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Who are Our 'Experts'?
The Information Timeline
Peer Review
The Internet vs. Academic Databases
What kind of Info is in Databases?
What's in OUR Library's Collection?
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Data vs Information
Popular vs. Scholarly
Grey Literature
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Sources
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Find Primary HISTORICAL sources via date limiting
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About Call Numbers
Periodical's Content Not the Same as the Periodical's Website!
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From a scholarly journal - But what IS it??
Anatomy of a Scientific Research Article
Quantitative vs Qualitative Research Articles
Theoretical vs Empirical Research Articles
Types of Review Articles
Identify the Research Study Type
Spotting Bad Science
Types of Scientific Evidence
Found it in a newspaper - What is it??
More About News Evaluation
Webste Evaluation
Is it AI?
Fear & Loathing on Social Media
Pseudoscience on Social Media -the Slippery Slope
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Getting Full Text During Library Site Searches
Find Free Full Text on the Internet
Got a Citation? Check the Library for Full Text
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Better Organize What You Found
Organize with Zotero
Organize with Google Docs
Organize using personal accounts in databases
Just store stuff on your laptop?
Print / Save as PDF Website Info Without the Ads
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Avoid Plagiarism
Why SO MANY citation systems?
Why Citations in the Text?
Citing vs Attribution
Paraphrase Correctly
Create a Bibliography
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Our Complete Citation Guide
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