Instruction Department  Tags: library_instruction information_literacy library_assignments visiting_schools  

The following tutorials may be especially helpful for students new to the Auraria Library. Click the links to get more information, then watch the tutorials.  To see what other tutorials are available go to the tutorials page on the library website.

Books:

Library Catalog: Keyword Search

Using Prospector: a resource for finding books in many Colorado libraries

Articles:

Academic Search Premier: a source for articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and major newspapers

America's Newspapers: a source for finding newspapers from Colorado and across the United States

CQ Researcher: information on controversial and "hot topic" issues

Subject Databases: finding in-depth information on your topic

Link to Navigating Library Research

A comprehensive library research "class" is available online for all students.  Navigating Library Research is an online course available to your students via your course management systems (Blackboard or eCollege) and as an open web guide. 

Depending on your online course system, the students may already be enrolled.  If not, the students can self-enroll.  This course covers all aspects of library research in a modular format.  Students have found it to be a valuable tool for quickly understanding the scope of academic research.

Navigating Library Research is completely self paced.  The modular design lets the student seek out answers to specific research problems.  You can assign the entire course or specific modules. 

 Topics include:

• copyright
• plagiarism
• finding a topic
• evaluating sources
• searching databases
• primary sources
• managing results

Class guides are web based guides on library resources created for specific classes or programs.

They can be used in support of a library session or as a stand alone resource.  To view our most current subject and class guides go to http://guides.auraria.edu. 

Interested in having a research guide created for your program?  Contact a librarian!