Research Tools

Available Tools/Databases - Tips and Tricks

ERIC
Tutorials to Ebsco Databases

• Thesaurus Value
• ED vs. EJ
• Saving Searches 
• Getting Alerts

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ProQuest Education Journals
Overview and Screencasts

• Find dissertations easily
• Intuitive keyword searching
• Saving Searches
• Getting Alerts

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Impact Factor

• Individual Article - Google Scholar
• Journal - Web of Science "InCites" and check on this SCImago

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Google Scholar
Overview

• Tips
• Keep track of your own citations

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Research Management and Citing Sources

ProQuest Refworks
Everything you want to know about Refworks!

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• Supported by the University
• Share folders within the University and with members of other universities
• Easily include PDFs of articles
• Sync to Dropbox (do not use for sensitive info) for offline work
• Browser buttons - quick save
• ​Included in most research databases

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Student Research/Information Literacy

Graduate

• Course Tools
• eBooks (NCSU Library Catalog, Overdrive, and Mackin)
• Embedded Librarian Online
• Literature Reviews
• Peer Review

Undergraduate

• Personalize Course Tools
• Tutorials
• Embedded Librarian Online - Example
• Source Evaluation
• EasyBib Add On in Google Docs and Easy Bib Extension
• Citation Builder

Pre-Service Teachers

• Incorporate Web Evaluation
• Teach Reading Online (Newsela and Curriculet)
• Teach Google Searching
• Online Databases: Brittanica School, SIRS Knowledge Source, KidSearch, and Searchasauraus

Helpful Links:

METRC Academic Research Overview