WSULS Instruction http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/instruction Videos and tutorials from the WSU Library System Instruction team Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:11:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How do I use the Library Guides? http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/instruction/2012/08/31/how-do-i-use-the-library-guides/ http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/instruction/2012/08/31/how-do-i-use-the-library-guides/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:00:17 +0000 Veronica Bielat http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/instruction/?p=305

This video shows you how to use the library Guides to find quality resources for your research.

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Learn how to select keywords from your research question in order to perform quality searches in article databases and the internet!

Learn more about developing your research topic and identifying keywords to search here

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Learn how to identify if an article is from a scholarly or popular publication.

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This video will demonstrate how to access the OmniFile Full-Text Select database, perform a basic search in the database, find more information on a specific article and access the full-text of the article.

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Have a citation? This video will show you three different ways to locate the full-text of the article in the Wayne State Library System.

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What is plagiarism? There are many forms of plagiarism – here are a few examples.

Click here to learn what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
Get help at the WSU Writing Center
Check out the Wayne State Library Guide to Writing Tools

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In this video you’ll learn the 5 criteria for evaluating websites: Accuracy, Authority, Objectivity, Coverage, and Currency.

]]> http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/instruction/2010/10/26/how-do-i-evaluate-websites/feed/ 0 How do I Use “Get It”? http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/instruction/2010/10/26/how-do-i-use-get-it/ http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/instruction/2010/10/26/how-do-i-use-get-it/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:47:20 +0000 Veronica Bielat http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/instruction/?p=295

This video demonstrates how to use the Get It feature in the library catalog to request books from the Wayne State libraries for delivery to the Wayne State Library circulation desk of your choice. Takes 1-2 business days.

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This video will show you how to search the Wayne State library catalog, refine your search and view information about a specific book.

Also see our How to Use Get It! video which shows how to request books from the Wayne State libraries for delivery to the Wayne State Library circulation desk of your choice. Takes 1-2 business days.

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Learn how to use your library account to renew books and check fines.

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