Publishing Support
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| What are Creative Commons Licenses? | This video will define and outline the benefits of Creative Commons licenses and introduce you to the different types of Creative Commons licenses available. | |
| Atrium Institutional Repository | This guide provides step by step instructions on how to submit content to the Atrium. | |
| Making Pressbooks Accessible | Learn the basics of creating accessible content in Pressbooks. | |
| Tri-Agency Open Access Policy | ||
| Use Creative Commons Licenses |
Instructor Toolkits
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| How to Evaluate Open Educational Resources | The purpose of the tutorial "How to Evaluate Open Educational Resources" is to provide educators with a systematic approach to assess the suitability of instructional materials, particularly open educational resources (OERs), for their courses. It offers a detailed questionnaire that covers various criteria such as usefulness, appropriateness, quality, usability, and accessibility. The tutorial aims to guide educators in making informed decisions about selecting and comparing instructional materials, ensuring they align with course objectives and meet the needs of their students.
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| Instructor Toolkit: Multiple Choice Exams | Instructors can review the different library resources to help students with Multiple Choice Exams. | |
| Instructor Toolkit: University Essay | Instructors can review library resources to support their students in writing an essay. | |
| Instructor Toolkit: Create a Digital Assignment | Instructors can discover library resources to create a digitial assignment, such as a video or podcast, for their course. |
Accessibility
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| Writing Alt Text | This tutorial will provide you with an introduction to writing alt text. By the end, you will be able to
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| Making Pressbooks Accessible | Learn the basics of creating accessible content in Pressbooks. | |
| Create an Accessible Word Document | 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. | |
| Using Kurzweil 3000 | 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. | |
| Make Your Digital Media Project Accessible | This library guide will provide you with guidelines for making your digital projects such as presentations, videos, images and infographics, accessible. |
Assignment Help
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| Cite Right: MLA Works Cited List | This video provides a basic introduction to how to create a works cited entry for a journal article using the MLA style. | |
| How to Create a Poster | 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. | |
| Academic Poster Templates | Use this preformatted template as a starting point for creating your academic poster in PowerPoint.
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| Find Freely Licensed Media to use in Your Digital Project | This video will explain how to find and use freely licensed works in your digital projects. | |
| How to Find Sources Through PsycINFO | 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. | |
| What Is Grey Literature? | This short Library video will define and describe grey literature and discuss how it can be useful to your research. | |
| How to Find Sources through Bibliography of British and Irish History | This video will walk you through the steps to find sources in the Bibliography of British and Irish History database. | |
| How to Find Sources Through International Medieval Bibliography | 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. | |
| How to Find Sources through America: History & Life | 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. | |
| How to Find Sources Through Historical Abstracts | 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. | |
| How to Read an Academic Book | This short Library video will show you how to read a book for university-level research-based assignments. | |
| PowerPoint Tutorials for Your Academic Poster | 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. | |
| Managing Nervousness Before Your Presentation | This video will walk you through five tips to help manage your nerves before a presentation. | |
| Managing Nervousness During Your Presentation | This video will walk you through five tips for managing your nerves during a presentation. | |
| Tool for Determining Allowable Uses of AI with Writing Assignments | This document is a tool to help instructors determine and communicate allowable uses of artificial intelligence (AI) when assigning written work to their students. The tool helps instructors define skills-based learning objectives and provides a checklist to clarify the allowable and non-allowable uses of generative AI in the assignments. | |
| Note-taking and Writing Tips to Avoid Accidental Plagiarism | This video will introduce you to two note-taking techniques and five writing tips to help you avoid accidental plagiarism. For blank templates see the Single and Multiple Note-taking Analysis Worksheets. | |
| The ABCs of Answering Difficult Questions in Academic Presentations | This handout will provide you with three principles, the "ABCs," for answering difficult questions from your audience in an academic presentation. | |
| The (Many) Roles of TAs | Teaching Assistants (TAs) have a number of responsibilities. Learn about what they do and how they can help you. | |
| Templates for Writing Thesis Statements | Use these templates to help build a thesis statement. | |
| Seven Questions to Know Your Audience | Use these seven questions to develop a presentation by keeping your audience in mind. | |
| Search Modifiers Cheat Sheet | Learn how to use search modifiers to refine and filter your search results. | |
| Make the Most out of Office Hours | Learn why and how to make use of your instructors office hours. | |
| 5 Types of Thesis Statements | What is a thesis statement? Read more about different types of thesis statements and examples to help you develop a more effective thesis statement of your own. | |
| How to Give Awesome Feedback | Learn about different types of feedback and how to provide more helpful and actionable feedback. | |
| Developing a Research Question + Worksheet | Learn how to take a broad topic and develop it into a research question that will define the scope of your project. | |
| Dive Deeper: Deep Reflection 101 | Learn how and when to reflect to help you learn from your experiences at school, on an assignment, working with others or from a challenging experience. | |
