This page highlights some of the videos the Library and Writing Center have curated to help you accomplish your goals. There is a description of each video next to the link, as well as a link to the full YouTube playlist with more help as well. Our DIY Research channel includes specific videos for science, history and literature research; go straight there if that's what you need.
| Developing a Research Question | Sometimes the hardest part about research is figuring out what question to answer. |
| Picking Your Topic | It takes a little research to narrow down what your topic really is |
| Search vs. Research | There is a difference between searching for information and researching to find an answer to a question |
| Using Keywords to Search Databases | There are tricks to searching library databases - learn them here |
| What are Databases? | Why should you use a database instead of Google? Now you know |
| Using Keywords and Subject Headings | Save time and frustration with these search strategies |
| Finding articles with Library Discovery | Using the powerful tools in our library Discovery service to find what you need |
| Google Scholar in a Nutshell | Google is great; Google scholar is even better |
| The Information Cycle | Where does information come from? How does it get from Twitter to a newspaper to a published book? |
| What is a Peer Reviewed Article? | Your professor requires you to use them; find out why |
| Evaluating a Website | The web isn't bad; you just need to pay attention |
| How to Read a Scholarly Journal Article | You have your articles; now what? |
| Active Reading Strategies | Taking notes keeps you from rereading the same thing over and over |
| Plagiarism: what it is and how to avoid it | Ensure that you don't make a mistake |
| Summarize, paraphrase and quote sources | Learn the three methods of adding research to your assignment |