All Resources

This guide provides an overview of some of the different equipment and software available through Library Accessibility Services (LAS). LAS supports students who are registered wtih Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Learn about the different tech options, the benefits and limitations, as well as some alternatives depending on your needs.

The purpose of this guide is to provide support for users of Microsoft Word 2021 and later, emphasizing accessibility features. It advises on setting up and utilizing tools like the Accessibility Checker and Navigation Pane to ensure documents meet accessibility standards throughout their creation. Additionally, it instructs on formatting practices, such as using descriptive filenames, proper heading structure, accessible fonts, and correct table and image formatting, aiming to create documents that are accessible to all users, including those utilizing screen readers.

This library guide will provide you with an overview of what open data is, where to find it and how it's used.

This library guide will provide you with guidelines for making your digital projects such as presentations, videos, images and infographics, accessible.

Learn the basics of creating accessible content in Pressbooks. 

This guide was created to ensure student staff, mentors, and leaders have accessibility resources available to them. In order to ensure the U of G remains as barrier free as possible, this guide provides links to:

• accessibility tutorials to get you started creating accessible content,
• helpful digital accessibility resources to make things as easy as possible, and
• vital resources and departments that support accessibility at the U of G.

The purpose of this guide is to introduce Kurzweil 3000 (referred to as Kurzweil), a literacy support software designed to assist with reading, studying, writing, and testing. It caters to learners of all levels by employing text-to-speech technology that reads aloud while highlighting text, aiding users who struggle with focus, decoding, reading pace, and comprehension. The guide focuses on utilizing Kurzweil's web version and Read the Web extension for optimal functionality and reliability, offering accessibility to essential features for students, staff, and faculty.

This tutorial will provide you with an introduction to writing alt text. By the end, you will be able to 

• Identify the purpose of alt text
• Explore different contexts and purposes for images
• Select the appropriate strategy for writing alt text for a specific purpose

This guide provides step by step instructions on how to submit content to the Atrium. 

This video will explain how to stay copyright compliant when clipping online videos for educational purposes.

This video will show you how fair dealing may apply to you as a student or researcher, and what criteria are considered 'more' or 'less' fair when using others' work for educational or research purposes.

This video will explain how to find and use freely licensed works in your digital projects.

This guide is designed to benefit U of G researchers and outlines the best practices needed for organizing research data. Whether you are a faculty member, staff, or student, by the end of this guide you should be able to:

• Describe the best practices for organizing research data.
• Implement the best practices of research data organization when writing a Data Management Plan (DMP).
• Apply these best practices when preparing data for deposit in the U of G Research Data Repositories.

The purpose of this video is to guide students and researchers on responsibly using copyright-protected content in compliance with Canada’s copyright laws. By the end of this tutorial, you will understand how to utilize copyrighted materials while avoiding infringement, including scenarios where permission is required and exceptions like fair dealing. Throughout, you'll learn about different types of content, licensing considerations, and how to appropriately credit sources. Take your time to absorb the information provided to ensure you apply it effectively in your academic or research endeavors.

This library guide will introduce you to R and RStudio, statistical computing and analysis software.

This library guide will introduce you to the SAS tool, where you can clean your data and run your statistics.

This library guide will introduce you to SPSS, a tool used to generate descriptive statistics for data.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Chi-square test using SPSS (requires two categorical variables). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This library guide will provide you with a task list for properly cleaning your data.

This library guide will provide you with a list of tools for creating and finding infographics.

The purpose of this video is to explain the different types of data, including categorical and continuous data, and how they relate to statistical analysis. It also demonstrates how to set data types correctly in SPSS to ensure proper analysis.

This library guide will provide you with four reasons why you should visualize your data.

This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help find data and statistics for a variety of subject areas.

This guide will introduce you to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) data and tools you can use to find it.

This library guide will provide a selection of resources to help you find geospatial data.