| 5 Questions to Strengthen Your Thesis Statement | Use these 5 questions to help you evaluate and improve your thesis statement. | |
| 10 Tips for Emailing Your Professor | This handout provides tips and a template for drafting an email to your professor. | |
| Boolean Operators Cheat Sheet | Learn how to use boolean operators to improve your search results. | |
| Integrating Controlled Terms Into A Keyword Search Using Search History in Ovid Medline | ||
| Getting Started with Omni | 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. | |
| Four Steps to Narrow Your Research Topic | This video provides strategies to move from a broad topic to a more specific topic that you can explore in depth. | |
| 5 Reasons to Use Reference Sources | Why use reference sources? Watch this video to learn about the benefits of reference sources before you begin your research. | |
| Asking Questions to Explore Your Topic | Learn about how to explore your broad topic in order to narrow your focus for a research assignment. | |
| Cite Your Sources: When and Why to Cite | This short Library video will help you know why you have to cite your sources and when to do it. | |
| Presentation Planning 101 | Learn 6 steps to plan your presentation. | |
| Dealing with Group Conflict | Learn some strategies to deal with group conflict. | |
| Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism: Types of Plagiarism | Learn about different types of plagiarism and how to avoid them. | |
| #PresentLikeAPro | Learn how to give a great presentation. | |
| 5 Expert Tips for Group Success | Learn how to work successfully with your group. | |
| Schedule Yourself: 6 Easy Steps to Conquer Your Calendar | Why make a weekly schedule? Time management is tough. A weekly timetable can help. | |
| What is Peer Review? | This short Library video will define peer review and discuss why it is important to your research | |
| How to Create a Concept Map | Follow these seven simple steps to create a concept map to help you study! | |
| Record a Podcast | Learn the basics of planning, writing and recording a podcast. | |
| What is Digital Storytelling? | This video will explain what digital storytelling is, the steps to create one, and why you may want to create one. | |
| Write a University Essay | This library guide will provide you with strategies for writing different papers in university. | |
| Find SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Information | This library guide will provide an overview of what SWOT information is, and where and how to find it for your assignment. | |
| Find Standards | This library guide will provide you with a list of resources for finding standards. | |
| Find Audio, Images and Videos for Remixing | This library guide will provide you with a list resources for finding copyright-free images, audio and video files for your project. | |
| Find Sources: Use One Relevant Source to Find Others | This library guide will provide you with two methods for tracking citations to help you find relevant sources for your assignments. | |
| Control Procrastination: 8 Ways to Get Started | This library guide will provide you with eight strategies for getting started with studying or your assignment. | |
| Write a Précis | This library guide will guide you in writing the parts of a précis. | |
| Write a Literature Review | This library guide will provide you with a description of the different parts and steps of writing a literature review. | |
| Find Images | This library guide will assist you in finding free images for your assignments. | |
| Work Effectively in Groups | This library guide will provide you with strategies for being successful in group work situations. | |
| Find Grey Literature | This library guide will a collection of resources for finding grey literature. | |
| Find Geospatial Data | This library guide will provide a selection of resources to help you find geospatial data. | |
| Cite Your Sources: CSE (Name-Year) | This library guide will help you to properly cite different sources using the CSE (Name-Year) style. | |
| Cite Your Sources: CSE (Citation-Name) | This library guide will help you to properly cite different sources using the CSE (Citation-Name) style. | |
| Find Country Information | This library guide will provide you with resources to successfully find country information for your assignment. | |
| Write a Close Reading | This library guide will provide you with an overview of what a close reading is, and the parts one includes. | |
| Cite Your Sources | The library guide will provide you with guidance on how and why to properly cite your sources. | |
| Cite Your Sources: Chicago Notes & Bibliography | This library guide will provide show you how to cite different sources using the Chicago Notes and Bibliography citation method. | |
| Write a Blog Post | This library guide with organizing and writing a blog post. | |
| Find Background Information | This library guide will provide you with an overview of what background information is, and where you can find it. | |
| Find Audio Recordings | This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to find a variety of licensed audio recordings. | |
| Find Scholarly Articles | This library guide will provide you with tips and resources for finding appropriate scholarly articles. | |
| Cite Your Sources: APA | This library guide with detailed instructions on how how to cite different types of sources in APA style. | |
| Present Like a Pro: Giving an Academic Presentation | This library guide will provide you with strategies to successfully prepare for an academic presentation. | |
| Succeed at Exams | This library guide will provide you with tips and tools for different types of exam formats. | |
| Study Effectively | This guide will provide you with a list of tools and strategies to develop effective study habits. | |
| Master Time Management | This guide will provide you with tools and tips to manage your time effectively. | |
| Study Effectively: Reading Critically | This guide will provide you with strategies to improve your critical reading skills. | |
| Plagiarism and Academic Integrity | This guide will provide you with descriptions of plagiarism and academic integrity, and tips and resources to avoid plagiarism. | |
| Control Procrastination | This library guide will provide you with tips and tools to help control procrastination. | |
| Reflecting on a Course Activity | This video will walk you through a sample of a student reflection using the three stages of the "What, So What, Now What" model. | |
