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Getting Started
Tips for focusing your topic, generating keywords, and creating awesome searches.
Understanding Source Types
Learn to distinguish between primay and secondary sources, even in complicated situations.
Continuum of Credibility
Just how skeptical should you be of that source?
Evaluating A B C (D)
It's not enough to simply find information - How can you tell if you have found the high-quality resources you want to include in your papers?
Surf Smarter
Become a more effective and efficient Internet searcher.
Find Disability Resources
Discover current findings, focused research, and more with a Disability Studies approach.
Find Literary Resources
Discover current findings, focused research, and more with a Literary Studies approach.
Find Health & Medical Resources
Discover current findings, focused research, and more with a Health and Medical approach.
Citing in MLA Style
Guides, examples, and help for citing sources in MLA format.

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In Class Activity

We'll be looking at some example sources to explore and discuss their potential benefits and drawbacks as a source in an academic paper. Here is a PDF copy of the sources and the evaluation handout, all of which will also be provided in hard-copy during the session.