This library guide will provide you with an overview of what open data is, where to find it and how it's used.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Friedman's test using SPSS (requires three or more ordinal or continuous variables from the same group of participants). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a repeated measures ANOVA. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to introduce viewers to the basics of using SPSS, including how to open files, navigate between Data View and Variable View, and set up essential metadata for proper data analysis. It also covers key features such as labeling data, managing value labels, and handling missing data.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct an independent samples t-test using SPSS (requires one continuous variable from two different groups of participants). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This guide navigates Indigenous Data and Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS). It covers data by, for, with, or about Indigenous peoples and communities.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Kruskal-Wallis H test using SPSS (requires one continuous or ordinal variable from three different groups of participants). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a one-way ANOVA. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Mann-Whitney U test (also known as the Wilcoxon rank-sum test) using SPSS (requires one continuous or ordinal variable from two different groups of participants). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to an independent samples t-test. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a simple linear regression using SPSS (requires a continuous dependent variable and two or more indepdent variables). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a one sample t-test using SPSS (requires one continuous variable and a constant). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a one-way ANOVA using SPSS (requires one continuous variable from three or more different groups of participants). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This guide is designed to benefit U of G researchers and outlines the best practices needed for organizing research data. Whether you are a faculty member, staff, or student, by the end of this guide you should be able to:

• Describe the best practices for organizing research data.
• Implement the best practices of research data organization when writing a Data Management Plan (DMP).
• Apply these best practices when preparing data for deposit in the U of G Research Data Repositories.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a paired samples t-test using SPSS (requires two continuous variables from the same group of participants). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Pearson correlation test using SPSS (requires two continuous variables). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS (requires three or more continuous variables from the same group of participants). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a simple linear regression using SPSS (requires a continuous dependent variable and only one indepdent variable). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Spearman correlation test using SPSS (requires two ordinal or continuous variables). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a Pearson correlation. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This library guide will provide a brief introduction to MATLAB for conducting data analysis, numeric computation or data visualization.

This library guide will help you to access and get started using Stata for analyzing, visualizing and managing your data.

This library guide will help you to use the PCCF, which provides a link between the six-character postal codes and census geographic areas.

This video will introduce you to the basics of qualitative and quantitative data, categorical and continuous data, and primary and secondary data, including what it is, why it's used and how it's collected.

This video will explain what a t-test is, and how it is used.

This video will explain what an ANOVA is, and in what situations you should use an ANOVA over a t-test.

This video will outline the main differences between data and statistics, to assist you in differentiating between the two.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Wilcoxon signed-rank test using SPSS (requires one continuous variable and a constant). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a one-sample t-test. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Wilcoxon signed-rank test using SPSS (requires one ordinal or continuous variable from two different groups of participants). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a paired samples t-test. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This guide provides instructions on creating video and audio clips from select streaming media collections available through the University of Guelph Library.

Discover digital tools, like video and audio editors, engagement and presentation tools, and more, to integrate into your own teaching and/or learning experiences. 

This guide will introduce you to business cases and where to find them.

This library guide will help you to successfully locate music scores online.

This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help you find a variety of video content.

Instructors can discover library resources to create a digitial assignment, such as a video or podcast, for their course. 

Instructors can review the different library resources to help students with Multiple Choice Exams.

This is a collection of resources instructors can use to help undergraduate students research and write effective essays.

This tool is to support instructors as they define and communicate allowable uses of AI in writing assignments.

This video provides tips and strategies for managing difficulties in group work.

Use this preformatted template as a starting point for creating your academic poster in PowerPoint.

• Inches: use this template if your computer is set to the US imperial system.
• Centimeters: use this template if your computer is set to the metric system. 

This library guide will outline the ten principles of visual design to consider when creating your own design.

This library guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions for using online graphic design tool, Canva.

This library guide provides suggestions and technical information for creating an academic poster using PowerPoint.

This video will explain how to stay copyright compliant when clipping online videos for educational purposes.

The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce best practices in graphic design. By the end, you will define graphic design, understand 10 key principles of effective design, and grasp the criteria for meeting accessibility requirements. Engage in the interactive activities provided throughout the tutorial to apply your new knowledge effectively. Take your time exploring the options available to you to maximize your learning experience within 25-30 minutes.

Use this handout to create an academic poster in PowerPoint. Find information about poster layout, use of visuals, technical tips, and advice on presenting your poster.

When commenting on a presentation or paper, it is important to provide meaningful insights instead of reactions. Use this guide to identify the characteristics of constructive feedback so you can support others effectively.

This video will walk you through five tips to help manage your nerves before a presentation.

This video will walk you through five tips for managing your nerves during a presentation.

These tutorials will give you step-by-step instructions for creating an Academic Poster with PowerPoint. If you have never created a poster with PowerPoint, start with How to Resize Slides for Academic Posters and review the tutorials in the order provided. 

The Present Like a Pro guide compiles strategies, tips and tools to help you prepare and deliver academic presentations.

Learn 6 steps to plan your presentation.

Learn quick tips to help you prepare for and participate in discussions in classes, seminars and tutorials.

