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This video introduces your librarian and shows you where to find the Library Research Assignment.
Library Research Assignment Tour.
This video points out some key features of the assignment. Watch this to make sure you don't miss anything important in the assignment.
Credo Reference - Source #1
About Credo Reference: Credo Reference is a collection of subject encyclopedias and other high quality reference sources that are written for college-level researchers. The articles you find in Credo are written by experts and have been evaluated for quality. Credo articles include recommendations for further reading and handy suggestions for additional keywords that relate to your topic. Credo Reference is a great place to collect background and overview information.
This video demonstrates how to navigate Credo Reference and some handy tools to take advantage of.
Book from Ryan Library - Source #2
This video shows how to use the Main Search feature on the Library's homepage to find a book.
Scholarly Journal Article - Source #3.
For our journal articles, we are going to rely on expert evaluation to make sure the information we find is scholarly and high quality. This means we are looking for articles that have gone through the process of peer review. During this process, experts who work in a field related to the article's subject review the quality of the article.
The best place to start our search for peer-reviewed articles is the Articles tab search available in the Quick Search box on the library homepage.
This video shows how to search using the Articles tab search to find peer-reviewed articles.
Evaluating Information with Critical Thinking
For most information we encounter, we don't have the option of relying on experts to evaluate the information for us. In this video we will walk through the questions we need to ask to evaluate information with our own critical thinking skills.
High-quality Internet Resource, Source #4
This video offers guidelines and tips for searching for your high-quality internet resource.
Evaluating the quality of a website can be tricky. This video shows an example of applying our critical thinking evaluation criteria to a website.
Turning in the Library Research Assignment
Don't forget to return to the assignment page in Canvas and actually submit your completed assignment!
If you have questions or need help with any part of the assignment, please reach out! I would love to hear from you.
email: Julie Sweeney
email: Research Help Desk