| What is Critical Reflection? Introducing the "What, So What, Now What" Model | This video will introduce you to what critical reflection entails, and how to critically reflect using the "what, so what, now what" model. | |
| Finding Primary Sources: Background Research | This video will identify the importance of doing background research in order to successfully find relevant primary sources. | |
| What are Primary Sources? | 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. | |
| Excel Task Lists | Use the Task Lists Template to plan what you need to do each week and when you plan to do it. | |
| Dos and Don'ts of Designing an Academic Poster | This video will outline a series of dos and don'ts you should follow when designing your academic poster. | |
| 4 Ways To Check Your Paper for Plagiarism | This video will give you strategies to use to check your paper for plagiarism. | |
| 5 Tips for Managing Group Conflict | This video provides tips and strategies for managing difficulties in group work. | |
| Cite Right: ASA In-Text Citation | This video provides a basic introduction to citing a journal article in text. | |
| How to Read an Academic Article | This short Library video will show you how to read an academic article for a research-based assignment | |
| Welcome to Critical Reading for Note Taking | ||
| Online Learning | This library guide will provide with you resources and strategies for navigating online learning. | |
| Is this a Scholarly Journal Article? | This video will walk you through two criteria for evaluating to identify whether a source is a scholarly journal article. | |
| Record Audio Interviews and Film Video Interviews | This library guide will provide you with tips for recording audio interviews as well as considerations for setting up and filming video interviews. | |
| Create a Whiteboard Animation Video | This library guide will provide a list of steps and recommended resources for creating a whiteboard animation video. Examples of whiteboard animation videos are also included. | |
| Create a Digital Story | This guide will walk you through the steps for planning and creating a digital story. | |
| Film a Pitch Video or Video Resume | This library guide will walk you through five steps and tips for creating a pitch video or video resume. | |
| Learn Video and Filming Basics | This library guide will provide you with tips for using the camera, and setting up microphones and lighting for live action filming. | |
| Use Your Calculator | This library guide will walk you through four steps to learn how to use your calculator correctly. | |
| How to Integrate Critical Voice into Your Literature Review | This video will explain what critical voice is, and how to successfully develop it in your own literature review. | |
| Write Clearly: Using Evidence Effectively | This library guide will help you to successfully select, analyze and incorporate evidence from primary and secondary sources into your writing. | |
| Make Your Digital Media Project Accessible | This library guide will provide you with guidelines for making your digital projects such as presentations, videos, images and infographics, accessible. | |
| Create Infographics | This library guide will provide you with a list of tools for creating and finding infographics. |
Library Basics
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| How to Check Out A Book Using the Self-Checkout Machine | This video provides a tutorial on using the self-checkout machine at McLaughlin Library. It covers steps such as selecting options on the screen, scanning the University of Guelph card and book barcodes, choosing receipt preferences, accessing account information, including checked-out items and fines, and seeking assistance if needed. | |
| How to Photocopy at the University of Guelph Library | This short Library video will show you how to photocopy at the University of Guelph library. | |
| Have an Hour Between Classes? 5 Suggestions to get ahead in your coursework | This handout will help you plan and use your time effectively. | |
| 10 Tips for Emailing Your Professor | This handout provides tips and a template for drafting an email to your professor. | |
| Find Course Reserves | This library guide will help you to locate course reserves at the University of Guelph library. | |
| Plagiarism and Academic Integrity | This guide will provide you with descriptions of plagiarism and academic integrity, and tips and resources to avoid plagiarism. | |
| How to Request An Item In Omni | This video will give viewers a detailed look at the process for requesting items in Omni. | |
| How to Scan to A USB At McLaughlin Library | This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to scan to USB using the library's photocopiers. | |
| Connecting Google Scholar with the University of Guelph | This video provides instructions on how to connect Google Scholar to University of Guelph library resources. | |
| Online Learning | This library guide will provide with you resources and strategies for navigating online learning. |
Maps, GIS, & Data
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| Use the Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF) | This library guide will help you to use the PCCF, which provides a link between the six-character postal codes and census geographic areas. | |
| Indigenous Data Sovereignty | This guide navigates Indigenous Data and Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS). It covers data by, for, with, or about Indigenous peoples and communities. | |
| Organizing Your Research Data | 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:
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| Analyze Data: R and RStudio | This library guide will introduce you to R and RStudio, statistical computing and analysis software. | |
| Find Data: Eikon | ||
| Licensing Datasets in the U of G Research Data Repositories | ||
| Use the Bloomberg Professional® Terminal | ||
| Find Geospatial Data | This library guide will provide a selection of resources to help you find geospatial data. | |
| Find Data & Statistics | This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help find data and statistics for a variety of subject areas. | |
| What is a t-test? | This video will explain what a t-test is, and how it is used. | |
| What is Data? | 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. | |
| Find Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Data | This library guide will provide you with an overview of what ESG data is, reasons for using it, and tools to find it. | |
