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Starting Your Research Series (SYRS): Tutorials
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Starting Your Research Series (SYRS): Tutorials
Welcome
Information Privilege & Accessing Information
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About the VPN
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About Get it at UC
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Understanding the Information Cycle
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About the Information Cycle
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Identifying Scholarly & Popular Sources
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Article Types
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Developing a Research Question
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Research Question Criteria
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Ideas & Inspiration
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Finding & Selecting Databases
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From Idea to Library
Locating Databases
Selecting Database Subjects
Exploring Best Bets
Moving Beyond Best Bets
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Using Keywords & Search Strategies
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Selecting & Using Keywords
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Searching in Databases
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Citing & Managing Your Research
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Why Cite?
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Final Quiz
Information Privilege & Accessing Information Quiz
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