Welcome to xu.tutor! These five library tutorials will help you to do research more effectively while saving you time and helping you to succeed at Xavier.

Instructions

  1. For best results, please do the tutorials in order, beginning with Defining the Question.
  2. There are 9 to 18 pages in each tutorial. Do the pages in numerical order.
  3. Page through the tutorials using thenext>>button, and return to previous pages as often as you wish using the<<backbutton. The buttons are located on the bottom of each page.
  4. Click all of the links embedded in the tutorials. Many of the links open small windows and it is essential that you close each window before clicking another link.
  5. If you are doing these tutorials off-campus, the database demos will require authentication. At the Login page, enter your last name in the first textbox and the 14-digit ID number found on the bottom of your ALL Card in the second textbox (help).

Tutorial Links

  1. Glossary links (glossary term) are in red boldface and open a small window displaying definitions of unfamiliar terms.
  2. Example links (example) are in blue boldface and open small windows displaying database features and other information.
  3. Video clip links (video) are gold boldface and show a short movie demonstrating a specific concept.
  4. Demo links (demo) are in green boldface and provide an interactive search experience in 4 of the most used databases at Xavier. When you click a demo link the resulting screen is divided into two frames. Follow the instructions in the left frame while typing responses in the right frame. The right frame displays a "live" database. Please be patient while the database loads. When finished it is essential that you click the <<back button to return to xu.tutor.

Description

This tutorial will help you formulate your search using Boolean operators, truncation and limits. It will also provide additional strategies for broadening and narrowing in your search.

Table of Contents

  1. Narrowing and boradening a search
  2. Combining key concepts in a search
  3. Using the OR operator
  4. Using the AND operator
  5. Using the NOT operator
  6. Using truncation to broaden a search
  7. Using limits to narrow a search
  8. Evaluating search results

Description

This tutorial will help you locate reliable and authoritative Web resources that are appropriate for your research project.

Table of Contents

  1. The Internet
  2. Types of websites
  3. Evaluation criteria
  4. Accuracy of the information
  5. Authority of the information
  6. Objectivity of the information
  7. Currency of the information
  8. Coverage of the information

Description

Plagiarism is the result of interacting with and using the ideas of others without acknowledging the source of the ideas. After taking this tutorial, you will:

  • Know what plagiarism is and how to recognize it.
  • Know why academic honesty is important.
  • Know Xavier University's policy on plagiarism.
  • Know how to cite sources.
  • Know how to paraphrase.

Table of Contents

  1. What is plagiarism?
  2. Why is plagiarism wrong and what are the consequences of plagiarism?
  3. How can plagiarism be avoided?
  4. What is the correct way to quote and paraphrasen?
  5. When is citation unnecessary?

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