Library Tutorials: Documentation and Resources

Information Ethics

• Academic Integrity
• Copyright
• Plagiarism
• Digital Privacy
• Introduction to Digital Citizenship

Visual and Quantitative Literacy

• Searching for Images
• Interpreting Images
• Why Does Visual Literacy Matter?
• Using Quantitative Data
• Evaluating Statistics

Topics:  

Getting Started with Research / Evaluating Information / Sources of Information / Searching for Information / Presenting and Organizing Information

Getting Started with Research

• Why Information Matters
• Life in the Information Age
• The Research Process
• Developing a Research Focus
• How to Narrow Your Topic
• Background Research Tips
• Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google
• Thesis Statements
• Scholarship as Conversation
• Research for Persuasive Writing
• Creating a Research Plan
• Framing a Problem

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Evaluating Information

• What is Authority?
• Introduction to Bias
• Types of Bias
• Evaluating Sources
• Choosing the Best Web Source
• Understanding Misinformation
• Objectivity in Reporting
• Evaluating Information
• News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces in Journalism
• Evaluating Digital Sources Using Lateral Reading

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Sources of Information

• Data, Information, and Knowledge
• Primary & Secondary Research
• Primary & Secondary Sources
• Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
• Peer Review
• Types of Sources
• How to Read Scholarly Materials
• Selecting Appropriate Digital Sources

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Searching for Information

• Searching as Exploration
• Choosing a Database
• Choosing & Using Keywords
• Search Techniques
• Refining Search Techniques

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Presenting and Organizing Information

• Synthesis
• Synthesizing Information for Academic Writing
• Annotated Bibliography
• Anatomy of a Research Paper
• Writing Help
• Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Summarizing
• Academic Writing
• Understanding the Communication Need
• Presentation Skills
• Study Skills

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Culture and Citizenship

• Introduction to Cultural Issues
• Global Citizenship
• Introduction to Civic Engagement
• Introduction to Civic Action

Using Critical Thinking and Logic

• Why Thinking Matters
• Inquiry
• Logical Reasoning
• Evidence-based Reasoning
• Analyzing Information

A Health Science General List of Topics can be found under the Libraries Tutorials & Guides web page.

Topics:  

Evidence-based Practice / Research Needs and Search Strategies / Health Science Resources / Understanding and Using Research Sources / Glossary of Health Sciences Terms

Evidence-based Practice

• Introduction to Evidence-based Practice
• Identifying Types of Evidence
• Understanding Study Design
• Using the Hierarchy of Evidence
• Appraising Evidence: Diagnostic Studies Tutorial
• Appraising Evidence: Treatment Studies
• Applying Evidence to a Patient Population Tutorial

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Research Needs and Search Strategies

• Introduction to Medical Databases
• Search Strategy for Health Information
• PICO Questions Part 1: Writing a PICO Question
• PICO Questions Part 2: Going from PICO to Search
• Scientific Method for Health Science Students Tutorial
• Health Literacy

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Health Science Resources

• CINAHL
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Consumer Health Information
• Health Statistics Part 1: Introduction to Using Health Data and Statistics
• Health Statistics Part 2: Resources for Health Statistics
• Locating Drug Information Part 1: Consumer Resources Tutorial
• Locating Drug Information Part 2: Clinical Resources
• Nutrition Resources
• Point-of-Care Resources Part 1: Introduction to Using Point-of-Care Resources
• Point-of-Care Resources Part 2: DynaMed, UpToDate, and Nursing Reference Center
• PubMed Tips and Tricks
• Gray Literature

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Understanding and Using Research Sources

• Bias in Research
• Peer Review in the Health Sciences
• Research Retrieval and Organization
• Reading a Scholarly Article
• APA Citations 6th Edition
• APA Citations 7th Edition
• AMA Citations

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Glossary of Health Science Terms

• Health Sciences Glossary

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QuickSearch Tutorials

• Getting Started with QuickSearch
• Finding Course Reserves
• Saving Searches and Results
• Accessing Your Library Account