Library Research Tutorials

Finding Scholarly Articles on Your Topic

• Step 1: Formulate an Effective Search Statement (3:50)
• Step 2: Access a Research Database on the Library Website (1:16)
• Step 3: Do an Initial Search, Critically Review Results, and Refine Search Terms (5:35)
• Step 4: Narrow or Broaden Your Results (5:15)

Is an Article Available Online? (3:13)

How to Renew Books Online (1:29)

Internet Credibility: Evaluating the Integrity of Free Internet Materials

• Part One: Authority (3:45)
• Part Two: Currency, Content, and Accuracy (6:29)
  

The Information Cycle: How Today's Events are Tomorrow's Information. Penn State University Libraries. Using the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, as an example, this video explains how news, analysis, and scholarly treatments of an event occur and develop over time.

The following resource focuses on effective use of the Internet. Remember, however, that library resources (including journals, books, and subscription databases) are needed to satisfy most academic information needs and assignments.

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial. The Library, University of California, Berkeley. Includes introductory material, a glossary, and detailed advice on search strategies and web search tools (including search engines, subject directories, and invisible web databases).