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What Kind of Resource Do I Want?
What Kind of Resource Do I Want?
There are lots of different types of resources. Take a look at the image (right) to get a sense of what different resources might offer you.
How to Search
How to Search
SweetSearch’s “Ten Steps to Better Online Research”
A great review of how to conduct online research efficiently and effectively.
Evaluating Resources
Evaluating Resources
4 Ways to Differentiate a Good Source from a Bad Source
The University of Texas at El Paso has four quick tips for evaluating web-based resources.
The University of Maryland Global Campus offers this great guide for determining the validity of sources.
Reading for Understanding
Reading for Understanding
Informational Reading Practice
Need to improve your skills? Try a few of these practice lessons available through LearningExpressLibrary. Register/log in using your CSD email and password.
Synthesizing
Synthesizing
Read this simple explanation of synthesis and watch this video (below) from the librarians at Utah State University for a helpful guide to synthesizing sources.
Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Avoiding Plagiarism
Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Avoiding Plagiarism
Check out this 10-ish minute video from Ms. Binder to get a handle on the differences between these writing techniques and what you need to know to avoid plagiarism.
Citing Sources
Citing Sources
Take a look at the graphic below to figure out when and where to cite sources. Then use the citation resources on the main research page of this site to build your citations.
Citing Sources
Citing Sources
First things first: How do you know when and what to cite? Take a look at this handy poster (below) from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab to get a quick sense of when and how to cite resources. Then use the citation tools in our Library website "Research" page to build citations for your sources.
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