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This resource will help you learn research and writing skills and how to use specific resources via Thrift Library. It consists of eight modules of tutorials:
1. Getting Started with Research
- Life in the Information Age
- 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
- More Information
- Data, Information, & Knowledge
- Types of Sources
- Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary Sources
- Source Types
- Primary & Secondary Research
- How to Read Scholarly Materials
- Peer Review
- Selecting Appropriate Digital Sources
- Searching as Exploration
- Choosing a Database
- Choosing & Using Keywords
- Search Techniques
- Refining Search Results
4. Search for Specific Sources
- Books
- Articles
- Journals & Magazines
- News Sources
- Primary Sources
- Reference Sources
- Dissertations & Theses
- Statistics & Data
- Images
- Videos
- Maps
- Textbooks
5. Evaluate & Analyze Information
- What is Authority?
- Introduction to Bias
- Types of Bias
- Evaluating Sources
- Evaluating Information
- Understanding Misinformation
- Evaluating Digital Sources Using Lateral Reading
- Evaluating Sources for Diverse Points of View
- News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces in Journalism
- Media Bias Chart
- Fact-Checking
- Fact Check Bias Chart
- Analyzing Information
- Logical Reasoning
- Evidence-Based Reasoning
6. Organizing & Presenting Information
- Synthesis
- Synthesizing Information
- Annotated Bibliography
- Anatomy of a Research Paper
- Academic Writing
- Writing Help
- Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Summarizing
- Understanding the Communication Need
- Oral Communication
- Presentation Skills
- Study Skills
- AU Resources
- Information Has Value
- Plagiarism
- Copyright
- Academic Integrity
- AU Academic Integrity Policies
- Student Guide to AI
- AI @ AU Vision Statement
- Generative AI Use Scale
- AI Ethical Concerns Key Questions
- Resource Acknowledgement Form
- Digital Privacy
- Introduction to Digital Citizenship
- Digital Citizenship in Practice
8. Citations
- Why Citations Matter
- Citation Tools
- Citing AI
- APA Tutorial
- APA Style Website
- APA Manual
- MLA Video
- MLA Tutorial
- MLA Online Handbook
- MLA Handbook
- Chicago Manual Online
- Chicago Manual
- Chicago Style - Books and eBooks
- Chicago Style Citations - Journals
- Chicago Style - Websites & Social Media
- Turabian Citations
- Turabian Manual
- Turabian Online
- AMA Manual Online
- AMA Manual
- NLM Style
If you are not familiar with the research process and/or Thrift Library resources, it would be helpful to engage with all modules. However, you do not need to view them in order.
Librarians are happy to provide assistance at the front desk, via appointment, email, or phone.
We value your feedback - please let us know what we are doing well and in what areas we could improve.
Acknowledgement
This resource is adapted from the University of West Georgia Library DIY project created by Andrea Baer, Anne Barnhart, CJ Ivory, and Craig Schroer and includes multimedia content from Credo Information Literacy - Core. The Credo multimedia content can only be accessed by current Anderson University students, faculty, and staff. All AU users will need to be logged in to their AU accounts to view the multimedia content.
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