Tutorials

This research guide features a collection of video tutorials to help you with the stages of academic research.

Video: How Library Stuff Works: Scholarly vs Popular Sources

Source: "How Library Stuff Works: Scholarly vs. Popular Sources" by McMaster Libraries, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn about the differences between scholarly and popular sources and how to identify them when researching your topic.

Video: What are the Differences between Google and Library Databases?

Source: "Should I be using Google or the Library resources for a paper?" by NEIU Libraries, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn about how searching library resources is different than searching Google.

Video: What is a Database?

Source: "What are the library databases and which one should I use?" by NEIU Libraries, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn how to identify library databases and choose the appropriate database to use for your topic.

Video: What is an information Gap?

Source: "mind the information gap" by jmonday1350, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn about how information gaps are formed and how to fuse previous knowledge and experiences with something new.

Video: Making an Argument and Counter Argument

Video: Research Strategies for Databases and the Internet

Source: "Online Research: Tips for Effective Search Strategies" by Sarah Clark, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn how to use Booleans, truncation, and quotations for effective searching.

Video: Smart Web Search Strategies

Source: "Smart Web Search Strategies - GRCC Holman Library" by Holman Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Learn how to get the most out of your Google searches by using the "site:" search strategy.

Video: How to Use Google to Find Public Data

Source: "Google Public Data Explorer" by Google, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn about Google's Public Data Explorer tool and how to locate public data to support your research.

Video: Information has Value: Access to Information

Source: "Access to Information... A universal right" by UNESCO, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn about international efforts to protect the public's right to access information freely, timely, and without bias.

Video: Information has Value: Data Privacy and Social Media

Source: "Social Media Data Privacy Awareness" by Technology Services at Illinois, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn more about how social media platforms, businesses, and marketers, use your personal information and posts to social media to build profiles about you.