Finding and Evaluating Sources
These guides and videos will help students as they search for and evaluate sources on their research topic.
Finding Articles
- How-to Guide: ProQuest One AcademicStep-by-step guide to using ProQuest's AI-enhanced multidisciplinary database.
- Narrowing or Broadening Your Search How to use keywords, limiters, and boolean operators to narrow or broaden your database search.
- How-to Guide: Finding Peer-Reviewed SourcesIncludes 3 min video
- How-to Guide: Finding Full-Text via Article-LinkerIncludes 2 min video.
Finding Books & Other Media
- How-to Guide: Finding Books & MediaStep-by-step guide to searching the library catalog.
- How-to Guide: Finding a Book on the ShelfStep-by-step guide to locating a book using the Library of Congress Call Number system.
Finding Primary Sources
- USU Libraries Research Foundations Canvas CourseSee the Identifying Primary Sources module. Students learn how to find, evaluate, and use primary sources in their own research.
Evaluating Sources
- USU Libraries Research Foundations Canvas CourseSee the Evaluating Sources module. Students learn source evaluation skills so they can determine the relevance and credibility of a variety of sources for their own research.
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