Writing 121 - Vance

February 14, 2008 – 9:14 am

You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don’t just write “subject searching is helpful” but explain why it can help you find relevant articles.

Writing 121 - Kelly

February 13, 2008 – 12:34 pm

You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don’t just write “subject searching is helpful” but explain why it can help you find relevant articles.

Plagiarism Scenarios

February 13, 2008 – 9:00 am

Read through these scenarios and decide which ones you think are plagiarism.

Plagiarism Court

February 13, 2008 – 8:46 am

Take a quiz to test what you know about plagiarism.

Writing 121 - Courant Rife

February 12, 2008 – 9:58 am

You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don’t just write “I liked the asterisks” but explain how using the astericks can help you find relevant articles.

Keyword Brainstorming

February 12, 2008 – 9:55 am

Use this Synonym Generator to help you learn how to brainstorm broader and narrower words related to the ideas in your research question.

Generating keywords before your search is a strategy to help you find more relevant articles in the databases.

Writing 121 - Lawrence

February 7, 2008 – 9:56 am

Click on the Comments link below to post one tip for other Writing 121 students about doing library research.

Note: You don’t have to use your name, you can post as “anonymous.” If you get a message that you are “posting too fast,” wait thirty seconds and try to post your comment again.

Yahoo Battle!

February 7, 2008 – 9:53 am

Boolean Operators - AND vs. OR

Which search will find more articles?

a. cheating AND college students

b. cheating OR college students

Test your hypothesis in Yahoo Battle!

Writing 127 - Murphy

February 5, 2008 – 8:02 am

Click on the Comments link below to post one tip for other students about doing research.

Note: You don’t have to use your name, you can post as “anonymous.” If you get a message that you are “posting too fast,” wait thirty seconds and try to post your comment again.

Plagiarism & Academic Integrity

February 1, 2008 – 10:52 am

Watch these scenes between students and decide what you would do to avoid plagiarism in these situations.  This tutorial was created by Rutger’s University Libraries.