UGS 302: The Power of Words - Birdsong

Welcome to PCL! Today we are going to learn about doing research at the college level. We'll use this guide during class and it will be available all semester so you can use it as a jumping off point for your research in this class.

You're going to learn how to:

1. create an effective search strategy to find the information you need

2. evaluate the sources you find so you are using the most credible and appropriate sources for your research project

3. select and use tools to help with citation, note taking and avoiding plagiarism

4. get help from experts with research 

Librarians are available to help with every step of the research process. We are information professionals and love working with students to connect you with the information you need. We can help you:

• choose a research topic or find a research question
• broaden or narrow your topic
• find sources, whether they are books, articles, maps, music, data, etc. We can help you do great searches using Libraries tools and search engines like Google. 
• evaluate sources. Is it credible? Is it peer-reviewed? etc.
• recommend tools for organizing your research and citations..