| What is an ANOVA? | This video will explain what an ANOVA is, and in what situations you should use an ANOVA over a t-test. | |
| What's the difference between data and statistics? | This video will outline the main differences between data and statistics, to assist you in differentiating between the two. | |
| Use NVivo | This library guide will help you to get started with Nvivo, a tool for deeply analyzing rich, text-based or multimedia information. | |
| Use Stata | This library guide will help you to access and get started using Stata for analyzing, visualizing and managing your data. | |
| Use MATLAB | This library guide will provide a brief introduction to MATLAB for conducting data analysis, numeric computation or data visualization. | |
| Find Open Data | This library guide will provide you with an overview of what open data is, where to find it and how it's used. | |
| Data Visualization | This library guide will provide you with four reasons why you should visualize your data. | |
| Clean and Prepare Your Data | This library guide will provide you with a task list for properly cleaning your data. | |
| Analyze Data: SPSS | This library guide will introduce you to SPSS, a tool used to generate descriptive statistics for data. | |
| Analyze Data: SAS | This library guide will introduce you to the SAS tool, where you can clean your data and run your statistics. |
Research
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| How to Search Omni | 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. | |
| How to Create a Poster | 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. | |
| Academic Poster Templates | Use this preformatted template as a starting point for creating your academic poster in PowerPoint.
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| Find Freely Licensed Media to use in Your Digital Project | This video will explain how to find and use freely licensed works in your digital projects. | |
| How to Find Sources Through PsycINFO | 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. | |
| What Is Grey Literature? | This short Library video will define and describe grey literature and discuss how it can be useful to your research. | |
| 3 Steps to Create An Effective Search Query | This video will provide you with three techniques for improving your search formulas. | |
| How to Find Sources through Bibliography of British and Irish History | This video will walk you through the steps to find sources in the Bibliography of British and Irish History database. | |
| How to Find Sources Through International Medieval Bibliography | 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. | |
| How to Find Sources through America: History & Life | 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. | |
| How to Find Sources Through Historical Abstracts | 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. | |
| Searching for MeSH Headings Using the Mesh Browser | This video will demonstrate how to search for and identify suitable Medical Subject Headings, or MeSH, using the MeSH Browser. | |
| Search Modifiers Cheat Sheet | Learn how to use search modifiers to refine and filter your search results. | |
| Developing a Research Question + Worksheet | Learn how to take a broad topic and develop it into a research question that will define the scope of your project. | |
| Boolean Operators Cheat Sheet | Learn how to use boolean operators to improve your search results. | |
| Integrating Controlled Terms Into A Keyword Search Using Search History in Ovid Medline | ||
| EndNote Web: How to Create a Bibliography | This video will show you how to create a bibliography of your references using EndNote Web citation management software. | |
| Endnote Web: How to Insert and Format Citations in Microsoft Word | This video will walk you through the steps to properly insert and format your citations in Word from EndNote Web. | |
| Zotero: How to Organize Your References | This video will show you how to use the collections feature in Zotero to organize your references. | |
| Getting Started with Omni | 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. | |
| Building Vocabulary for Reading and Speaking | The purpose of this guide is to equip readers with strategies to efficiently understand unfamiliar words while reading academic texts. By utilizing contextual clues within sentences, paragraphs, or larger text sections, and by analyzing word components like prefixes and suffixes, readers can make educated guesses about the meanings of unknown vocabulary. This approach not only enhances overall reading comprehension but also minimizes interruptions during reading, allowing for a deeper understanding of texts without needing to pause for every unfamiliar word. | |
| Writing A-Z | 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. | |
| Four Steps to Narrow Your Research Topic | This video provides strategies to move from a broad topic to a more specific topic that you can explore in depth. | |
| What are Creative Commons Licenses? | This video will define and outline the benefits of Creative Commons licenses and introduce you to the different types of Creative Commons licenses available. | |
| 5 Reasons to Use Reference Sources | Why use reference sources? Watch this video to learn about the benefits of reference sources before you begin your research. | |
| Asking Questions to Explore Your Topic | Learn about how to explore your broad topic in order to narrow your focus for a research assignment. | |
| What is Peer Review? | This short Library video will define peer review and discuss why it is important to your research | |
| Indigenous Data Sovereignty | This guide navigates Indigenous Data and Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS). It covers data by, for, with, or about Indigenous peoples and communities. | |
| Organizing Your Research Data | 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:
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| Conduct a Systematic Review | Learn the basics of conducting a systematic review. | |
| Find Business Cases | This guide provide information on how to find business case studies using University of Guelph resources. | |
| EDI & Research | The library and the Research Services Office, have brought together resources to help acquaint researchers with some of the key readings on EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) in research. | |
| Install LibKey Nomad | 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. | |
| Search for Open Educational Resources (OER) | ||
