Video and Multimedia
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Video
- Conduct the Interview
“Interviewing for Research Projects: Research Projects: Record Keeping During Interviews”
Description: The lecturer stresses the importance of keeping accurate records during interviews. She includes tips for taking accurate notes.
- Demonstrate the Value of Researching online
“Researching Online for College Students: Five Easy Steps”
Description: The video briefly addresses evaluating web sites in order to determine their suitability for academia.
- Use Newsgroups
“Giganews-How to Search Newsgroups”
Description: This video explains what a newsgroup is and how to find them.
Audio
- Online Sources
“Evaluating Online Resources”
Description: The lecturer explains which sources are scholarly, reliable, and useful. Peer-reviewed journals and reviewed journals are discussed.
- Consider Blogs
“What is a Blog”
Description: This video is an introduction to blogging and includes a brief overview of blogging and how to participate.
- Weigh the Usefulness of Wikis
“Wikis in Plain English”
Description: In order to assess the usefulness of Wikis, one must first understand what a Wiki is. This description explains how Wikis work.
- Do Library Based Research
“Using the Internet for Research vs. Using Library Resources”
Description: This thorough lecture contrasts research using library resources with research done over the Internet.
Web Resources
- Prepare for the Interviews
“How to Interview Someone”
Description: The slides include 14 best practices for interviewing.
- Use Primary Research/Gather Secondary Research
“Incorporating Primary and Secondary Sources”
Description: This brief article presents an overview of research, both primary and secondary.
- Quick guide to Citations
“Comparing MLA and APA Citation Styles”
Description: This site presents both an explanation of how the styles differ as well as actual examples of each.