Tutorials A-Z

An alphabetical list of online research skills and critical thinking resources.

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A

Academic writing [pre-entry tutorial] [view as PDF]

Accessing your recommended reading [video]

AIP referencing guide [webpage]

Using AM Explorer [video]

APA 7th edition referencing guide [web page]

Using ASSIA [video]

Using Avery [video]


B

Blogging: from concept to communication [video]

Using British Education Index [video]

Using British Standards Online [video]

Using Business Source Premier [video]


C

Cell referencing guide [web page]

Using CINAHL [video]

Creating and editing images [tutorial] [view as PDF]

What is critical thinking? [video]

Evaluating information and critical thinking [tutorial] [view as PDF]


D

Developing a search strategy [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Developing your ideas with mind mapping [pre-entry video]

Discovering and understanding government information [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Discovering and understanding legal materials [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Discovering and using ebooks effectively [video series]

Discovering and using images, graphs, charts, and figures [tutorial] 

Discovering and using images, graphs, charts, and figures [pre-entry tutorial]

Discovering open access academic sources [pre-entry video]

Using Discover Our Archives [video]


E

Discovering and using ebooks effectively [video series]

Using Education Database [video]

Employability and information literacy [video]

Evaluating information and critical thinking [tutorial] [view as PDF]


G

Using Gale Primary Sources [video]

Using Google Scholar [video]

Using Google Scholar [pre-entry video]

How to create a Google Site [video]

Discovering and understanding government information [tutorial] [view as PDF]


H

Harvard referencing guide [web page]

Harvard referencing [pre-entry web page]

How to attribute images [tutorial] [view as PDF]

How to create a Google Site [video]

How to read a journal article [tutorial]


I

Using IEEE Xplore [video]

IEEE referencing guide [web page]

Creating and editing images [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Discovering and using images, graphs, charts, and figures [tutorial]

How to attribute images [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Understanding and questioning images using the five step process [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Introduction to infographics [tutorial] [view as PDF]


J

Using JSTOR [video]


K

Know your information sources [pre-entry tutorial] [view as PDF]


L

Using lecture recordings: a guide for students [PDF]

Discovering and understanding legal materials [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Using Library and Information Science Abstracts [video]


M

Using Medline [video]

Developing your ideas with mind mapping [pre-entry video]

MHRA Author-Date referencing guide [web page]

MHRA footnotes referencing guide [web page]


N

Using Naxos Music Library [video]

Using Nexis [video]

Note taking [pre-entry tutorial] [view as PDF]


O

Discovering open access academic sources [pre-entry video]

OSCOLA referencing guide [web page]


P

Plagiarism and referencing [pre-entry tutorial] [view as PDF]

Understanding plagiarism [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Presentations: planning, creating and delivering [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Presentations: plan, create and deliver [pre-entry tutorial] [view as PDF]

Producing a literature review [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Using ProQuest One Literature [video]

Using PsycINFO [video]

Using PubMed [video]


Q

Questioning and evaluating information worksheet [PDF]


R

Accessing your recommended reading – formerly Using Resource Lists: a tutorial for students [video]

Referencing and plagiarism quiz [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Referencing: the essentials [tutorial]

Using RILM Abstracts of Music Literature via EBSCO [video]

Why Reference? [video]


S

Using Scopus [video]

Developing a search strategy [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Using Sensus Access [video]

Using StarPlus [video]


T

The Fake News Game [tutorial] [view as PDF]


U

Understanding and questioning images using the five step process [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Understanding plagiarism [tutorial] [view as PDF]

Using AM Explorer [video]

Using ASSIA [video]

Using Avery [video]

Using British Education Index [video]

Using British Standards Online [video]

Using Business Source Premier [video]

Using CINAHL [video]

Using Discover Our Archives [video]

Using Education Database [video]

Using Gale Primary Sources [video]

Using Google Scholar [video]

Using Google Scholar [pre-entry video]

Using IEEE Xplore [video]

Using JSTOR [video]

Using lecture recordings: a guide for students [PDF]

Using Library and Information Science Abstracts [video]

Using Medline [video]

Using Naxos Music Library [video]

Using Nexis [video]

Using ProQuest One Literature [video]

Using PsycINFO [video]

Using PubMed [video]

Using RILM Abstracts of Music Literature via EBSCO [video]

Using Scopus [video]

Using Sensus Access [video]

Using StarPlus [video]

Using Web of Science [video]


V

Vancouver referencing guide [web page]


W

Using Web of Science [video]

What is critical thinking? [video]

Why reference? [video]

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