Thomas J. Garland Library

RESEARCH GUIDES & TUTORIALS

 Research Guides General Internet Tutorials Electronic Book Tutorials  Database 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.

Searching the Garland Library Online Catalog (PowerPoint Show- requires PPS viewer , MS Office PowerPoint 2003 or higher)

New York Times Archive account setup instructions  

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

Using PERIODlCAL Search

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.

Searching Strategies (beta) (PowerPoint Show- requires PPS viewer , MS Office PowerPoint 2003 or higher and speakers or headset for audio)

General Internet Tutorials

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

How to Search the World Wide Web: a tutorial for beginners and non-experts  Text instruction created by Habib and Balliot  from Middletown Library in Rhode Island.

TILT:  Texas Information Literacy Tutorial

Electronic book Tutorials

Netlibrary

Ebrary Quick Start Guide

Ebrary Reader Downloading

Greenwood

Gale Virtual Reference Ebooks

Wiley Interscience

Specific Database Tutorials

 

Alexander Street Press History Databases Guided Tour Infotrac Basic Searching
ARTstor Resources for the Enduser

Infotrac II Business and Company Resource Center

Early American Imprints Series I: Evans 1639-1800  JSTOR
Ebscohost Databases Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
Encyclopedia Britannica Guided Tour Literature Resource Center: Guide to Conducting Literary Research
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Tutorial

Oxford Art Online Guided Tour

Oxford Music Online Guided Tour

ERIC Points of View Searching
History Resource Center Help Page Proquest Self Help
History Resource Center Student Research Guide Standard and Poor's Netadvantage

 Style Manual Guidelines

APA Quick Reference Guide  (Microsoft Word document) Created by Director of Research,  at Tusculum College.

APA Quick Reference Guide (HTML version) Created by  Director of  Research at Tusculum College.

APA Style Manual: Electronic Resources

APA Citation Style Long Island University's color coded APA citation guide from the 5th edition of the manual. Recommended by Dr. Melanie Narkawicz.

Citation examples for sources found on the Library Research Databases.  Randolph Macon College Library has assembled help sheets for citing a variety of database sources using a variety of style manual formats.   It is highly recommended that students consult with their instructor before using these example guidelines and follow instructor's requirements first and foremost.   Examples found in the right hand menu bar,  are included from  Infotrac's  Business and Company Resource Center; Proquest ABI Inform, Lexis Nexis, Literature Resource Center, and Infotrac's Expanded Academic ASAP.see also:  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 5th edition on reserve at the Greeneville Campus and Knoxville Regional Center Libraries.  

Citing Your Sources: APA and MLA Citation Styles is a Flash tutorial  to familiarize students with using both MLA and APA styles to properly cite resources used for speeches, papers and presentations.  Designed by librarians at Eastern Washington University. 

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

Get IT   A set of tutorials provided by the Writing Program at Rutgers University with self paced learning guides on a variety of guides and helps from web authoring to word processing to graphics programs including Microsoft Office Products,  Dream weaver and Photoshop.

 

 


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