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Library Media Specialist (M.S.)

Tips and Tricks for Searching

Searching the Big Red Box: the basics

Searching the Big Red Box: The Basics

Searching the Big Red Box: more than basics

Searching the Big Red Box: More than the Basics

Basics of Creating Search Statements

Basics of Creating Search Statements

Advanced Search Statements

Advanced Search Statements

Search Operators: Search Smarter, Not Harder

Search Operators: Search Smarter, Not Harder

Seeing the Future of Scholarship with Google Scholar

Seeing the Future of Scholarship with Google Scholar

Finding Articles in a Specific Journal

Finding Articles in a Specific Journal

Selecting Search Words - Controlled Vocabulary, Subject Headings, and Keywords

Selecting Search Words - Controlled Vocabulary, Subject Headings, and Keywords

Finding Full Text

Finding Full Text: Article Title

Finding Full Text: Article Title

Finding Full Text: DOI

Finding Full Text: DOI

Finding Full Text: Journal Look-up

Finding Full Text: Journal Look-up Accessing the Full Text of an Article & Get It @ Fisher

Accessing the Full Text of an Article & Get It @ Fisher

Finding Full Text of Articles: Get it @ Fisher

Education-based Database Video Tutorials

Education Source & ProQuest Education

3 Education-based Databases, An Overview

Research Tips: Staying Organized

Research Tips: Staying Organized

For more video tutorials about researching with Lavery Library's resources, visit our Research Guide on Tutorials.

Evaluating Sources

Source Evaluation

Evaluating Sources: Scholarly, Trade, & Popular Articles Source Evaluation credibility and information need

Source Evaluation credibility and information need

Evaluating Sources: Source Credibility & Information Need

Scholarly & Peer-reviewed, using Ulrichsweb

Scholarly & Peer-reviewed, using Ulrichsweb

Reading research papers: social sciences

Reading Research Papers: Social Sciences

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