Tutorial Videos

Synthesizing Information

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This video tutorial explains how to bring multiple pieces of information together to inspire new ideas or solutions.

The Information Life Cycle

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This video tutorial discusses how information changes over time, from social media to scholarly articles and encyclopedias.

Citation Generator

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This video tutorial shows how to create a citation using Quick Search.

Writing An Annotated Bibliography

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Define an annotated bibliography, identify appropriate sources for an annotated bibliography, employ strategies for creating an annotated bibliography

Finding Books

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This video tutorial demonstrates how to find books using Quick Search.

Getting Started

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This video tutorial offers a basic overview of the main resources for information and help on the library website.

Thinking Critically About Information

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This video tutorial clarifies what it means to think critically about information, offers strategies to thinking critically, and goes over some of the important questions you should ask.

Finding Government Information

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This video tutorial explains what government information is, what types are available to review, and how to find government information online.

Asking Academic Questions

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This video tutorial goes over how to translate your interests into a research topic appropriate for a class paper.

Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation

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This video tutorial explains how to submit your thesis or dissertation to ProQuest.

Research Is A Conversation

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This video tutorial discusses how scholarly research is similar to a conversation, and relates reading, asking questions, and presenting information to the elements of conversation.

Using Other People’s Ideas

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This video tutorial discusses how to ethically use information from outside sources in your work through summary, paraphrase, and direct quotes.

Reading Scholarly Articles

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This video tutorial offers strategies for reading scholarly articles in order to save time and reduce stress.

Advanced Search Strategies

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This video tutorial explains how to use advanced searching techniques to narrow or broaden your search results.

Research Process Tips

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This video tutorial gives a basic overview of how to read and develop a research paper once you’ve found some sources of information.

ORCID @ UNLV

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This video tutorial discusses the benefits of creating an ORCID iD to manage your researcher identity online.

Finding Articles

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This video tutorial shows how to use Quick Search to find specific types of articles, find recently published peer-reviewed journal articles, find article details, preview an abstract, and access the full text of an article.

Searching for Patents

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This video tutorial shows how to find patents.

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