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Information Skills Homepage
General Topics (check Handouts section, below, for accompanying materials)- What are information skills?
- Information packages: people, print, websites, and more
- Where to look online: Google and beyond
- How
to evaluate information
- Citation Skills
- Presenting your research: formats and tips for papers, posters, and presentations
Handouts and Tipsheets
- The Big Six Information Skills
- Sample Outline
- Ask a Good Question
- Top Ten Search Tips
- Evaluation Checklist
- Decisionmaker for Information Packages (i.e., how to choose the best type of info for your project)
- Google Cheatsheet
- Ebscohost databases cheatsheet: Academic Search Elite, Professional Development Collection, Vocational and Career Collection
- ProQuest databases cheatsheet: ABI/INFORM, Canadian Business and Current Affairs
- ScienceDirect cheatsheet
- Health & Wellness Resource Center cheatsheet
- Presenting your research: tips for creating posters and tips for public speaking
Citation (Quotation and Reference) Skills
- Citation links and examples
- APA Style for Citation of Electronic Documents (e.g., websites)
- MLA Style for Citation of Electronic Documents (e.g., websites)
- How to avoid plagiarism and manage citations slideshow in PDF format
- Sites for Cites (websites with citation how-to guidelines)
- Use the catalogue to find materials
- Ebscohost Video Tutorial
- Journal articles: popular, trade, peer-reviewed or scholarly?
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