Description:

This tutorial will help you choose the most useful resources for your research topic. It will provide descriptions of the different types of resources and criteria for evaluating the information you might find in them.

Table of Contents:

1. Types of resources
2. Scholarly vs. popular journals: Definitions
3. Scholarly vs. popular journals: Comparison
4. Scholarly vs. popular journals: When to use
5. Scholarly vs. popular journals: Examples
6. Primary vs. secondary sources: Definitions
7. Primary vs. secondary sources: Examples
8. Databases: Definition
9. Databases: General vs. subject-specific
10. Finding books, journals, & audiovisuals Xavier owns
11. Using call numbers
12. Locating materials in the library
13. Finding books and audiovisuals in OhioLINK
14. Finding articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers