Part One:
1. Choosing a topic
2. Doing the research
3. Evaluating sources
4. Building an outline
Part Two:
5. Writing a first draft
6. Revising your drafts
7. Proofreading for grammar and spelling
8. Compiling your references (use RefWorks!)
October RefWorks Sessions
Missed our September RefWorks tutorials? That’s okay–we’re offering more in October. They’re hands-on and are held in Killam Library Room G70. Don’t forget, places are limited so you must register by emailing Carol.Richardson@dal.ca
Friday, September 30
1:00pm-2:30pmTuesday, October 4
4:00pm-5:30pmWednesday, October 12
10:30am-12:00pmSaturday, October 22
12:00pm – 1:30pm
GIS Centre Lunchless Learn Series
What is a ‘Lunch-less Learn’, you may ask? It’s a hands-on tutorial, held around lunchtime, open to all on campus–without the food!
This series is offered by the GIS Centre to help give people a taste of what GIS is and how it can be used. We are repeating sessions at different times and locations to accommodate as many people as possible.
Due to the high level of interest, we ask you to sign up by emailing gis@dal.ca
Intro – First Encounters of the GIS Kind
September 27
1:00 – 2:30pm
Killam Library Room G70
So You Want to Make a Map: Where and How to Find Data
October 6
noon – 2:00pm
Killam Library – G70
So You Want to Make a Map: Where and How to Find Data
October 11
noon – 2:00pm
Sexton Campus
C Building Room C318
GPS – Where on Earth Am I?
October 20
12:00-2:00pm
Killam Library Room G70 (some outside work)
How to Become a Raster Master
October 25
noon – 1:30pm
Sexton Campus
C Building Room C318
How to Become a Raster Master
November 1
1:00 – 2:30pm
Killam Library Room G70
Maps – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
November 8
12:00-1:30pm
Sexton Campus
C Building Room C318
Outdated Online Tutorials Removed
The Dalhousie Libraries have removed some outdated tutorials from our website. Faculty who use these tutorials in their class syllabi or require students to view them may want to update their course material so students are not referred to items that are no longer available. The specific tutorials removed include five in the Interactive Research Skills series:
- Research Basics
- Searching Novanet
- Finding Journal Articles
- Evaluating Resources
- Researching Ethically (Plagiarism)
We have also deleted two tutorials related to the software Turnitin, which is no longer being renewed by the university:
- Faculty Guide to using Turnitin with Blackboard
- Student Guide to Submitting an Assignment to Turnitin
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please visit our Tutorials page for a complete listing of all the research help we offer!
Video on How to Search WorldCat
Got three minutes? Watch this video on how to find library materials with WorldCat, our online catalogue.
WorldCat will link you to the Dalhousie Libraries’ catalogue, the Novanet catalogue, and also to libraries from around the world. It indexes books, articles, scholarly journals, videos, music and more!
We have lots more useful tutorials online, take a look!
Video Tutorial: Find Articles Using EBSCO
Learn how to find scholarly information in an ESBCO database. This tutorial shows you how to do a simple keyword search and how to build advanced searches, too.
RefWorks Basics Tutorials
The Libraries are running a series of hands-on tutorials on the basics of using RefWorks–if you’re not already familiar with this amazing web-based citation manager, now’s your chance! Registration is required and limited to 12 participants.
All sessions take place in Room G70 of the Killam Library
Friday, January 21
11:30am-1:00pmWednesday, February 9
3:30pm-5:00pmTuesday, February 15
11:30am-1:00pm
**Please indicate which session you wish to attend by sending an email to Carol.Richardson@dal.ca.**
If these dates don’t work for you you, we may add more sessions if there is interest so please email Carol to suggest an alternate date.
Our Top 10 Tutorials November and December 2010
The Libraries’ online tutorials helped a lot of people last term! Between November 1st and December 31st, we clocked over 2000 pageviews of 81 of our tutorials (view the full list on our Libcasts page).
Interestingly, the progression of the research cycle from researching and brainstorming in November to writing and proofing at the end of the term is seen in the type of online tutorials used in these periods. Whereas November’s most popular tutorials were mostly instructional guides for databases, December’s most popular tutorials included a blend of these database-specific lessons as well as screencasts on the mechanics of writing, e.g., The Anatomy of an APA Citation and Writing a Research Paper, Part One.
Top 10 Tutorials, November 2010
- Submitting an Assignment to Turnitin
- Finding an Article Using Prowler
- Searching for Resources in CINAHL
- Anatomy of an APA Journal Citation
- How To Search an EBSCO Database
- Welcome / Overview of Libraries Resources
- Document Delivery
- Novanet/Express
- Sexton Library Tour
- Writing a Research Paper, Part One
Top 10 Tutorials, December 2010
Video: How to Search With a CSA Database
This tutorial shows you how to do a basic search with the CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) database interface, and how to read your results. The libraries have many major databases that use this platform, including Sociological Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, and PAIS International.
Check our tutorials webpage for more helpful videos!
Video: How to Search in CINAHL
This tutorial explains how to search for resources in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). The tutorial covers:
- keyword searching
- subject heading searching
- how to access full-text articles
- how to use MyEBSCOHost folders