This handout will provide you with three principles, the "ABCs," for answering difficult questions from your audience in an academic presentation.

This library guide will provide you with strategies for being successful in group work situations.

This guide provides step by step instructions on how to submit content to the Atrium. 

These tutorials were developed to provide step-by-step instructions to assist graduate students with using the built in tools in MS Word to create a thesis page numbering system that meets the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies’ (OGPS) thesis page numbering requirements. Instructions are available for both Mac and PC versions of Microsoft Word.

Learn the basics of creating accessible content in Pressbooks. 

This guide is designed to benefit U of G researchers and outlines the best practices needed for organizing research data. Whether you are a faculty member, staff, or student, by the end of this guide you should be able to:

• Describe the best practices for organizing research data.
• Implement the best practices of research data organization when writing a Data Management Plan (DMP).
• Apply these best practices when preparing data for deposit in the U of G Research Data Repositories.

The purpose of this guide is to assist researchers in preparing datasets for deposit into the University of Guelph Research Data Repositories, which accept a variety of data types, including audiovisual, geospatial, and tabular data. Datasets must include data files, descriptive metadata, and supplemental documentation, such as readme files or data dictionaries. It is recommended that data files be submitted in open, nonproprietary formats for long-term accessibility.

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of open access repositories and the process of depositing research. It covers key considerations such as copyright, licensing, and understanding publisher policies to help you effectively share your work in compliance with open access mandates.

This video will define and outline the benefits of Creative Commons licenses and introduce you to the different types of Creative Commons licenses available.

This video will provide you with three techniques for improving your search formulas.

Why use reference sources? Watch this video to learn about the benefits of reference sources before you begin your research.

This library guide will introduce you to R and RStudio, statistical computing and analysis software.

This library guide will introduce you to the SAS tool, where you can clean your data and run your statistics.

This library guide will introduce you to SPSS, a tool used to generate descriptive statistics for data.

After every article you read, spend at least 10-15 minutes on your note-taking. Use this document to record essential information from one article or study. Remember, annotated bibliographies should do three things: summarize, analyze, and show relevance.

This video will describe the difference between articles, journals and databases to help you better understand what you're searching.

Learn about how to explore your broad topic in order to narrow your focus for a research assignment.

Learn how to use Boolean operators to improve your search results. 

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Chi-square test using SPSS (requires two categorical variables). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This library guide will provide you with a task list for properly cleaning your data.

This video provides instructions on how to connect Google Scholar to University of Guelph library resources.

Complete this writing log after each writing block to record your progress and provide direction when starting your next writing block.

The purpose of this video is to explain the different types of data, including categorical and continuous data, and how they relate to statistical analysis. It also demonstrates how to set data types correctly in SPSS to ensure proper analysis.

This library guide will provide you with four reasons why you should visualize your data.

This guide will introduce you to important readings on EDI (Equity, Diversity , and Inclusion) in research.

This library guide will provide you with details on where to find ancient sources.

This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to find a variety of licensed audio recordings.

This library guide will provide you with a list resources for finding copyright-free images, audio and video files for your project.

This library guide will provide you with an overview of what background information is, and where you can find it.

This library guide will provide you with resources for finding books for your academic work.

This guide will introduce you to business cases and where to find them.

This library guide will give an overview of what company information is, and tools to help you find it.

This library guide will provide you with resources to successfully find country information for your assignment.

This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help find data and statistics for a variety of subject areas.

This library guide will provide a selection of resources to help you find geospatial data.

This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help with finding government publications.

This guide provides an overview of grey literature, explaining what it is and offering examples such as conference proceedings, government document, and pre-prints. It also guides users on how to find different types of grey literature through various methods and databases.

This library guide will provide you with a list of tools for finding industry information.

This library guide will provide resources to help with finding Canadian, American and International legal information.

This library guide will assist you in finding Canadian legislation.

This library guide will assist you with finding American legislation.

This library guide will provide you with an overview of market research, and where and how to successfully find it.

This library guide will help you find newspapers through the University of Guelph Library.

This library guide will help you to successfully locate music scores online.

This library guide will provide guidance on how to find global, Canadian and American patents.

This library guide will assist you in identifying primary, secondary and tertiary sources in the sciences.

This library guide will provide an overview of what SWOT information is, and where and how to find it for your assignment.

This library guide will provide you with tips and resources for finding appropriate scholarly articles.

This library guide will provide you with four methods for identifying key sources.

This library guide will provide you with two methods for tracking citations to help you find relevant sources for your assignments.

