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1. Finding Background Information

Finding Background Information
An important step in any research project. Click on the video to play.

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2. Databases by Subject

Databases by Subject
Why you would use subject specific databases and how to find them. Click on the video to play.

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3. Find@UNM Button

Find@UNM Button
Don't see the full text? Here's how to find it. Click on the video to play.

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4. Citation Generators

Citation Generators
Our recommendations for doing citations. Click on the video to play.

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5. Wikipedia, Google, & The Library

5. Wikipedia, Google, & the Library
When and why you would use each

6. Permalinks

Permalinks
Articles in tabs expire! Here's how to avoid losing your research. Click on the video to play.

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7. Narrowing Searches

Narrowing Searches
What to do when you get 2,679,362 results. Click on the video to play.

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8. Refining Topics

Refining Topics
How do you know you can write a paper on your topic? Click on the video to play.

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9. Reading Scholarly Articles

9. Reading Scholarly Articles
It's not like reading the newspaper - our advice for making it through.

10. Annotated Bibliographies

10. Annotated Bibliographies
What they are and how to write one

11. Getting Research Help

11. Getting Research Help
Have you been researching for 15 minutes and haven't found anything? Get in touch.

12. Ebooks

Ebooks
eBooks in an academic library can have a lot of hoops to jump through. Here's our advice. Click on the video to play.

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13. Google Scholar

Google Scholar
Like using Google? Maybe you'll like the research version of it. Click on the video to play.

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Research Bytes

1. Finding Background Information

Finding Background Information An important step in any research project. Click on the video to play.

2. Databases by Subject

Databases by Subject Why you would use subject specific databases and how to find them. Click on the video to play.

3. Find@UNM Button

Find@UNM Button Don't see the full text? Here's how to find it. Click on the video to play.

4. Citation Generators

Citation Generators Our recommendations for doing citations. Click on the video to play.

5. Wikipedia, Google, & The Library

6. Permalinks

Permalinks Articles in tabs expire! Here's how to avoid losing your research. Click on the video to play.

7. Narrowing Searches

Narrowing Searches What to do when you get 2,679,362 results. Click on the video to play.

8. Refining Topics

Refining Topics How do you know you can write a paper on your topic? Click on the video to play.

9. Reading Scholarly Articles

10. Annotated Bibliographies

11. Getting Research Help

12. Ebooks

Ebooks eBooks in an academic library can have a lot of hoops to jump through. Here's our advice. Click on the video to play.

13. Google Scholar

Google Scholar Like using Google? Maybe you'll like the research version of it. Click on the video to play.

About

Navigation

Help!

Finding Background Information
An important step in any research project. Click on the video to play.

Databases by Subject
Why you would use subject specific databases and how to find them. Click on the video to play.

Find@UNM Button
Don't see the full text? Here's how to find it. Click on the video to play.

Citation Generators
Our recommendations for doing citations. Click on the video to play.

Permalinks
Articles in tabs expire! Here's how to avoid losing your research. Click on the video to play.

Narrowing Searches
What to do when you get 2,679,362 results. Click on the video to play.

Refining Topics
How do you know you can write a paper on your topic? Click on the video to play.

Ebooks
eBooks in an academic library can have a lot of hoops to jump through. Here's our advice. Click on the video to play.

Google Scholar
Like using Google? Maybe you'll like the research version of it. Click on the video to play.