Library Research Guides

Freshman Programs

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Handouts and Documents for Instructors

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Freshman Programs Instructional Teams/Librarian Collaboration: Supporting College-level Research handout (May 2009)

Resources to support research-based projects

Sample Career Exploration Research Assignment (2009) will be posted soon

Online research guide to career resources at the Pollak Library

Career Exploration Research Assignment Annotated Bibliography Worksheet

Rubric for Annotated Bibliography

Alternatives to traditional papers that still require research:

Create a class wiki or encyclopedia. You can create one online using a free wiki maker, such as PBWiki. Visit Thing #9 on the Pollak Library's 10 Things Blog to learn more about wikis. You can also set up a wiki as a series of threads in a Blackboard discussion group.

Ask students to make Podcasts or Vodcasts, complete with a sources cited and/or sources for additional study sections. There are equipped group study rooms and podcasting studios available at the library. Students can also add narration to a PowerPoint slide show or capture screenshots and movement using free software like Jing.

Create a mock web page using Microsoft Word and embed links and images.

Try "lightning" presentations using formats such as Ignite or Pecha Kucha.

Reflecting on the Research Process

Research Process Activity (2008)

Research Reflection

Course Research Guides

Career Exploration: A General Guide (2009)
Future Nurses (2008)