This library guide will provide you with a list of resources for finding standards.

This library guide will help you with finding systematic reviews for health sciences and social and applied sciences and humanities.

This library guide will assist you in finding University of Guelph theses and dissertations.

This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help you find a variety of video content.

This video provides an overview of how to effectively use PubMed to find research articles. 

This video will identify the importance of doing background research in order to successfully find relevant primary sources.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Friedman's test using SPSS (requires three or more ordinal or continuous variables from the same group of participants). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a repeated measures ANOVA. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that streamlines access to full-text articles from sites like PubMed and Google Scholar. After installing it and selecting your institution, LibKey Nomad provides quick options to download or request articles with just one click. This tool saves time by seamlessly connecting you to available resources, making research easier.

The purpose of this guide is to introduce users to Omni, the University of Guelph's online library catalogue. Omni enables access to extensive academic resources including books, articles, special collections, and more from U of G's library and other Ontario university libraries. It guides users on using Omni for tasks like requesting items, accessing digital materials, managing loans, and conducting comprehensive searches across various formats and subjects, enhancing research efficiency and resource discovery.

This handout provides instructions and fillable sections to help guide the organization of sources, ideas, and conversations when writing a literature review.

This video will introduce you to one approach for identifying keywords for your research topic.

This short Library video will show you how to identify journal articles and other scholarly sources through the database Historical Abstracts, one of the key search tools for history researchers at University of Guelph.

The video provides guidance on using the Bibliography of British and Irish History database, aiding researchers in locating scholarly sources covering topics related to British, Irish, and Commonwealth history, from 55 B.C.E. to the present, with tips on search strategies and result evaluation.

This video will guide you through utilizing PsycINFO to efficiently search for scholarly literature in psychology, providing tips on refining searches, filtering results, and accessing full-text articles, aimed at enhancing research efficacy and access to relevant resources.

This short Library video will show you how to identify journal articles and other scholarly sources through the database America: History and Life, one of the key search tools for history researchers at University of Guelph.

This video will walk you through the steps to find sources in the Bibliography of British and Irish History database.

This short Library video will show you how to photocopy at the University of Guelph library.

This video will give viewers a detailed look at the process for requesting items in Omni.

This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to scan to USB using the library's photocopiers. 

This video will demonstrate how to effectively utilize Omni, the University of Guelph's library search tool. It guides users through basic and advanced search techniques, filtering options, and accessing resources, aiming to enhance research efficiency for the university community.

The purpose of this video is to introduce viewers to the basics of using SPSS, including how to open files, navigate between Data View and Variable View, and set up essential metadata for proper data analysis. It also covers key features such as labeling data, managing value labels, and handling missing data.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct an independent samples t-test using SPSS (requires one continuous variable from two different groups of participants). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

Learn the basics of using LibKey Nomad to quickly connect to the full text of journal articles you may come across as you’re researching online. 

This video provides an introduction to the University of Guelph's Archival & Special Collections. It showcases different items from the various collections.

This video will walk you through two criteria for evaluating to identify whether a source is a scholarly journal article.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Kruskal-Wallis H test using SPSS (requires one continuous or ordinal variable from three different groups of participants). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a one-way ANOVA. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this guide is to explain the concept and benefits of using a controlled vocabulary in databases. A controlled vocabulary, such as MeSH in MEDLINE, consists of predefined terms used consistently to index database records, ensuring accurate retrieval of relevant information. This approach helps capture synonyms, variations in terminology, and ensures uniformity in indexing. The guide also covers how subject headings are mapped to MeSH terms automatically in Ovid databases, and introduces additional features like scope notes, explode/focus functions, and subheadings to enhance search specificity while highlighting potential pitfalls.

This library guide will provide you with a list of citation tools to help you manage the sources for your assignment.

This library guide will help you to use citation management tool, Zotero.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Mann-Whitney U test (also known as the Wilcoxon rank-sum test) using SPSS (requires one continuous or ordinal variable from two different groups of participants). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to an independent samples t-test. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a simple linear regression using SPSS (requires a continuous dependent variable and two or more indepdent variables). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This table is designed to help you organize all your sources (e.g., books, articles, government documents) based on common themes, topics, methods, theories, etc. List your sources and group common themes to compare their information. 

