Writing 101 (Merrill)

Welcome! My name is Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco, and I am a librarian at UC Merced who will be sharing information about research with your class on September 20. 

Before we meet, please complete this short tutorial about Empirical Articles. There is a quiz at the end -- please make sure you have completed this before our session.

I'm excited you get to learn about the library!

By the end of this class you will be able to:

• find relevant research and popular articles using effective search strategies & database functionality.
• access articles through Get it at UC and/or Interlibrary Loan.
• locate ongoing assistance for your research needs.

Pathway:

1. Access Reminder

• VPN
• Get it at UC

2. Source Characteristics

• Scholarly Sources (Empirical Articles, Review Articles)
• Popular Sources

3. Searching for Scholarly Sources

• Search Strategies
  • AND/OR connectors
  • phrase searching
  • truncation
• Recommended Databases
  • Web of Science
  • PsycInfo

4. Searching for Popular Sources

• Determining the differences between popular, research, and review articles

5. Time to Search

• Exploring your own topics
• Finding scholarly (empirical, literature review)
• Finding popular source

8. Feedback & Wrap-Up

• Research assistance
• Debrief