Research Guides for Specific Courses or Topics

• Use the Research Log handout to figure out your topic, identify words to search with, find the information you need, and cite your sources in a bibliography.
• Course-specific resource lists have been created on Delicious.com unde the library's askghl account. For example, see CIT/CSA 262, NSG 105, or NSG 311.

• Use the CRAAP Test to help you understand how to evaluate web sites -- that's Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose) (thanks to MU Hamilton and CSU Chico).

• Review The Seven Deadly Sins of Plagiarism in this PowerPoint presentation from the library at Dickinson College.

• See these helpful tips on searching for information from OhioLINK (searching for articles and books, finding scholarly articles, etc.).

• Finding Scholarly Sources - a two-page handout with tips on locating and identifying scholarly or peer-reviewed journal articles.

• Research 101 - an interactive tutorial from the University of Washington which provides an introduction to research skills.

• 7 Things You Should Know About... - "provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices."

• How to Evaluate the Information You Find - a two-page handout outlining some helpful criteria for evaluating information sources of all types (MS Word).

• Best Search Tools Chart - a two-page chart with links to a variety of Internet search tools and notes on their characteristics and searching rules.

• Developing a Research Topic: Brainstorming Chart - A brainstorming activity on how to narrow down topics (the next page has an interactive or printable version of the chart).

• Research Project Calculator - an interactive planning tool to help you follow the steps needed for an excellent research project in a timely manner (created by INFOhio).