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a one sample t-test using SPSS (requires one continuous variable and a constant). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a one-way ANOVA using SPSS (requires one continuous variable from three or more different groups of participants). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This document is to help writers outline the essential components of a research proposal. Not all sections will be included for every discipline, so use this document as a template or guide and then share it with your supervisor for discussion and feedback.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a paired samples t-test using SPSS (requires two continuous variables from the same group of participants). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Pearson correlation test using SPSS (requires two continuous variables). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this guide is to walk you through how to print, photocopy, and scan at the Library. The guide will also walk you through the process of adding money to your account on Papercut, including how to transfer money to others. There are also step-by-step guides for multiple printing methods and how to retrieve your print job.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS (requires three or more continuous variables from the same group of participants). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to help learners choose the right search tool for academic research by comparing the strengths and limitations of research databases, Omni, and Google Scholar. It explains when and why to use each tool, highlights their search features like filters and Boolean logic, and offers guidance to improve your search strategy.

Learn how to use search modifiers to refine and filter your search results.

This video will demonstrate how to search for and identify suitable Medical Subject Headings, or MeSH, using the MeSH Browser.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a simple linear regression using SPSS (requires a continuous dependent variable and only one indepdent variable). This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

After every article you read, spend at least 10-15 minutes summarizing and note-taking. Use this document to record essential information. You can refer to these notes when writing a research paper or literature review. You may want to add sections or modify headings.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Spearman correlation test using SPSS (requires two ordinal or continuous variables). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a Pearson correlation. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This table is designed for theory-building, model-building, or methods-building. This table is designed to help you organize all your notes on different theories/models/methods (depending on your type of research) in order to strengthen your knowledge.

Use this document to record essential information for every article that you read. You can refer to these notes when developing and/or justifying a new theory, model, or research method.

This document is to help writers outline the essential components of their research article.

This video explains why searches in academic databases sometimes go wrong, how to assess and troubleshoot a search, and a real example of how to fix it.

This library guide will provide a brief introduction to MATLAB for conducting data analysis, numeric computation or data visualization.

This library guide will help you to access and get started using Stata for analyzing, visualizing and managing your data.

This library guide will help you to use the PCCF, which provides a link between the six-character postal codes and census geographic areas.

This short Library video will define and describe grey literature and discuss how it can be useful to your research.

This video will provide a concrete definition of what primary sources are, how they differ from secondary sources, and examples of what primary sources could be.

This video will introduce you to the basics of qualitative and quantitative data, categorical and continuous data, and primary and secondary data, including what it is, why it's used and how it's collected.

This short Library video will define peer review and discuss why it is important to your research

This video will explain what a t-test is, and how it is used.

This video will explain what an ANOVA is, and in what situations you should use an ANOVA over a t-test.

This video will outline the main differences between data and statistics, to assist you in differentiating between the two.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Wilcoxon signed-rank test using SPSS (requires one continuous variable and a constant). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a one-sample t-test. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

The purpose of this video is to explain how to conduct a Wilcoxon signed-rank test using SPSS (requires one ordinal or continuous variable from two different groups of participants). This test can be used as the non-parametric alternative to a paired samples t-test. This tutorial is designed to help students and researchers understand: the data type required for the test, the assumptions of the test, the data set-up for the test, and how to run and interpret the test.

This video will show you how to use the collections feature in Zotero to organize your references.

This video provides tips and strategies for managing difficulties in group work.

The video will describe five different ways to use a matrix chart for studying purposes.

Use this preformatted template as a starting point for creating your academic poster in PowerPoint.

• Inches: use this template if your computer is set to the US imperial system.
• Centimeters: use this template if your computer is set to the metric system. 

Build your vocabulary for academic reading and speaking purposes. Learn strategies to help you understand complex vocabulary used in academic texts, and find common phrases to use in course-based discussions and academic presentations.

This library guide will provide you with tips and tools to help control procrastination.

Eight quick tips to help you get started on tasks.

Quick solutions to reducing procrastination.

Use the W5 framework - who, what, when, where, and why – to gain new understanding of your procrastination habits.

This short infographic guides you through the process of reflection to help you learn from your experiences at school, on an assignment, working with others or from a challenging experience.

Use the Task Lists Template to plan what you need to do each week and when you plan to do it.

Use the Weekly Schedule Template to create your own personalized weekly schedule that you can easily modify.

Follow these seven simple steps to create a concept map to help you study.

This video will explain what a matrix chart is, and the six steps you can use to create one.

Use this handout to create an academic poster in PowerPoint. Find information about poster layout, use of visuals, technical tips, and advice on presenting your poster.

This short Library video will show you how to read an academic article for a research-based assignment.

This short video will show you how to read a book for research-based assignments.

This guide will provide you with tools and tips to manage your time effectively.

