Research Skills Tutorial

This second component of your portfolio asks you to identify some "places" (databases, search engines, online repositories and archives, etc.) where you will look for information sources on your topic. (OneSearch does not count as one of these "places." You may use it, but you also need to have specific databases, etc. The reason for this is that sometimes you need a more "surgical" approach than OneSearch's "blunt instrument.")

You will find all of the Library's databases and other search tools on the Databases A - Z page. Also try our Subject Guides, which organize databases and other search tools, along with selected tutorials and web resources. 

Your answer to each of these should include both the title and the URL of the resource you have chosen. You should also take some time to explore each resource and become familiar with its interface.

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