Library Research Tips

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Library Research Tips

Following are various tip guides to help you unravel and interpret the library research process, whether it involves print sources, online or Internet sources, or other information sources.

Working with Print Sources

Call Number Codes / Areas in the WHS Library

The Dewey Decimal Classification System

Finding Dewey Decimal Call Numbers on the Shelves

Magazines in the WHS Library

Periodical Citation Review

Primary and Secondary Sources

Working with Online/Web Sources

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial

Web page evaluation checklist

Help on Learning to Search the Web

Internet/Web Virus Alerts

Online Database Terms and Examples

TRAILS (Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills)

Primary and Secondary Sources

Tips on Searching the Online Catalog

Useful Information

Citing Sources (citation formats for the basic sources)

Information Ethics

Library Terms - Glossary

Research Project Checklist