This library guide will walk you through the steps of making a task list to manage your time effectively.

This library guide will provide you with strategies for using study breaks effectively.

This library guide will provide you with four strategies for effectively using your time during the week.

This guide features strategies to help you learn effectively in distance education (DE) or hybrid courses.

This video will walk you through a sample of a student reflection using the three stages of the "What, So What, Now What" model.

Learn how to create a weekly schedule to help you stay organized and on track.

Learn quick tips to help you prepare for and participate in discussions in classes, seminars and tutorials.

This comprehensive guide will provide you with tools and strategies to develop effective study habits.

This short library guide outlines seven steps to help with concentrating, if you have trouble staying focused while studying.

This library guide will provide you with seven strategies to help with managing distractions.

This short library guide outlines steps to creating a concept map and highlights some of its benefits and uses.

This library guide provides an overview of strategies for reading textbooks.

This short guide will provide you with a series of questions to enhance your critical analysis of journal articles or other texts.

This library guide will introduce the SQ4R method of studying textbooks, and explain the steps to implement the study strategy effectively.

Learn a technique for recording, organizing and studying from your notes from lectures, textbooks, or other readings.

This library guide will provide you with tips and tools for different types of exam formats.

Use marked midterms or quizzes to help you improve how you study and prepare for future tests and exams.

This library guide will provide you with strategies for studying for and writing lab and bell-ringer exams.

This library guide will explain how to prepare for studying and writing multiple choice exams.

This library guide will help you to effectively prepare for writing essay exams.

This library guide will assist you in studying for and writing problem-solving exams.

This library guide will help you to prepare for, and write short-answer exams.

This library guide will help you to effectively plan and make the best use of your time when writing essay exams.

The purpose of this guide is to introduce Kurzweil 3000 (referred to as Kurzweil), a literacy support software designed to assist with reading, studying, writing, and testing. It caters to learners of all levels by employing text-to-speech technology that reads aloud while highlighting text, aiding users who struggle with focus, decoding, reading pace, and comprehension. The guide focuses on utilizing Kurzweil's web version and Read the Web extension for optimal functionality and reliability, offering accessibility to essential features for students, staff, and faculty.

This library guide will provide you with strategies for being successful in group work situations.

This guide provides an overview of some of the different equipment and software available through Library Accessibility Services (LAS). LAS supports students who are registered wtih Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Learn about the different tech options, the benefits and limitations, as well as some alternatives depending on your needs.

Use this tutorial to learn the basic recording and editing controls in Audacity. 

This library guide will provide step-by-step instructions for creating music and recording audio in GarageBand.

This guide provides instructions on creating video and audio clips from select streaming media collections available through the University of Guelph Library.

This library guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions for using online graphic design tool, Canva.

This guide will walk you through the steps for planning and creating a digital story.

This library guide will provide you with tips before writing your script, and introduce you to the six script-writing principles to follow when writing your own.

This library guide will help you to create a detailed storyboard for your digital project, such as an animated or live action video.

This library guide provides suggestions and technical information for creating an academic poster using PowerPoint.

This guide provides step by step instructions on how to create an animated video using Powtoon. 

Discover digital tools, like video and audio editors, engagement and presentation tools, and more, to integrate into your own teaching and/or learning experiences. 

This library guide will provide step-by-step instructions for editing videos in web-based software, WeVideo.

This guide provides step by step instructions on how to edit video using iMovie. 

This library guide will walk you through five steps and tips for creating a pitch video or video resume.

This library guide will provide you with a list resources for finding copyright-free images, audio and video files for your project.

This video will explain how to find and use freely licensed works in your digital projects.

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that streamlines access to full-text articles from sites like PubMed and Google Scholar. After installing it and selecting your institution, LibKey Nomad provides quick options to download or request articles with just one click. This tool saves time by seamlessly connecting you to available resources, making research easier.

This short Library video will show you how to photocopy at the University of Guelph library.

This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to scan to USB using the library's photocopiers. 

Learn the basics of using LibKey Nomad to quickly connect to the full text of journal articles you may come across as you’re researching online. 

Instructors can discover library resources to create a digitial assignment, such as a video or podcast, for their course. 

This library guide will provide you with guidelines for making your digital projects such as presentations, videos, images and infographics, accessible.

These tutorials will give you step-by-step instructions for creating an Academic Poster with PowerPoint. If you have never created a poster with PowerPoint, start with How to Resize Slides for Academic Posters and review the tutorials in the order provided. 

