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General Research

Secrets of My Research Success
Last update 5/2009


The Research Assignment Calculator (TRAC)
Last update 10/2009


Research Skills Tutorial
Last update 4/2009



Peck Virtual Library Classroom
(VLIB101 in WebTycho)


AND, OR, NOT
Created 5/2009



Barcode and Technical Issues

Library Barcodes and ID Cards
Last update 4/2009



Technical Help for Using Library Resources
Last update 4/2009


Specialized Research

Business Tutorial
Last update 4/2009




Finance and Accounting Research Overview
Last Update 5/2009



Government Information
Last update 2/2009



Legal Research Tutorial
Last update 1/2009




Request a Lexis.com ID
(LGST students only)


Using Boolen Operators

AND, OR, NOT
Created 5/2009



Articles

Find Articles: Using the Library Databases
Last update 4/2009



Finding Articles Using Subject Terms
Created 9/2009


How to Read a Database Citation
Created 2/2009



Using a Database Thesaurus
Created 2/2009



Journal Finder Overview
Last Update 5/2009


Finding Full-Text Articles with Find It
Created 5/2009



Find It: FAQ
Last update 1/2009




Creating Alerts in Ebsco Databases
Created 10/2009
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Get Articles and Books Delivered
Last Update 5/2009

Web

Search the Web & Evaluate Web Resources
Last update 3/2009



Evaluating Web Sites
Created 6/2009



Books

An Introduction to catalogUSMAI
Last Update 5/2009


Sorting, Saving, and E-mailing Your Search Results in catalogUSMAI
Last Update 5/2009


Find Print Books, Media, and More: Using catalogUSMAI
Last update 4/2009


Find a Text Book
Last update 1/2009




Get Articles and Books Delivered
Last Update 5/2009



E-Books

E-Book Collections E-Book Collections
Last update 10/2009




Using NetLibraryUsing NetLibrary
Last update 10/2009


Citation Resources

Citation Resources: APA, MLA, More
Last update 5/2009


APA Tutorial
Created 2/2009




Academic Integrity at UMUC




RefWorks
(Web-based bibliographic management tool)

Writing Resources

Effective Writing Center EWC



Guide to Writing Resources
Last update 2/2009


How to Write an Annotated Bibliography
Last Update 5/2009


Turnitin FAQ
Last update 1/2009