Re:SearchQuest
Unit 1: Topic Formulation
Learn to develp a topic from your knowledge base and some preliminary reading, then refine your topic and compose a thesis statement.
Last updated: 10/01/2010
Unit 2: Beginning the Search
Learn to develp a search using subjects and/or key words.
Last updated: 10/01/2010
Unit 3: Searching the Library Catalog
Learn how to perform searches in the library catalog, and find and interpret a book record.
Following a significant catalog update, this unit is being revised.
Unit 4: Subject Searching the Library Catalog
Learn to develop a more accurate subject search of the library catalog by starting with a Keyword search.
Following a significant catalog update, this unit is being revised.
Unit 5: Finding a Journal in the Library Catalog
Learn when and how to search for a journal in the library catalog.
Following a significant catalog update, this unit is being revised.
Unit 6: Finding Resources in the Library
Learn how to use the call numbers from a catalog search to locate a book or journal in the library.
Last updated: 10/01/2010
Unit 7: Popular Magazines vs Scholarly Journals
Learn the difference between popular and scholarly articles, how to identify an article from a citation, and how to recognize the parts of a scholarly article.
Last updated: 10/22/2010
Unit 8: Introduction to the Library Databases
Learn about UDM's subscription databases.
Last updated: 01/07/2011
Unit 9: General vs. Subject Specific Databases
Learn when to use general or subject specific databases and how to locate an appropriate subject database.
Last updated: 10/22/2010
Unit 10: Accessing the Databases
Learn the three ways you can access subscription databases through the Research portal.
Last updated: 01/07/2011
Unit 12: Similarities Across Databases
Learn the commonalities across databases.
Last updated: 10/22/2010
Unit 13: Full Text eJournals
Learn how to locate the full text of journal articles online.
Last updated: 01/07/2011
Unit 14: Internet Searching
Explore the different types of information useful for academic research that are available on the internet.
Last updated: 10/01/2010
Unit 15: Citations, Plagiarism, & Copyright
Review information on citations, learn about plagiarism and copyright.
Last updated: 10/01/2010