Tutorials

Struggling to select a topic for your research assignment? Here are practical strategies to brainstorm a topic and begin to develop a research question.

This tutorial provides an overview on formatting common academic sources for the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition following the Notes & Bibliography format.

Learn to export citations from CINAHL to Endnote software.

Introduction to AMA reference and citation style, 11th edition.

How to cite or reference materials where instructions are not provided in the AMA Manual, or are ambiguous.

Learn to export citations from Clinicaltrials.gov to Endnote software.

Learn to export citations from Cochrane Library to Endnote software.

Covers strategies for developing an interesting and manageable research question by brainstorming and exploring resources. NOTE: works best in Firefox browser.

Instructors often ask students to engage more deeply with sources when doing research and writing. But what does that mean, exactly? This video draws on educational psychology and instructional design theory to give students concrete strategies for engaging deeply and meaningfully with sources by asking “Essential questions” about the readings.

Strong keywords are the foundation of every successful search. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to identify strong keywords, refine your search strategy, and use alternative keywords to explore different perspectives.

Learn to export citations from Embase to Endnote software.

Not all sources are created equal! This tutorial covers the basics of how to tell if a source is appropriate for your assignment and research need.