JSTOR is a unique database focused on providing access to thousands of archival scholarly journals in many disciplines. While it is not very useful for current research, the massive depth and range of coverage is ideal for most topics with a historical component.
This tutorial will lead you through searching in JSTOR and present methods to help refine your results.
A difficult task for any researcher is uncovering the best words and phrases to use for a particular topic. It can be daunting to state your topic in a way that the research tools understand.
This tutorial will give you the basic tools you'll need to choose appropriate search terms and begin constructing quality search statements.
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Google Scholar is another method for locating useful journal articles, usually for deeper, more advanced research. It can be very helpful for expanding the range of your search beyond our library resources.
Additionally, this tutorial presents a technique for connecting Google Scholar with the Seminole State Library to retrieve articles that we can already access through our research databases!
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In college, you are likely to encounter presentations that require you to incorporate media. Maybe you need an image for a visual aid, or a video that helps illustrate a point. Either way, you'll need to know where to turn to locate these materials. Finding them may be easier than properly using them in your project according to the copyright rules.
An easy way to avoid the confusion in using media is to rely on items that have been designated as Creative Commons licensed materials.
View this tutorial to learn what the Creative Commons is all about and how to use it for your projects.
The content for this module was adapted and modified from the original text created by the Library at Seminole State College