The purpose of this guide is to walk you through how to print, photocopy, and scan at the Library. The guide will also walk you through the process of adding money to your account on Papercut, including how to transfer money to others. There are also step-by-step guides for multiple printing methods and how to retrieve your print job.

This library guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions for operating audio recording software, Audacity.

Learn the basics of planning, writing and recording a podcast. 

The purpose of this guide is to introduce Kurzweil 3000 (referred to as Kurzweil), a literacy support software designed to assist with reading, studying, writing, and testing. It caters to learners of all levels by employing text-to-speech technology that reads aloud while highlighting text, aiding users who struggle with focus, decoding, reading pace, and comprehension. The guide focuses on utilizing Kurzweil's web version and Read the Web extension for optimal functionality and reliability, offering accessibility to essential features for students, staff, and faculty.

This video will explain what digital storytelling is, the steps to create one, and why you may want to create one.

This video will give you strategies to use to check your paper for plagiarism.

The five questions on this handout will help you evaluate your thesis statement so your essay is built on a solid foundation.

This brief handout provides examples of effective thesis statements to foreground arguments, evaluations, analyses, comparisons, and causes and effects.

Use this preformatted template as a starting point for creating your academic poster in PowerPoint.

• Inches: use this template if your computer is set to the US imperial system.
• Centimeters: use this template if your computer is set to the metric system. 

After every article you read, spend at least 10-15 minutes on your note-taking. Use this document to record essential information from one article or study. Remember, annotated bibliographies should do three things: summarize, analyze, and show relevance.

Build your vocabulary for academic reading and speaking purposes. Learn strategies to help you understand complex vocabulary used in academic texts, and find common phrases to use in course-based discussions and academic presentations.

"Cite Your Sources" is a landing page with links to the library's summary descriptions of style guides. Students can access instructions for using 7 style guides from this page, such as APA, ASA, Chicago (Notes & Bibliography), Chicago (Author-Date System), CSE (Citation-Name), CSE (Name-Year), and MLA.

Learn the conventions for Chicago Author-Date referencing style.

This library guide with detailed instructions on how to cite different types of sources in APA style.

This library guide will show the proper way to format an ASA style citation for different source types.

This library guide will help you to properly cite different sources using the CSE (Citation-Name) style.

This library guide will help you to properly cite different sources using the CSE (Name-Year) style.

This library guide will provide show you how to cite different sources using the Chicago Notes and Bibliography citation method.

This LibGuide is a brief introduction to the MLA Style Guide.

This short Library video will help you know why you have to cite your sources and when to do it.

The purpose of this guide is to provide a structured approach to conducting a knowledge synthesis, including assembling a team, formulating research questions, and developing a detailed protocol. It outlines the necessary steps such as searching for studies, selecting studies for inclusion, critically appraising them, extracting and synthesizing data, and writing the final review.

This library guide will provide you with tips before writing your script, and introduce you to the six script-writing principles to follow when writing your own.

This library guide will help you to create a detailed storyboard for your digital project, such as an animated or live action video.

The purpose of this guide is to provide support for users of Microsoft Word 2021 and later, emphasizing accessibility features. It advises on setting up and utilizing tools like the Accessibility Checker and Navigation Pane to ensure documents meet accessibility standards throughout their creation. Additionally, it instructs on formatting practices, such as using descriptive filenames, proper heading structure, accessible fonts, and correct table and image formatting, aiming to create documents that are accessible to all users, including those utilizing screen readers.

Complete this writing log after each writing block to record your progress and provide direction when starting your next writing block.

This handout provides guidance for developing research questions, which are essential for establishing scope and direction in a literature review and/or research plan.

This video provides an overview and participants' experiences with the in-person and online program Dissertation Writing Retreat (formerly Dissertation Boot Camp or DBC), a library program that assists students with planning and finishing the Masters or PhD dissertation.

This short infographic guides you through the process of reflection to help you learn from your experiences at school, on an assignment, working with others or from a challenging experience.

This video provides strategies to move from a broad topic to a more specific topic that you can explore in depth.

This guide is dedicated to French grammar, and it organizes French writing resources to help academic writers at various stages of their French writing process. This guide was created using the French Bescherelle and review sentence construction, tenses, and COD, COI and COS.

This guide includes advice for writing cohesively in French at the document- and paragraph-levels. Note: The guide is written in French for speakers of French as a non-dominant language.

This handout provides instructions and fillable sections to help guide the organization of sources, ideas, and conversations when writing a literature review.

