aclJohn's Research/Reference Finds

Vaughan Memorial Library at Acadia University hosts four free animated tutorials designed to teach lessons on web research strategies. <http://library.acadiau.ca/help/tutorials.html>

The four tutorials are...

• Credible Sources Count - learners discover how to recognize the validity of information on the Internet. A good tutorial except for the strong emphasis on using domain names for determining validity;
  http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/webevaluation/

• Research It Right - walks learners through the process of forming a research question through the actual research steps;
  http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/research/

• Searching With Success - shows learners how search engines function. The tutorial gives clear examples and directions for altering search terms;
  http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/websearching/ and

• You Quote It, You Note It - shows learners what plagiarism is and how to avoid accidentally plagiarizing someone's work.
  http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/.