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Mapped Library Tutorials

Citations and Scholarly Conversations

Learning Outcomes:

  • Track a scholarly conversation using formal and/or informal references

  • Demonstrate understanding of the purpose of citation

 

Critical Reading Strategies for Research (Essential Questions)

This video draws on educational psychology and instructional design theory to give students concrete strategies for engaging deeply and meaningfully with sources by asking “Essential questions” about the readings.

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Information Cycle

This video takes students through different types of information sources, how they are produced and how much time it takes to do so, and how to use different types of sources to create a full picture of a topic.

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What is plagiarism? What is citation?

This interactive tutorial explains the purposes of formal citation practices in an academic environment, and how those practices help you to avoid plagiarism, using examples and including checks for understanding.

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Citing to Avoid Plagiarism

This interactive tutorial covers how to identify when a citation is needed, and how to recognize the difference between paraphrasing and quoting, in order to avoid plagiarism. It uses examples and includes checks for understanding.

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