Basic Research Concepts
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Types of Resources
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Anatomy of a Research paper
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Academic Integrity
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Peer Review
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Peer Review
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Objectivity in Reporting
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Visual Literacy
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Delivering a Presentation
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Note Taking
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Study Skills
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Time Management Tips
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Types of Sources:Popular, Scholarly, Trade
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Understanding Plagiarism
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Reading a Citation
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Finding Articles from Citations
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How Data Becomes Knowledge
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Copyright
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Primary Sources: Humanities
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Secondary Sources: Humanities
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Tertiary Sources: Humanities
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Primary Sources: STEM-H
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Secondary Sources: STEM-H
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Tertiary Sources: STEM-H
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Information Cycle
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Reference Sources
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Popular Sources
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Trade Publications
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Grey Literature
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Scholarly Sources
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Primary and Secondary Research
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Quantitative and Qualitative Research
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Research Ethics
Research Process
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Search Techniques:
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Search Techniques:
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Narrow your Topic
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Refining Search Results
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Anatomy of a scholarly article (NCSU)
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Evaluating Sources
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Evaluating Sources I
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Evaluating Sources II
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Citing Sources:
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Citing Sources:
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Citing Sources:
Chicago Style -
Searching is Strategic:
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Searching is Strategic:
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What are Research Questions
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Annotating Sources
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Asking Authentic Questions
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Selecting Topics and Questions
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Multiple Perspectives
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Good Research Questions
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Is my topic too broad
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Evaluating Sources
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Reliable Sources
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Scholarly Conversations
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How can librarians help
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Is my topic significant
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Can my research topic change
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Relationships between sources
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How can the library help
Library Tools & Services
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Read a call number
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Zotero Part 1: Download & Account Creation
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Zotero Part 2.1: Adding Citations from the Desktop Client
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Zotero Part 2.2: Adding Citations from the Browser Plug-in
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Zotero Part 3: Source Organization
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Zotero Part 4.1: Exporting Citations
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Zotero Part 4.2: Importing Citations in Microsoft Word
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Zotero Part 4.3: Importing Citations in Google Docs
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Zotero: Creating Groups
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How to Place a Reserve Request
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e-Reserves in BB
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What are scholarly databases
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Research Tools
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Hosting a Film Screening
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Linking to Google Scholar
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Media Screening Request Form
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Mason Search Part 5
Finding Materials
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Search Opposing Viewpoints
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Searching EBSCO
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Searching LexisNexis
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Finding Accessible Media using the Catalog
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Finding Accessible Media using Academic Video Online
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Finding Accessible Media using Films on Demand
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Create Kanopy Account
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Create Clip/Playlist in Bb
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Kanopy Clip/Playlist to Bb
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Mason Search Part 1: Basic Search
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Mason Search Part 2: Advanced Search
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Mason Search Part 3: Managing Search Results
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Mason Search Part 4: Finding Textbooks
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