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Research & Database Tutorials: Home

Links to short video tutorials from BCC Library and other libraries on topics related to research.

Database Tutorials

These brief tutorials will help you get started searching; ask a librarian if you need more help.

Research — Getting Started

Topic Development & Search Strategy

Picking Your Topic IS Research!  (3:10 minutes; libncsu)

One Perfect Source!  (2:08 minutes; libncsu)

Searching is Strategic  (3:14 minutes; UW Libraries)

Developing A Research Question  (1:39 minutes; Steely Library NKU)

Creating a Concept Map (3:06 minutes; psulibs)

 

Evaluating Sources — Is this a credible source?

Evaluation of Sources & Information Creation

Evaluating Sources: Why you should do it  (0:56 minutes; psulibs)

Evaluating Sources: Authorship  (1:38 minutes; psulibs)

Evaluating Sources: Content  (1:30 minutes; psulibs)

Peer Review in 3 Minutes (3:15 minutes; libncsu)

Research 101: Format Matters (3:14 minutes; UW Libraries)

 

Citing Your Sources

Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction  (1:54 minutes; libncsu)

 

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