Research Guides: A+ Research Presentation Series: How Do You Find Sources?

Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research

Intro to How Do You Find Sources

A+ Research: How Do You Find Sources?

OSU Senior Yehosef Thomas uses a real research project as an example to demonstrate how to find sources in the OSU Libraries’ catalog and OhioLINK and on websites. Then he shows you how to evaluate those sources. Yehosef also demonstrates a new free ebook from OSU Libraries called Choosing & Using Sources. (This event will NOT connect you with a faculty member who wants to hire student researchers. Contact the Undergraduate Research Office for that.)

Learning Objectives:

Order books from the OSU Libraries’ catalog and OhioLink.
Use “Advanced Search” in Google and the OSU Libraries’ catalog.
Evaluate the results of your searches by considering purpose, content, currency, and coverage.

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Library Services & Research Guides

Library Services
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- library study locations
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- tech help
- and much more!
Guide to Library Research
This guide shares time saving tips for steps throughout the research process, including getting started, exploring your research question, and putting it all together. Plus, see the research process visually in the library research diagram.

A+ Research: How Do You Find Sources? Schedule

All sessions are in Thompson Library

1/21/20: A+ Research: How Do You Find Sources?
Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Location: 150 Thompson Library

2/20/20: A+ Research: How Do You Find Sources?
Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Location: 150 Thompson Library

FYSS Theme Area

Academic Engagement and Career Exploration