| Manage Your Sources: Zotero | This library guide will help you to use citation management tool, Zotero. | |
| Find Video Collections | This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help you find a variety of video content. | |
| Find Theses & Dissertations | This library guide will assist you in finding University of Guelph theses and dissertations. | |
| Find SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Information | This library guide will provide an overview of what SWOT information is, and where and how to find it for your assignment. | |
| Find Standards | This library guide will provide you with a list of resources for finding standards. | |
| Find Online Music Scores | This library guide will help you to successfully locate music scores online. | |
| Find Audio, Images and Videos for Remixing | This library guide will provide you with a list resources for finding copyright-free images, audio and video files for your project. | |
| Find Sources: Use One Relevant Source to Find Others | This library guide will provide you with two methods for tracking citations to help you find relevant sources for your assignments. | |
| Find Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources in the Sciences | This library guide will assist you in identifying primary, secondary and tertiary sources in the sciences. | |
| Find Primary Sources | This library guide will provide you with a list of keywords and resources to help find primary sources, as well as criteria for analyzing them. | |
| Find Patents | This library guide will provide guidance on how to find global, Canadian and American patents. | |
| Find Newspapers | This library guide will help you find newspapers through the University of Guelph Library. | |
| Find Market Research | This library guide will provide you with an overview of market research, and where and how to successfully find it. | |
| Manage Your Sources | This library guide will provide you with a list of citation tools to help you manage the sources for your assignment. | |
| Find Legislation: USA | This library guide will assist you with finding American legislation. | |
| Find Legislation: Canada | This library guide will assist you in finding Canadian legislation. | |
| Find Legal Information | This library guide will provide resources to help with finding Canadian, American and International legal information. | |
| Find Sources: Identify Key Sources | This library guide will provide you with four methods for identifying key sources. | |
| Find Industry Information | This library guide will provide you with a list of tools for finding industry information. | |
| Find Images | This library guide will assist you in finding free images for your assignments. | |
| Find Grey Literature | This library guide will a collection of resources for finding grey literature. | |
| Find Government Publications | This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help with finding government publications. | |
| Find Systematic Reviews | This library guide will help you with finding systematic reviews for health sciences and social and applied sciences and humanities. | |
| Find eBooks | This library guide will assist you with finding eBooks through the University of Guelph Library collection. | |
| Find Ancient Sources | This library guide will provide you with details on where to find ancient sources. | |
| Find Data & Statistics | This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to help find data and statistics for a variety of subject areas. | |
| Find Country Information | This library guide will provide you with resources to successfully find country information for your assignment. | |
| Find Company Information | This library guide will give an overview of what company information is, and tools to help you find it. | |
| Find Books | This library guide will provide you with resources for finding books for your academic work. | |
| Find Background Information | This library guide will provide you with an overview of what background information is, and where you can find it. | |
| Find Audio Recordings | This library guide will provide you with a list of resources to find a variety of licensed audio recordings. | |
| Cite Your Sources: ASA | This library guide will show the proper way to format an ASA style citation for different source types. | |
| Find Scholarly Articles | This library guide will provide you with tips and resources for finding appropriate scholarly articles. | |
| Study Effectively: Reading Critically | This guide will provide you with strategies to improve your critical reading skills. | |
| What is a t-test? | This video will explain what a t-test is, and how it is used. | |
| What is Fair Dealing? | 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 research purposes. | |
| Finding Primary Sources: Background Research | This video will identify the importance of doing background research in order to successfully find relevant primary sources. | |
| What are Primary Sources? | 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. | |
| Mendeley Desktop: How to use the Citation Plugin in Word | This video will show you how to insert citations into Microsoft Word via Mendeley using the citation plugin. | |
| Cite Your Sources: APA Reference List | This video explains how to format and structure your reference list in APA format. Please note this is using APA 6th edition. | |
| Cite Your Sources: APA In-Text Citations | This video explains how to properly format in-text citations in APA format. Please note this video uses APA 6th Edition. | |
| Welcome to Critical Reading for Note Taking | ||
| Articles, Journals, and Databases: What's the difference? | This video will describe the difference between articles, journals and databases to help you better understand what you're searching. | |
| How to Request An Item In Omni | This video will give viewers a detailed look at the process for requesting items in Omni. | |
| Finding Journal Articles Using PubMed | This video provides an overview of how to effectively use PubMed to find research articles. | |
| Introduction to U of G’s Archival & Special Collections | This video provides an introduction to the University of Guelph's Archival & Special Collections. It showcases different items from the various collections. | |
| Is this a Scholarly Journal Article? | This video will walk you through two criteria for evaluating to identify whether a source is a scholarly journal article. | |
| What is an ANOVA? | This video will explain what an ANOVA is, and in what situations you should use an ANOVA over a t-test. | |