This video explains how Turnitin works so students can recognize cases of accidental plagiarism in their writing.

Use this handout to create an academic poster in PowerPoint. Find information about poster layout, use of visuals, technical tips, and advice on presenting your poster.

When commenting on a presentation or paper, it is important to provide meaningful insights instead of reactions. Use this guide to identify the characteristics of constructive feedback so you can support others effectively.

This video offers strategies for adopting a critical voice in your writing.

This short Library video will show you how to read an academic article for a research-based assignment.

This is a collection of resources instructors can use to help undergraduate students research and write effective essays.

This library guide will walk you through the steps of making a task list to manage your time effectively.

This table is designed to help you organize all your sources (e.g., books, articles, government documents) based on common themes, topics, methods, theories, etc. List your sources and group common themes to compare their information. 

This video provides strategies for gathering information from sources and including that information in writing. These strategies can help students avoid accidental plagiarism.

This document is to help writers outline the essential components of a research proposal. Not all sections will be included for every discipline, so use this document as a template or guide and then share it with your supervisor for discussion and feedback.

This guide will provide you with descriptions of plagiarism and academic integrity, and tips and resources to avoid plagiarism.

This video will walk you through a sample of a student reflection using the three stages of the "What, So What, Now What" model.

This video will walk through an example of a student reflecting on a personal experience using the "what, so what, now what" model.

You can use this feedback chart to organize and respond to the feedback that you’ve received on your writing.

After every article you read, spend at least 10-15 minutes summarizing and note-taking. Use this document to record essential information. You can refer to these notes when writing a research paper or literature review. You may want to add sections or modify headings.

This short library guide outlines steps to creating a concept map and highlights some of its benefits and uses.

Learn a technique for recording, organizing and studying from your notes from lectures, textbooks, or other readings.

This library guide will help you to effectively prepare for writing essay exams.

This library guide will help you to effectively plan and make the best use of your time when writing essay exams.

This brief worksheet provides guidance for developing a thesis statement in two scenarios: when you have a specific assignment question and and when you do not have an assignment question.

This table is designed for theory-building, model-building, or methods-building. This table is designed to help you organize all your notes on different theories/models/methods (depending on your type of research) in order to strengthen your knowledge.

Use this document to record essential information for every article that you read. You can refer to these notes when developing and/or justifying a new theory, model, or research method.

This tool is to support instructors as they define and communicate allowable uses of AI in writing assignments.

This document is to help writers outline the essential components of their research article.

Learn about different types of plagiarism and how to avoid them.

This quick guide provides basic rules for using the definite (the) and indefinite (a, an) articles in English.

This video will introduce you to what critical reflection entails, and how to critically reflect using the "what, so what, now what" model.

This library guide will provide grammar strategies to improve your writing.

This library guide will assist you in using punctuation properly in your writing.

This guide includes 6 tips for writing concisely.

This guide describes primary and secondary sources. It also suggests ways to use sources appropriately as evidence.

This guide will help you decide whether you should quote or paraphrase your sources in your writing.

This library guide will assist you with writing different parts of your lab or research report.

This library guide will help with organizing and writing a blog post.

This library guide will provide you with guidance on writing and organizing a book review.

This guide explains how to write a close reading and provides examples of useful strategies.

This library guide will provide you with a list of steps and tips for writing the parts of your critical review.

This guide clarifies the expectations of critical reviews in the sciences.

This LibGuide explains the sections of a historiography and the steps you can take to write one.

Learn strategies to help plan and write a history paper.

This library guide will provide you with a description of the different parts and steps of writing a literature review.

This guide succinctly describes the content and structure of a précis.

This Guide describes the sections of an academic essay and the steps you can take to write one.

This library guide will describe what an annotated bibliography is, the different types and how an annotated bibliography should be organized.

This guide offers strategies for writing discussion posts that add value to the class conversation while demonstrating meaningful engagement in course content.

This guide describes the theoretical and cultural roots of sociology and anthropology.

The purpose of this guide is to provide organized writing resources, including LibGuides, templates, and videos, to support academic writers at every stage of their writing process. It emphasizes the iterative nature of writing and research by offering resources for pre-writing and revising stages. Additionally, the guide introduces Writing Services, which offers personalized support such as feedback, guidance, and resources for students, faculty, and scholars at the University of Guelph.

This tutorial will provide you with an introduction to writing alt text. By the end, you will be able to 

• Identify the purpose of alt text
• Explore different contexts and purposes for images
• Select the appropriate strategy for writing alt text for a specific purpose