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Research Help

This guide will show you some basic tips on how to begin doing searching and research.

Find Film and Usage

Browse a List of Films

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Use of Academic Film Collection

Other Possible Guides of Interest

Citations/Annotations Help
To avoid plagiarism

Tutorials

Advanced Searching - Boolean (MIT)
What the heck is Boolean? AND, OR, NOT How can you create more effective searches? How can you limit or narrow topics?

Check out other tabs to see how to truncate, understand the difference in keywords and subject headings and more.

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Jorge for Thesis Help

Instruction: Jorge, Michael, Laurence and Sally

Research Methods

Research Methods Primary Sources
Designed as a tool to support students of the humanities and social sciences, Research Methods Primary Sources introduces the key approaches to working with source materials and historical evidence.
Sage Research Methods
SAGE Research Methods supports research at all levels - what methodology to use, quantitative or qualitative. Includes many full-text Sage ebooks on statistics, methodology and more.

Research Topic

Choosing a Topic
Simple page explaining how to go about choosing a topic for a paper or project.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism - What is it/How to Avoid it
Simple page explaining what is plagiarism? How can you avoid it? What could the results be if I plagiarize (even if I didn't mean to)? Does it matter?

Tips for Research

Organize Research

How to Organize Research

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