| What's the difference between data and statistics? | This video will outline the main differences between data and statistics, to assist you in differentiating between the two. | |
| How to Develop Keywords | This video will introduce you to one approach for identifying keywords for your research topic. | |
| Find Open Data | This library guide will provide you with an overview of what open data is, where to find it and how it's used. | |
| Clean and Prepare Your Data | This library guide will provide you with a task list for properly cleaning your data. |
Software
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| Use the Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF) | This library guide will help you to use the PCCF, which provides a link between the six-character postal codes and census geographic areas. | |
| Create a Digital Design with Canva | This library guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions for using online graphic design tool, Canva. | |
| EndNote Web: How to Create a Bibliography | This video will show you how to create a bibliography of your references using EndNote Web citation management software. | |
| Endnote Web: How to Insert and Format Citations in Microsoft Word | This video will walk you through the steps to properly insert and format your citations in Word from EndNote Web. | |
| Zotero: How to Organize Your References | This video will show you how to use the collections feature in Zotero to organize your references. | |
| Analyze Data: R and RStudio | This library guide will introduce you to R and RStudio, statistical computing and analysis software. | |
| Create an Animated Video Using PowToon | This guide provides step by step instructions on how to create an animated video using Powtoon. | |
| Edit Video: Shotcut | Learn the basics of editing video with open source editor, Shotcut. | |
| Edit Video: iMovie | This guide provides step by step instructions on how to edit video using iMovie. | |
| Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning | Discover digital tools, like video and audio editors, engagement and presentation tools, and more, to integrate into your own teaching and/or learning experiences. | |
| Install LibKey Nomad | 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. | |
| Record a Podcast | Learn the basics of planning, writing and recording a podcast. | |
| Record Audio on Your Computer or Phone | Discover different tools and settings to improve the quality of your audio recordings. | |
| Film a Good Quality Video on Your Smartphone | Quick tips on how to improve video recordings with your smartphone. | |
| Audacity Tutorial | Use this tutorial to learn the basic recording and editing controls in Audacity. | |
| What is Digital Storytelling? | This video will explain what digital storytelling is, the steps to create one, and why you may want to create one. | |
| Edit Video: WeVideo | This library guide will provide step-by-step instructions for editing videos in web-based software, WeVideo. | |
| Record Audio with Audacity | This library guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions for operating audio recording software, Audacity. | |
| Manage Your Sources: Zotero | This library guide will help you to use citation management tool, Zotero. | |
| Mendeley Desktop: How to use the Citation Plugin in Word | This video will show you how to insert citations into Microsoft Word via Mendeley using the citation plugin. | |
| Find Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Data | This library guide will provide you with an overview of what ESG data is, reasons for using it, and tools to find it. | |
| Record Audio Interviews and Film Video Interviews | This library guide will provide you with tips for recording audio interviews as well as considerations for setting up and filming video interviews. | |
| Create a Whiteboard Animation Video | This library guide will provide a list of steps and recommended resources for creating a whiteboard animation video. Examples of whiteboard animation videos are also included. | |
| Create a Digital Story | This guide will walk you through the steps for planning and creating a digital story. | |
| Make Your Digital Media Project Accessible | This library guide will provide you with guidelines for making your digital projects such as presentations, videos, images and infographics, accessible. | |
| Create an Academic Poster | This library guide will help you, and provide you with resources for successfully creating an academic poster using PowerPoint. | |
| Use NVivo | This library guide will help you to get started with Nvivo, a tool for deeply analyzing rich, text-based or multimedia information. | |
| Use Stata | This library guide will help you to access and get started using Stata for analyzing, visualizing and managing your data. | |
| Use MATLAB | This library guide will provide a brief introduction to MATLAB for conducting data analysis, numeric computation or data visualization. | |
| Read eBooks: Scholars Portal Books | This library guide will help you to search and download Scholars Portal eBooks. | |
| Read eBooks: EBSCOhost eBooks | This library guide will help you to search and download eBooks with EBSCOhost eBooks. | |
| Read eBooks: eBook Central | This library guide will help you effectively search and download eBooks from eBook central. | |
| Read eBooks: Adobe Digital Editions | This library guide will help you with downloading and setting up Adobe Digital Editions. | |
| Create Diagrams in Google Drawings | This library guide will provide step-by-step instructions for creating diagrams/designs in Google Drawings. | |
| Create Music & Record Audio with GarageBand | This library guide will provide step-by-step instructions for creating music and recording audio in GarageBand. | |
| Analyze Data: SPSS | This library guide will introduce you to SPSS, a tool used to generate descriptive statistics for data. | |
| Analyze Data: SAS | This library guide will introduce you to the SAS tool, where you can clean your data and run your statistics. | |
| Create a Digital Design with Piktochart | This library guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions for using free, online graphic design tool, Piktochart. |
Studying
| Title | Description | Tags |
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| How to Create a Poster | 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. | |
| Academic Poster Templates | Use this preformatted template as a starting point for creating your academic poster in PowerPoint.
