Research+Tools

@http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla  - Cornell University Library This website helps a person understand how to include citations in text. There are many websites and tools like this on the web. The website is designed to help students cite sources in text, create a works cited list, and cite websites.
 * Citation Help **


 * Identifying a Primary vs a Secondary Source **

@http://www1.chapman.edu/library/instruction/tutorials/primary.html  - Chapman University

@http://www.quia.com/pop/46290.html  - Quia game

The university website outlines the differences between primary and secondary resources. The game provides some practice in determining primary vs secondary sources. Identifying what makes a source secondary is a learned skill. Often research for assignments or the work environment requires the researcher to use both primary and secondary sources.

@http://libraries.evansville.edu/inflite/3/03popex.html  - Evansville University Library A game based tutorial helps students understand the difference between popular magazines and scholarly journals. Typically students do not understand the difference between popular magazines and scholarly journals. Research assignments in both college and the workplace often demand the use of scholarly journals. The activity is designed to help students understand the meaning of academic peer review, correctly distinguish scholarly from popular publishers, and evaluate source reliability.
 * Identifying Popular vs Scholarly Resources **


 * Developing a Research Question **

@http://library.wlu.ca/help/tutorials/developing-research-question <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> - Laurier University

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">A video tutorial helps students develop a research question. This is an area that students typically find difficult. This is a video PowerPoint with hints and suggestions to help develop a choice of questions to research. The activity is designed to help students pick a topic, narrow research focus with questions, and determine the primary research question.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Zombie Cure **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #5eb3ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none;">@http://liblearn.osu.edu/games/zombiecure/adventure.htm <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> - Ohio State University research game

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">This “choose your own adventure” activity is composed of multiple web pages. A student is hiking in the woods and is bitten by a zombie. S/he must use information resources to find a cure. Wrong choices waste time, meaning the student is closer to becoming a zombie. The activity is designed to help students use multiple resources (and not to rely solely on the open Web), synthesize results, and evaluate source reliability.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Research Project Calculator **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #5eb3ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none;">@https://rpc.elm4you.org/ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> - Minnesota and Minitex

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">This “choose your research” guide provides a timetable and steps to take for a successful research project. A student enters the due dates and type of assignment. The Research Project Calculator generates a timeline of research steps. The site includes multiple web pages and content. The calculator helps students plan their research project with specific dates for completing portions of the work. It gets students thinking about long-term assignment planning and using multiple resources, not just the open Web.