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.

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.

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)

 

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

TILT:  Texas Information Literacy Tutorial

Electronic book Tutorials

Netlibrary

Ebrary Quickstart Guide

Ebrary Reader Downloading

Greenwood

Gale Virtual Reference Ebooks

Wiley Interscience

Specific Database Tutorials

 

Alexander Street Press History Databases Guided Tour Infotrac (Gale Cengage) Basic Searching
ARTstor Resources for the Enduser

 Infotrac (Gale Cengage)  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 Guided Tour

 Style Manual Guidelines

see also:  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 5th 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  (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 References

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

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. 

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 (5th edition).  (It is n ot 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

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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