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| How to Read an Academic Book | This short Library video will show you how to read a book for university-level research-based assignments. | |
| We Need to Talk: Tips for Participating in Class Discussions | Have trouble participating in class discussions? Here are some tips to help you out. | |
| Study Smarter, Not Harder | Study Smarter, Not Harder: Understanding the difference between passive and active learning | |
| How to Ask Questions in Class | Learn tips on how to be comfortable asking questions in class. | |
| Have an Hour Between Classes? 5 Suggestions to get ahead in your coursework | This handout will help you plan and use your time effectively. | |
| How to ask for an Academic Reference | This checklist will help keep you organized when asking for academic references when applying to academic programs. | |
| Dive Deeper: Deep Reflection 101 | Learn how and when to reflect to help you learn from your experiences at school, on an assignment, working with others or from a challenging experience. | |
| Building Vocabulary for Reading and Speaking | The purpose of this guide is to equip readers with strategies to efficiently understand unfamiliar words while reading academic texts. By utilizing contextual clues within sentences, paragraphs, or larger text sections, and by analyzing word components like prefixes and suffixes, readers can make educated guesses about the meanings of unknown vocabulary. This approach not only enhances overall reading comprehension but also minimizes interruptions during reading, allowing for a deeper understanding of texts without needing to pause for every unfamiliar word. | |
| #PresentLikeAPro | Learn how to give a great presentation. | |
| 5 Expert Tips for Group Success | Learn how to work successfully with your group. | |
| Schedule Yourself: 6 Easy Steps to Conquer Your Calendar | Why make a weekly schedule? Time management is tough. A weekly timetable can help. | |
| How to Create a Concept Map | Follow these seven simple steps to create a concept map to help you study! | |
| Present like a Pro | The Present Like a Pro guide compiles strategies, tips and tools to help you prepare and deliver academic presentations. | |
| Using Kurzweil 3000 | 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. | |
| Succeed at Exams: Writing Essay Exams | This library guide will help you to effectively plan and make the best use of your time when writing essay exams. | |
| Control Procrastination: Understanding Procrastination | This library guide will provide you with explanations for procrastination. | |
| Study Effectively: Learning from Textbooks | This library guide will provide you with some strategies for reading, and effectively highlighting in the textbooks for your courses. | |
| Study Effectively: SQ4R | This library guide will introduce the SQ4R method of studying textbooks, and explain the steps to implement the study strategy effectively. | |
| Control Procrastination: Short-Term Solutions | This library guide will provide you with strategies for reducing procrastination caused by a variety of factors. | |
| Succeed at Exams: Short-Answer Exams | This library guide will help you to prepare for, and write short-answer exams. | |
| Control Procrastination: 8 Ways to Get Started | This library guide will provide you with eight strategies for getting started with studying or your assignment. | |
| Succeed at Exams: Problem-Solving Exams | This library guide will assist you in studying and writing problem-solving exams. | |
| Succeed at Exams: Preparing for Essay Exams | This library guide will help you to effectively prepare for writing essay exams. | |
| Succeed at Exams: Multiple Choice Exams | This library guide will explain how to prepare for studying and writing multiple choice exams. | |
| Math Without a Calculator | This library guide will provide you with the steps to take to do math without using a calculator. | |
| Study Effectively: 7 Strategies to Manage Distractions | This library guide will provide you with seven strategies to help with managing distractions. | |
| Succeed at Exams: Lab Exams | This library guide will provide you with strategies for studying and writing lab exams. | |
| Study Effectively: The Cornell Method of Note Taking | This library guide will provide you with how to properly use and adapt the cornell note-taking method for studying. | |
| Study Effectively: Creating a Concept Map | This library guide you with the steps to make a concept map for studying. | |
| Master Time Management: Making the Most of Breaks and Rewards | This library guide will provide you with strategies for utilizing your time and breaks effectively. | |
| Study Effectively: 7 Steps to Better Concentration | This library guide will walk you through seven steps to help with concentrating. | |
| Succeed at Exams | This library guide will provide you with tips and tools for different types of exam formats. | |
