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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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A Guide on Academic Integrity for International Students
This guide on plagiarism for international students was developed using scholarly literature and research on the topic of...
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Library Science 101: Honors Library Research Methods (Syllabus)
Syllabus used for Library Science 101: Library Research Methods Honors in Fall 2018 at East Los Angeles College. Course...
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Philosophy 1111
This guide is designed to help teach library research skills to introductory philosophy college students.
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Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers
This is an unabashedly practical guide for the student fact-checker. It supplements generic information literacy with the...
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Literature Reviews
This library guide provides research assistance in locating articles, evaluating information, selecting a research topic,...
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Circulating Ideas
This website provides librarian interview podcasts that facilitate conversations about the innovative people & ideas...
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Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research
Engaging graphics, compelling examples, and easy-to-understand explanations make Choosing and Using Sources: A Guide to...
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Data Information Literacy
This book addresses data information literacy (particularly the data management life cycle), emphasizing the role of...
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LibGuides: Types of Sources: Home
This library guide explains different types of sources (e.g., primary, secondary, tertiary, scholarly), and links to...
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Library Data Analytics
This website serves as a centralized site for information on data analytics for library management.
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Incorporating Computational Thinking into Library Graduate Course Goals and Objectives
This study examined how computational thinking concepts were incorporated into library science syllabi objectives, how...
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Knowledge and Networks | SpringerLink
This book discusses a core question in many fields of the social sciences, namely how to create, share and adopt new...
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The Atlas of New Librarianship Online
Describes a new librarianship based not on books and artifacts but on knowledge and learning; and he suggests a new...
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Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations
This is a must-read how-to guide if you are planning to embark on a scholarly digitisation project. Tailored to the...
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Access to Online Resources | SpringerLink
This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence.The book offers a concise guide for librarians, helping them...
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Information Literacy: Searching in Scopus
This tutorial shows some of the specific features of the bibliographic database and search system Scopus. In this...
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Open Science Training Handbook (ver 1)
The Open Science Training Handbook (ver. 1) is intended for anyone who wishes to host Open Science training events or...
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U.S. Copyright Basics Tutorial
This lesson introduces the basics of U.S. copyright protection. Copyright is a form of legal protection that allows...
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Public Librarians - BecomeALibrarian.org
A site that tells all the career of librarianship. "If you're looking for a job that is highly skilled, in demand and...
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Information Literacy: PubMed
This tutorial is meant to show some of the specific features of the PubMed database and search system. In this module...
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Habits of Mind Toolkit
This toolkit provides the foundational "habits of mind" or skills that underlie approaches to effectively interacting...
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ChemSpider.com | Chemical Structure Database
ChemSpider is a free chemical structural database providing fast text and structure search access to over 63+ million...
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CitizenScience.gov (USA)
CitizenScience.gov (USA) is an official government website designed to accelerate the use of crowdsourcing and Citizen...
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Canadian School Libraries Research Archive – Scholarly and Practitioner Research about the School Library Learning Commons
The Canadian School Libraries Research Archive makes scholarly and practitioner research from all Treasure Mountain...
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Katherine QuinnellAthens State University -
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Brenda SmithThompson Rivers University*
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Rena GrossmanIndependent
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Cristie FergusonPanola College
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Geneen ClinkscalesJohnson C. Smith University
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Sandra PesceSan Diego City College
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Doreen HaugeMinnesota State Community and Technical Colleges
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Evelyn BurgerMidlands Technical College
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Anna NewmanWorcester Polytechnic Institute
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Shannon BrooksSouthern Wesleyan University
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Stephanie SmithFull Sail Real World Education
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Dylan MartinLincoln University of Missouri
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Jacqueline TidwellUniversity System of Georgia - University of Georgia
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fred kabuyeKibogora polytechnic
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Sandy PattonCSLA
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Jason YamashitaUniversity of Hawaii - Leeward Community/Technical College
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Jenny YapBerkely City College
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Katharine HamiltonLos Angeles City College
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ANTHI BALIOUUniversity of Macedonia
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Wally GrotophorstGeorge Mason University
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Margaret LincolnLakeview High School
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Library & Information Services on the Web
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Library book sale brings in more than $10000
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Ghana Library Authority revives 20-yr broken union with Book Aid Int.
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Public Meetings: Nov, 13-14, 2018
Nov 13, 2018 03:03 AM PST
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ECTC library to receive 21st-century updates
Nov 12, 2018 11:18 PM PST
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CARLOS NELSON: 'My goal ... is to provide stability for the district'
Nov 12, 2018 10:11 PM PST
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Connecting veterans to resources through the Library
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Cripple Creek-Victor Board of Education terminates Superintendent Leslie Lindauer
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North Long Beach could get higher education center
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