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Need help using one of our databases? Here is a list of how tos.

If we could make only one recommendation to our students, it would be to take this tutorial. It steps you through the research process from beginning to end.
* Formulating a research question
* Getting background information with reference books
* Understanding primary versus secondary sources
* Understanding scholarly versus popular sources
* Keywords, boolean operators, and searching in databases
* Evaluating your sources for quality and reliability; critical thinking
* Citing your sources
You can work through the tutorial from beginning to end, or go directly to the specific section that you need.

Tutorials on how to find and identify a scholarly article, what a primary source is and when to use one, searching using Boolean operators, and much more.

A collection of web sites that will help you cite your sources (aka document your sources, make footnotes and bibliography.)

Here's where you go to:
1. Find out what the required readings and materials are for your course.
2. Purchase them.

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Writing resources, including tutorials and sample papers

Resources on study skills as well as time management, coping with stress, becoming computer literate.

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Academic Support offers tutoring, including learning coaches, peer tutors, and TutorMe online tutoring.

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