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Research Guides:   Author - Subject - Course - How-To - Step-by-Step

Research Guides


Author Guides

Useful print reference and circulation books, full text databases, helpful websites, and suggested Google searches on selected authors. Also provided is information on evaluating and citing sources.

Subject Guides

Guides to researching selected popular topics, including an introduction, Speech Table, print reference and related circulation books, full text databases, helpful websites, suggested Google searches and information on evaluating and citing sources.

Course Guides

A directory to resources and help sheets of interest to users in particular fields or courses of study.

"Get Into Reading" Selection Research Guide

Research resources on this semester's "Get Into Reading" all-campus reading selection.

How-To-Guides

Guides to using selected Library databases, MLA and APA documentation and internet usage and search strategies. Includes extensive information on research techniques including how to choose a topic and a step-by-step guide to the research process. A tutorial concerning the use of PowerPoint  is also available from this link.

The Research Process: A Step-By Step Guide

A set of help sheets designed to help students plan and conduct library research, beginning with the selection of a topic through evaluating resources.

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Site maintained by
Regina M. Seguin, Librarian
Valencia Community College
West Campus Library
Last revised 28 April 2008

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