E-resources include databases, websites, e-journals, and e-books that are accessed through OneSearch, the A-Z Databases List, Research Guides, etc.
Sources of Information
Need to know how to conduct your own original research? These tutorials from Credo will help you develop your own primary and secondary research projects.
Video: Creating a Research PlanInformation overload can be a major roadblock in the research process. This video will help you conceptualize a research pathway and consider solutions to common research challenges.
Tutorial: Scholarship as ConversationIn this tutorial, you will learn how their projects help build the body of work in a given field. Additionally, you will become familiar with the process of attribution and critical evaluation.
Video: Thesis StatementsUse this video to help you identify the purpose of your research efforts and construct evidence-based statements. You will learn how to narrow in on a topic, conduct background research, and synthesize the existing body of evidence in order to craft a compelling argument.
Video: Primary and Secondary ResearchThis video illustrates the differences between primary (original) research (with a focus on methods used in sciences and social sciences) and secondary research, and the ethical considerations associated with each.
Video: SynthesisThis video focuses on strategies for writing a strong paper that brings together ideas from multiple sources, including identifying main ideas, and paraphrasing and summarizing techniques.
Video: Data, Information, and KnowledgeThis video defines and explains the differences and relationships between data, information, and knowledge, and how each might be used or encountered in research.