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RESEARCH GUIDES & TUTORIALS
| Research Guides | General Internet Tutorials | Electronic Book Tutorials | Database Tutorials | Plagiarism Tutorials | Style Manual Guides |
Library Research
Guides & Handouts
see also the TC Garland Library Links
for recommended databases and websites on a variety of research topics.
Education Test Prep Guide
for TC students preparing for the PRAXIS and entry into the Teacher Ed. program.
Global Business Information Resources Research
guide to assist students in BUSN342, BUSN346, BUSN445, BUSN446 and
MGMT 325.
Library Resources in Career Exploration, Resumé Writing, and Interviewing
Scholarly Journals, Trade Publications, and Popular Magazines: What's the difference? (Proquest Training PDF)
Copyright Library Guide: Strongly recommended to faculty for consultation regarding the use of copyrighted materials and determining fair use.
Interactive Tutorials
NEW! Garland Library Online Orientation Modules for the new student who would like a quick introduction to using library resources.
Locating Current Company Stock Prices using Standard and Poor's Netadvantage (Tutorial contains audio. Use computer with speakers or headphones )
Searching Strategies (beta) (PowerPoint Show- requires PPS viewer , MS Office PowerPoint 2003 or higher and speakers or headset for audio)
netTutor from Ohio State University is the most complete guide we have seen and thus receives our highest recommendation. Not only does this site provide information on how to evaluate web sites, but insights upon how to cite web sources, how to get started using the Web, smart net research strategies, and a complete tutorial database.
The Internet Detective: Wise up on the Web "is a free online tutorial designed to help students develop their Internet research skills. The tutorial looks at the critical thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites."
Internet Tutorials from University of Albany Libraries
TILT: Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
NEW! Below are step -by-step instructions to download and read an Ebsco e-book offline thanks to Milligan College Library Director, Gary Daught:
Downloading e-books from EBSCO to your computer for offline reading
Transferring e-books from EBSCO to your mobile device or e-reader
Other download helps
Ebscohost E-books-accessing and Off line downloading--from Ebsco's help pages
Plagiarism Tutorials
Maintaining Academic Integrity: Avoiding the Plagiarism Plague Powerpoint SlideShow (requires PPS viewer or Microsoft Powerpoint 97 or higher)
San Jose State University Plagiarism Tutorial
Purdue Online
Writing Lab (OWL) Plagiarism Tutorial
Council of Writing Program Administrators Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism
Statement
Understanding Plagiarism from Prentice Hall Publishers
Tusculum College Academic Misconduct Policy may also be found in the Tusculum College Catalog.
University of Texas at Austin All About Plagiarism Tutorial
see also: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 6th edition on reserve at the Garland Library Greeneville Campus and Knoxville Center.
Tusculum College Writing Handbook Created by the Tusculum College Dept. of English, writing guidance and samples of papers for students in ENGL110 or ENGL111.
APA Quick Reference Guide-6th edition (Microsoft Word document) Created
by Director of Research, at Tusculum College.
APA Quick Reference Guide -6th edition (HTML version)
Created by Director of Research at Tusculum College.
APA Style Manual: Electronic
References
APA Citation Style Long Island University's color coded APA citation guide from the 6th edition of the manual. Recommended by Dr. Melanie Narkawicz.
Citing Your Sources:APA. from Eastern Washington University.
EasyBib How to and where to find the information needed for a correct citation. The reference guide covers MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian citations.
OWL APA Purdue
Online Writing Lab APA help.
Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format Information
provided from Purdue University's OWL program is taken from The Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (6th edition). (It is not the entire APA manual!)
TC GPS Master's Papers a list of recent Tusculum College GPS Master's Research papers available for browsing at the TC Greeneville campus or off campus sites.
Instructional Technology
TCWeb Student Information System
Moodle Tusculum College's learning management system.
Tusculum College Information Systems FAQs
Current TC Student Account information
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