Library Basics
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Find a Book (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/help/harvestbasic.pdf)PDF
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Use Call Numbers (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/instruction/understanding-call-numbers.pdf)PDF
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Find Journal Articles (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/help/findarticles.php)
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Where Are the Magazines and Journals? (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/files/magazinesjournals.pdf)PDF
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Primary and Secondary Sources (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHTtpYYbhm0) (from the UC San Diego Social Sciences & Humanities Library)
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Finding Literature Reviews (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/files/finding-literature-reviews.pdf)PDF
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Use UC-elinks (http://www.cdlib.org/inside/instruct/ucelinksguide1208.html)
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Connect from Off Campus (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/services/connect/) [PDF instructions (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/files/connect-from-offcampus.pdf)PDF]
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Library How To Videos (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/videos/):
Brief 1 to 2 minute videos demonstrating the use of basic library
resources, including: Finding Articles, Using Web of Science, Using the
VPN, Avoiding Plagiarism, and Citing your Sources.
Quick Guides to Research Tools
Evaluating Resources
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Evaluating Sources (http://www.clark.edu/Library/iris/evaluate/evaluate_home.shtml)
(from Clark College, Cannell Library)
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Evaluate Information on the Web (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html) (from UC Berkeley)
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Scholarly vs Popular Periodicals (http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/peabody/tutorials/scholarlyfree/)
(from Vanderbilt University, Peabody Library)
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Wikipedia (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/wikipedia/)
(from the North Carolina State University Libraries)
Citation Styles and Bibliographies
