George Mason University Library Orientation

1. GMU LIBRARY
ORIENTATION
Peter Bizon, RN

2. Basic Research Concepts
Types of Resources 3:46
Anatomy of a Research Paper 1:57
Academic Integrity (Youtube) 3:12
Peer Review 2:40
Objectivity In Reporting 6:09
Visual Literacy 3:51
Delivering a Presentation 4:06
Note Taking 4:39
Study Skills 2:13
Time Management Tips 3:10
Popular, Scholarly, and Trade Sources
Plagiarism 2:50
Reading Citations
How Data Becomes Knowledge 4:17
Copyright 4:08
Common Terms for the George Mason University Libraries
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Sources: Humanities
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Sources: STEM-H
Information Cycle 4:54
Reference Sources
Popular Sources
Trade Sources
Gray Literature Sources
Scholarly Sources
Primary and Secondary Research 2:18
Quantitative and Qualitative Research 2:03
Research Ethics 2:13
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3. Research Process
Search Techniques Part 1
Search Techniques Part 2
Narrow your Topic 3:34
Refining Search Results 3:45
Anatomy of a scholarly article (NCSU)
Evaluating Sources 4:40
Evaluating Sources I
Evaluating Sources II
Finding Background Information about a Periodical: UlrichsWeb
Finding Periodicals relevant to a field: UlrichsWeb
Citing Sources: MLA Style 3:30
Citing Sources: APA Style 3:59
Citing Sources: Chicago Style 5:55
Searching is Strategic: Part 1 3:36
Searching is Strategic: Part 2 3:17
What are Research Questions 1:33
Annotating Sources 1:36
Asking Authentic Questions 2:29
Selecting Topics and Questions 5:47
Multiple Perspectives 3:13
Good Research Questions 3:25
Is my topic too broad 1:30
Evaluating Sources 1:56
Reliable Sources 1:26
Scholarly Conversations 1:34
How can librarians help 1:21
Is my topic significant 1:21
Can my research topic change 1:35
Relationships between sources 1:43
How can the library help 1:06
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4. Library Tools and Services
InterCampus Loan
Washington Research Library Consortium
InterLibrary Loan
Read a call number
eBooks in the eBrary collection
Zotero: Quick Start
Zotero: Final Finish
Zotero: Annotated Bibliography
Zotero: Introduction and Installation 5:07
Zotero: Adding Material 11:16
Zotero: Organizing 6:42
Zotero: Creating Citations 12:35
Zotero: Backing Up Database 2:51
Zotero: Accounts 4:49
Zotero: Creating Groups 4:55
How to Place a Reserve Request
e-Reserves in BB
What are scholarly databases 1:45
Research Tools 1:45
Hosting a Film Screening
Linking to Google Scholar
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5. Finding Materials
Finding Articles from Citations
Finding Books from Citations
Using the library Quick Search
Books & More: Basic Search 2:47
Books & More: Limiters 2:31
Articles & More 2:44
Select a Database
eJournal Finder
Finding eBooks
Find media using the classic catalog
Find streaming media using the classic catalog
Find video using the classic catalog
Find audio using the classic catalog
Finding Streaming Media
Search Opposing Viewpoints 1:26
Searching EBSCO (Youtube series)
Searching LexisNexis (Youtube series)
Finding Related Sources with Web of Science
Finding Sources which Cite an Article with Web of Science
Finding Sources Cited in an Article with Web of Science
Finding Journals with Associations Unlimited
Finding Streaming Media with Films on Demand
Finding Streaming Media with Academic Video Online
Finding Accessible Media using the Catalog
Finding Accessible Media using Academic Video Online
Finding Accessible Media using Films on Demand
Builder Search
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Subject Headings
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6. Advanced Research Concepts
Literature reviews (NCSU) 9:38
Journal Impact Factor: JCR
Journal Rankings within a Field: JCR
Median Impact Factor: JCR
Reading a Scholarly History Article
Reading a Scholarly Literature Article
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