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Honors 200: Left, Right, Center: Bridging the Political Divide

Information resources to research ideologies across the political spectrum in the United States

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The purpose of this guide is to help you with your research on Japan and Japanese Culture. This guide contains links and information on the following:

Step up your research skills

Purpose: The College-level Research tutorial is designed to help you build on the research strategies you already use. These modules are designed to teach you practices and ways of thinking about information that will allow you to:

  • Understand and use web searches to inspire college-level research topics
  • Learn what scholarly sources are and how to recognize them
  • Strategically search for sources in subject databases
  • Share your ideas in ways that do not silence or exploit the work of others

Choose a Module:

1: Preparing for Research

2: Understanding Scholarly Sources

3: Choosing and Using Databases

4: Crediting and Creating

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LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that indicates the availability of full-text articles through the UWM Libraries or open access when you are searching the open web. LibKey Nomad works on publisher websites, PubMed, and Wikipedia to connect you to scholarly resources. If UWM does not have the full text, LibKey Nomad will route you to Search@UW with a link to a pre-filled InterLibrary Loan request.

To use LibKey Nomad:

  • Install the LibKey Nomad extension for your browser
  • Search for and select University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from the list of institutions
    • The LibKey Nomad icon will appear in the top right of your browser window
  • Start your search
    • The LibKey Nomad icon will appear in the bottom left of your browser when you are on a page with resources available through UWM Libraries