Synthesizing Information
Synthesizing brings multiple pieces of information together to inspire a new idea or solution.
The Information Life Cycle
Discusses how information changes over time, from social media to scholarly articles and encyclopedias.
Writing An Annotated Bibliography
Define an annotated bibliography, identify appropriate sources for an annotated bibliography, employ strategies for creating an annotated bibliography
Getting Started
Offers a basic overview of the main resources for information and help on the library website
Thinking Critically About Information
Clarifies what it means to think critically about information. This tutorial offers some strategies to thinking critically and goes over some of the important questions you should ask
Finding Government Information
Goes over what government information is, what types are available to review, and how to find government information online
Asking Academic Questions
Goes over how to translate your interests into a research topic appropriate for a class paper
Submitting Your Thesis Or Dissertation
How to submit your thesis or dissertation to Proquest
Research Is A Conversation
Discusses how scholarly research is similar to a conversation. This video relates reading, asking questions, and presenting information to the elements of conversation
Using Other People’s Ideas
Discusses how to ethically use information from outside sources in your work through summary, paraphrasing, and direct quotes
Reading Scholarly Articles
Offers strategies for reading scholarly articles in order to save readers time and stress
Advanced Search Strategies
How to use advanced searching techniques to narrow or broaden your search results
Research Process Tips
Gives a basic overview of how to read and develop a research paper once you’ve found some source of information
ORCID @ UNLV
Discusses the benefits of creating an ORCID iD to manage your researcher identity online
Finding Articles
How to use filters to find specific types of articles in QuickSearch, How to find recently published peer reviewed journal articles in QuickSearch, How to find article details, How to preview an abstract in QuickSearch, How to access the full text of an article in QuickSearch
