Getting started
- Research Foundations - Library Search Engine basics (short video)
- Research Foundations - Library Search Engine advanced techniques (short video)
- Research Foundations - Database search techniques (short video)
- How to search for articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers
- How to find a book in the library
- How to browse the shelves virtually
- Using Journal and Article Finder
- Freely available search tools for alumni and guests
The Research Process
Four short videos from NCSU Libraries
- One perfect source? [Discusses strategies for when you're having difficulty finding literature addressing your topic]
- From idea to library ['Where do research articles come from? How do they end up in your search results?']
- Peer review in three minutes [Provides a concise overview of how the peer review process works]
EVALuating Sources
- How to identify scholarly journals
- Anatomy of a scholarly article from NCSU Libraries
- Evaluating web content
Digital Tools & Workflows
How to find...
- Book reviews (general interest and scholarly)
- Business cases
- Film reviews
- News
- Reference resources (encyclopedias, handbooks, companions)
- Streaming video at Falvey
- Villanova dissertations and theses
Full-text ACCESS
- Requesting an article or book chapter through interlibrary loan (short video)
- Using E-books at Villanova
- Using Google Scholar to access VU-subscribed content
- Off-campus access: Using proxied links & browser bookmarklets
Citing your Sources
- Citation: A (very) brief introduction (short video)
- Citing your sources: Style guides for MLA, APA and Chicago
- Using Zotero to manage your citations
Publishing
- Selecting a journal for publication
- Thesis posting to ProQuest
- ORCID guide
- Steps for creating a Poster Presentation