Research Help

bullet Information Skills Tutorial
An introduction to library search skills, useful for school, work and life.
http://oscar.ctc.edu/library/tutorial/ttutorial.htm
 
Evaluating Internet Sources

 

bulletJournals v. magazines
"Frequently, instructors will specify that you may use only scholarly journals in researching a paper. Scholarly journals and popular magazines have some distinguishing characteristics that will help you to recognize them."
http://oscar.ctc.edu/library/findingarticles.html
bulletStudent-Librarian Consultations
"The Student Consultation Service is designed for SCC students needing assistance with course- and degree-related projects and assignments. Meet with a librarian one-on-one to discuss:
bulletFocusing a topic to fit the scope of a specific assignment
bulletIdentifying and evaluating information resources appropriate for a given project
bulletArticulating effective search queries for computerized database searching
bulletIdentifying new information resources within a discipline
bulletand any other information challenges

Consultations last 30 to 60 minutes and include databases available on the SCC Libraries Information Gateway, as well as other electronic and print sources."
http://oscar.ctc.edu/library/askform.html

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This page last updated: May 25, 2007