Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students (2009) libncsu 2009-07-30 | What is the role of a literature review in research? What's it mean to "review" the literature? Get the big picture of what to expect as part of the process.This video is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.License, credits, and contact information can be found here: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/litreview/Feel free to link to / embed our videos!
Keywords for Searching libncsu 2023-04-11 | Searching for articles in scholarly databases is quite different from searching the internet; instead of typing a full question into the search bar, you'll want to learn subject terms related to your topic. The subject terms will become your keywords or the words you'll use to search the databases. This video will explain how to develop an effective list of keywords to find scholarly research articles.
Getting Articles in Summon libncsu 2023-01-24 | Learn how to use Summon, a multi-disciplinary database, to find and access scholarly and popular articles in the NC State University Libraries collections. This video explains how to use Summon's interface to limit results to peer reviewed journals, to particular subjects and disciplines, and to a set date range.
How to Read a Scholarly Article libncsu 2022-06-07 | Academic research articles can be challenging to read if you're new to the topic or the writing style. In this video three faculty members at NC State University provide advice for improving your reading comprehension with scholarly articles. Takeaway #1: Read the abstract. The abstract is a short summary of the article that can help you decide if this article is suitable for your needs. Abstracts are also often written in plain language, so reading them can help prepare you for the more complicated jargon ahead. Takeaway #2: In order to aid your reading comprehension, print the article, highlight, take notes. Takeaway #3: Take your time. You may find you need to read through the article more than once. Takeaway #4: Different disciplines follow different document formats, which lend themselves to different reading strategies. Humanities articles, for example, are best read straight through from start to finish. But articles in STEM fields often follow the IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) format, and readers may choose to read them in non-sequential order. Takeaway #5: If there is a word or a concept you don't understand, don't be afraid go Google it! Takeaway #6: You may not be the intended audience for this academic article, so be patient with yourself. You've got this!For more help with finding research articles or for more videos visit our website at www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials. This video is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States license.Thanks to Professors:Dr. Erin McKenney- Assistant Professor, Director-Undergraduate ProgramsChelsea Krieg- Lecturer and Creative Writing Academic Advisor Dr. Meagan Kittle Autry- Teaching Assistant Professor-Director of Professional Development Video Creation Credits:Anne Burke: EditingKristy Borda: Editing Tisha Mentnech: EditingTim Mensa: Music Production Alison Edwards: Scripting, Editing, Interviewing Darrien D. Bailey: Scripting, Storyboarding, Animation, Audio Editing, Interviewing
Boolean Operators libncsu 2022-06-07 | Boolean operators – the words “AND, OR, and NOT” – are tools you can use to narrow or broaden your search results when searching for articles in library databases. The word AND links search terms to make your database search more specific, with fewer results. If you combine your search terms with the Boolean operator AND, you are telling the database to display articles with all your search terms, not just one or the other. The Boolean operator OR allows you to search for a concept using synonyms. Using the word OR broadens your search and delivers more results, because you are directing the database to return results with either of your search terms. Use the Boolean operator NOT to eliminate specific words or terms from your results. The word NOT limits your search, and delivers fewer results from your database search. For more help with finding research articles or for more videos visit our website at www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials. This video is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States license.CreditsAnne Burke: ScriptingAlison Edwards: ScriptingKristy Borda: ScriptingTim Mensa: NarrationTisha Mentnech: Scripting Darrien D. Bailey: Scripting, Storyboarding, Animation, Audio Editing
Getting Books libncsu 2022-03-11 | Learn how to get a book you have found in the NC State University Libraries Online Catalog. This video shows you how to use call numbers to find books in the stacks at D. H. Hill Jr. Library, how to request a book from the BookBot at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, or how to access and e-book online. For more information on getting books visit our website: lib.ncsu.edu
Getting to Article Databases libncsu 2022-01-31 | How to get where you're going when you are interested in researching a specific topic area or searching a specific database.This video can also be viewed on our libraries website:
What is a Primary Source? libncsu 2022-01-26 | What exactly does it mean for a source to be primary? And what counts as a primary source? It depends on both the source itself and the context in which it is used.For more help with finding research articles or for more videos visit our website at www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials. This video is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States license.CreditsAnne Burke: EditingAlison Edwards: Scripting, EditingTim Mensa: Music ProductionKyle Vosberg: Narration Darrien D. Bailey: Scripting, Storyboarding, Animation, Audio Editing
Pre-Research: Strategies to Begin Any Assignment libncsu 2022-01-14 | Watch this video to see how you can use the 5 w’s to learn more about your topic and uncover potential research paths.
Smarter than the Filter: Finding the Research Article Among the Imposters libncsu 2021-10-26 | If you're looking for scholarly research articles, you may know to select the peer review filter in article databases. But this strategy will still return many types of articles published in peer reviewed journals that are not original research articles. This video identifies an describes the most common of these "imposters, " so you can find the research article you need. For more help with finding research articles or for more videos visit our website at www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials. This video is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States license.
Evaluating Sources for Credibility libncsu 2015-06-09 | What does it mean for a source to be credible? Why is it important to use these sources? How can you tell if a source is credible?This video is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States license.
Tips and Tricks: Phrase Searching libncsu 2015-03-12 | Learn how to improve the relevance of your search results with phrase searching.Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States license.For full license and credits information, visit: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/phrase-searching/
From Idea to Library libncsu 2014-07-24 | Where do research articles come from? How do they end up in your search results? This video has the answers.This video is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.License, credits, and contact information can be found here: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/idea_library/Feel free to link to / embed our videos!
Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction libncsu 2014-07-23 | What is citation? And why do we do it? This video explains.This video is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.License, credits, and contact information can be found here: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/citation/Feel free to link to / embed our videos!
One Perfect Source? libncsu 2014-07-09 | Your topic seemed so great! So why can't you find any information on it? If you're looking for an all-in-one source that addresses your topic perfectly, you might need a different approach.This video is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.License, credits, and contact information can be found here: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/perfect-source/Feel free to link to / embed our videos!
Picking Your Topic IS Research! libncsu 2014-05-01 | When you pick your topic, it's not set in stone. Picking and adjusting your topic is an integral part of the research process!This video is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.License, credits, and contact information can be found here: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/picking_topic/Feel free to link to / embed our videos!
Peer Review in 3 Minutes libncsu 2014-05-01 | How do articles get peer reviewed? What role does peer review play in scholarly research and publication? This video will explain.This video is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.License, credits, and contact information can be found here: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/peerreview/Feel free to link to / embed our videos!
