Watch the three videos: 1.Mind-mapping to Plan Your Research 2. PREsearch Before you REsearch, and 3. Brainstorming Keywords. Use the arrow commands below the media player to move on to the next video.
Watch the three videos: 1. What are scholarly sources?, 2. Characteristics of Scholarly Sources, and 3.First Search@UW search. Use the arrow commands below the media player to move on to the next video.
Watch the four videos: 1. Choosing a database, 2. Using library databases, 3.Find Full-text with 'Get It!' , and 4. LibKey Nomad. Use the arrow commands below the media player to move on to the next video.
Click here download the LibKey Nomad Browser Extension (See demonstration in video 4)
Watch the three videos: 1. Keeping track of the conversation with citations, 2. When to cite, and 3.Putting sources in conversation. Use the arrow commands below the media player to move on to the next video.
How do I find a call number on the shelf?
Follow these steps when you're looking for a book on the shelf.
Watch the three videos: 1. PREsearch Before you REsearch, 2. Understand Search Results, and 3. Evaluate a Website. Use the arrow commands below the media player to move on to the next video.
This video demonstrates how to use free primary source search tool Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
The Digital Public Library of America strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science. Contains materials from all the UW System Digital Collections, Recollection Wisconsin, the National Archives and Records Administration, University of California System, the Smithsonian, and the New York Public Library.
This video demonstrates how to search for digitized primary using Google and where to find UWM Libraries digital collections and primary source databases.