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Alt-PressWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch, & GenderWatch (How to use)

How to use the interface for the following three databases: Alt-Press Watch (full-text articles from alternative and independent presses); Ethnic NewsWatch (articles from ethnic and minority presses); and GenderWatch (focus in the impact of gender in many subject areas).

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Biology 101 library assignment

This interactive tutorial will help students learn about key library resources, develop an understanding of the definition and purpose of peer review, and find and cite peer reviewed articles themselves using the Library's article search and ProQuest Biological Sciences Database. Students will receive a copy of their responses to the tutorial via email once they complete it. To assign students to complete the tutorial, simply share the tutorial link with them and create an assignment dropbox where they can upload a PDF of the email they received.

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Choose an interesting book to read for your class

This interactive tutorial will help students figure out what types of books they might like to read, find a good book that interests them, and access it for free through PCC or their local public library. Students will receive a copy of their responses to the tutorial via email once they complete it. To assign students to complete the tutorial, simply share the tutorial link with them and create an assignment dropbox where they can upload a PDF of the email they received.

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Cited Reference Searching in Google Scholar

Helps students learn to use Google Scholar's cited reference search to track down articles similar to those they've already found.

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EBSCOhost (How to use)

How to find published newspaper, magazine and scholarly journal articles on a range of topics in EBSCOhost databases.