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Welcome to the Library DIY, created to help you walk through some of the most commonly asked research and library questions!
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Choose a topic
Understand my assignment
Learn about a topic
From topic to research question
What types of sources I need
Where to search
Help searching
Search tips
Found too little or too much
Library does not have item
Which items are relevant to my topic
Find more from what I have
Search terms & keywords
Explaining commonly used research terms
Understanding the Information Cycle
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Find sources for my research
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Look for articles
Identify peer-reviewed articles
Newspaper articles
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Search terms & keywords
How to search
Get full text
Found too little or too much
Types of sources I need
Books
Books on my topic
Primary sources
Search terms & keywords
Help searching
Where to search
How to search
Found too little or too much
Library does not have item
Which items are relevant to my topic
Find more from what I have
Look for journals
Look for a specific journal
Info about a specific journal
Significant journals in my field
Primary sources
Statistics
Company & industry information
Theses & dissertations
Help searching
Where to search
How to search
Found too little or too much
Library does not have item
Which items are relevant to my topic
Find more from what I have
Library does not have item
Items in other languages
What types of sources I need
Contact a librarian
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Look for a specific item
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Look for a specific article
Look for a specific journal
Look for a specific book
Look for a textbook
Materials from instructor on reserve
Have a citation but don't know what it cites
Theses & dissertations
Look for a specific video
Library does not have item
These do not describe my need
Articles
Toggle Dropdown
Identify peer-reviewed articles
Newspaper articles
Look for a specific article
Where to search
How to search
Found too little or too much
Get full text
Asked to use only print or non-Internet sources
Materials from instructor on reserve
Do NOT pay for an article
Library does not have item
These do not describe my need
Books
Books on my topic
Search for a book
Search terms & keywords
Look for a textbook
Materials from instructor on reserve
Is this book scholarly?
Library does not have item
Book is checked out
Access resources as online education student
Checkout or renew library materials
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Interlibrary loan services
Good sources for my research
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Which items relevant to my topic
Identify peer-reviewed articles
What does peer-reviewed mean?
Is this book scholarly?
Asked to use only print or non-Internet sources
Significant work in my field
Who has cited a work
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Cite or use sources
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Cite sources
Quote and paraphrase
Avoid plagiarism
Organize or create citations
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Printing, login, or access issues
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Troubleshoot printing issues
Problem wIth a library resource
Trouble accessing a resource
Library does not have item
Book is checked out
Do NOT pay for an article
Access resources as online education student
Is the Library open to the public?
Help logging in
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Contact a librarian
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