• Know how and why one should always cite their research sources
• Recognize and avoid both intentional and unintentional forms of plagiarism
• Become familiar with MLA Style & APA Style
• Specific examples of these citation styles are presented

• How to choose your research topic
• How to identify key concepts
• How to analyze your information needs
• How to select resources that match your information needs

• Basic methods for assessing the appropriateness of using web site sources for papers and assignments
• Includes Google ranking factors, inferences of domain extensions (.com, .edu, .org, .gov), the importance of site authorship, mechanisms for promoting accuracy, tracing reliability of sources

• Basic Uses & Searches
• Elements of the Search Results
• Refining Searches
• Advanced Searches
• Google Images, Groups, News & other features

• What are eBooks and NetLibrary?
• Why should you use NetLibrary?
• How to create a NetLibrary account
• How to log in to NetLibrary
• What materials are available in NetLibrary?
• How to use Basic and Advanced Search functions
• How to copy and print
• and more

• What a peer-reviewed journal is
• When and why to use them
• Know the key differences between a peer-reviewed journal and a popular magazine
• Know the key differences between academic database sources and open Internet sources
• Know the first basic step in searching for peer reviewed articles in EbscoHost

Sociological Abstracts (CSA)   Time Varies

• Learn about the CSA Sociologcal Abstracts interface
• Basic, Advanced and Thesaurus searches outlined
• Explains various features of the CSA results screen
• Requires headphones!
• Provided by the ANTS (Animated Tutorial Sharing Project)