searching the Database Lesson 5: Search Hints: Full Text Articles Lesson 6: Peer Reviewed Articles Lesson 7: How Do I tell if a Journal is Scholary? Lesson 8: Sample Search: Search Page Lesson 9: Sample Search: Results List Lesson 10: Sample Search: Accessing the Article Lesson 11: Search Tips

Unit 7: Evaluating Reference Resources Lesson 1: What & Why Lesson 2: Accessing Reference Resources Lesson 3: Using Reference Resources Lesson 4: Determining Your Reference Needs Lesson 5: Types of Reference Resources Lesson 6: Online Reference Resources

Unit 8: Evalutating Books & Articles Lesson 1: Why Evaluate Books & Articles Lesson 2: Authority Lesson 3: Year of Publication Lesson 4: Purpose Lesson 5: Abstract Lesson 6: Coverage Lesson 7: Publisher Lesson 8: Types of Publishers Lesson 9: Organization Lesson 10: Perspective Lesson 11: Souces Lesson 12: Reviews

Unit 9: Evaluating the Internet Lesson 1: Why Evaluate Websites? Lesson 2: Domain Name Lesson 3: Authority Lesson 4: Currency Lesson 5: Purpose Lesson 6: Perspective Lesson 7: Design Lesson 8: Sources Lesson 9: Useful Websites

Unit 10: Citing Sources Lesson 1: Citing: What & Why Lesson 2: Citing: When & How Lesson 3: Citation Styles & Guides Lesson 4: Quoting, Summarizing, & Paraphrasing Lesson 5: In-Text Citations Lesson 6: Works Cited or Bibliography Lesson 7: Citation Tips Lesson 8: Avoiding Plagiarism

Welcome

Welcome to Edison State College Libraries’ Research Tutorial. ESC Librarians created this tutorial to guide students through the research process, hone basic research skills, and become familiar with ESC Libraries’ resources and tools. Topics include determining research needs, defining a research topic, search methods and tools, evaluating different types of resources, citing information, and avoiding plagiarism.

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