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• E.S. Farley Library Guidebook
  Find answers to your basic library questions in this guidebook. Requires a free Adobe Reader to view. 
   

Watch a video explaining the Information cycle from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaing.

• Books in the Farley Library
• Articles
• Newspapers
• Online Reference Resources
• Polls and surveys
• Factcheck.org
• Controversial subject resources:
• Speakout.com
• ProCon.org
• Public Agendaopensecrets.org
• OpenSecrets

Research Assistance

• Cite Sources Using Different Formats
  Learn how to cite print and online resources using various styles.
• Evaluate Internet Resources
  Become proficient at evaluating reliability of Web resources.
• Annotated bibliography
• How to prepare an annotated bibliography
• Plagiarism
  A tutorial on plagiarism and how to avoid it from the University of Southern Mississippi

for Students

for Faculty

• Guidelines for Library Instruction
• Library Instruction Class Calendar
• Library Instruction Request Form
• Core Information Literacy Skills & Goals

• Glossary of Library & Internet Terms
  Learn basic library jargon and beyond from ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science Web site.
• Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web
  University of Maryland University College Library offers a document describing fair use and copyright guidelines for faculty and students wanting to incorporate a variety of online, multimedia, WWW, and print resources into their courses and projects.
• Database Tutorials
  Learn how to use various databases easily and efficiently.
• Creating Search Statements
  Hone your research topic to searchable keywords.
• Search Strategies
  Outline your research plan.
• Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines
  Learn to distinguish between the two.
• Library of Congress Classification System
  Find books arranged by subject. Click on any link for more precise subject. For example R is Medicine (broad topic), RS (more specific) is Pharmacy.