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WILLIS N. HACKNEY LIBRARY

GEN 300: General Guide

This theme-based interdisciplinary course provides students with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and perspectives that they have acquired while completing the General Education Core.

Research Basics

The following links take you to the sub-pages under the Research Basics tab (you may either use the links below, or click on the sub-tabs under Research Basics tab to access these sub-pages).

  • Getting Started  This page gives you some tips on how to begin your research, develop a viable topic, suggested databases for information sources, etc.
  • Creating a Research Plan helps you plan what terms to use when searching databases to find relevant sources (books, articles, etc.) on your topic.
  • Finding E-books gives you directions on how to search for e-books within the library's catalog as well as from within the e-book databases where those electronic books reside.
  • Finding Magazine, Journal, and Newspaper Article Databases provides step-by-step tips for searching databases, as well as links to tutorials to individual databases.
  • Evaluating Websites for Academic Assignments gives you tips for evaluating whether particular web sites are appropriate for academic assignments.