Quick Skills for Research
This page compiles short, online videos to help students begin the research process. If you are an instructor looking for more teaching resources, see our collection of Lesson Plans, Activities, & Handouts.
MSU Library Quick Skills for Research Videos
Each video will guide you through a step in the research process.Audio and video transcripts are available in the notes section of the tutorials.
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How to turn your ideas into a research topic you can explore.
How to identify the main concepts of your research and turn them into searchable keywords.
Learn how to find articles, books, and more using the MSU Library search interface: CatSearch.
Overview of the peer review process for scholarly research.
Lesson Plans, Activities, and Handouts
In addition to the tutorials listed on this page, the library has lesson plans, activities, and handouts available to help scaffold and teach research assignments. Resources are available for teaching various steps in the research process:
Additional Research Tutorials
MSU Library subscribes to Credo Information Literacy - CORE multimedia content. The videos, interactive tutorials, and quizzes use innovative technology and proven pedagogy to build essential research, information literacy and critical-thinking skills that will help students thrive in their academic careers and beyond.
Click here for tutorial links to share with your students.
Topics include:
- Information Literacy Pre-Assessment
- Why is Information Literacy Important?
- Developing a Research Focus
- Selecting Appropriate Digital Sources
- Choosing & Using Keywords
- Search Techniques
- Evaluating Information
- How to Read Scholarly Materials
- Understanding Misinformation
- Synthesizing Information for Academic Writing
- Annotated Bibliography
- Presentation Skills
- Digital Privacy
- Information Literacy Post-Assessment
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