| Study Effectively | This guide will provide you with a list of tools and strategies to develop effective study habits. | |
| Master Time Management | This guide will provide you with tools and tips to manage your time effectively. | |
| Study Effectively: Reading Critically | This guide will provide you with strategies to improve your critical reading skills. | |
| Control Procrastination | This library guide will provide you with tips and tools to help control procrastination. | |
| 5 Ways to Study with a Matrix Chart | The video will describe five different ways to use a matrix chart for studying purposes. | |
| Excel Task Lists | Use the Task Lists Template to plan what you need to do each week and when you plan to do it. | |
| Excel Weekly Schedule Template | Use the Weekly Schedule Template to create your own personalized weekly schedule that you can easily modify. | |
| 5 Tips for Managing Group Conflict | This video provides tips and strategies for managing difficulties in group work. | |
| How to Create a Matrix Chart | This video will explain what a matrix chart is, and the six steps you can use to create one. | |
| How to Read an Academic Article | This short Library video will show you how to read an academic article for a research-based assignment | |
| Online Learning | This library guide will provide with you resources and strategies for navigating online learning. | |
| Succeed at Exams: Analyzing Exam Errors | This library guide will help you to analyze five different types of common exam errors. | |
| Use Your Calculator | This library guide will walk you through four steps to learn how to use your calculator correctly. |
Writing
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| Cite Right: MLA Works Cited List | This video provides a basic introduction to how to create a works cited entry for a journal article using the MLA style. | |
| Tool for Determining Allowable Uses of AI with Writing Assignments | This document is a tool to help instructors determine and communicate allowable uses of artificial intelligence (AI) when assigning written work to their students. The tool helps instructors define skills-based learning objectives and provides a checklist to clarify the allowable and non-allowable uses of generative AI in the assignments. | |
| Note-taking and Writing Tips to Avoid Accidental Plagiarism | This video will introduce you to two note-taking techniques and five writing tips to help you avoid accidental plagiarism. For blank templates see the Single and Multiple Note-taking Analysis Worksheets. | |
| Using Articles in English Grammar: Indefinite (A, An) and Definite (The) | Using this handout, you will be able to identify when to use a, an, and the with countable and non-countable nouns in English.
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| Templates for Writing Thesis Statements | Use these templates to help build a thesis statement. | |
| Reference Letter Email Template | This handout provides a template for email your instructor to ask for an academic reference. | |
| 5 Types of Thesis Statements | What is a thesis statement? Read more about different types of thesis statements and examples to help you develop a more effective thesis statement of your own. | |
| How to Give Awesome Feedback | Learn about different types of feedback and how to provide more helpful and actionable feedback. | |
| 5 Questions to Strengthen Your Thesis Statement | Use these 5 questions to help you evaluate and improve your thesis statement. | |
| 10 Tips for Emailing Your Professor | This handout provides tips and a template for drafting an email to your professor. | |
| Integrating Controlled Terms Into A Keyword Search Using Search History in Ovid Medline | ||
| Dissertation Boot Camp - Online and In-Person | This video provides an overview and participants' experiences with the in-person and online program Dissertation Boot Camp, a library program that assists students with planning and finishing the Masters or PhD dissertation. | |
| Writing A-Z | 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. | |
| Writing Alt Text | This tutorial will provide you with an introduction to writing alt text. By the end, you will be able to
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| Four Steps to Narrow Your Research Topic | This video provides strategies to move from a broad topic to a more specific topic that you can explore in depth. | |
| Cite Your Sources: When and Why to Cite | This short Library video will help you know why you have to cite your sources and when to do it. | |
| Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism: Types of Plagiarism | Learn about different types of plagiarism and how to avoid them. | |
| Cite Your Sources - Chicago Author-Date | Learn the conventions for Chicago Author-Date referencing style. | |
| French: Improve Your Grammar | 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 is in French. | |
| French: Improve Your Writing | This guide is in French | |
| Write a Historiography | Learn the process for planning and writing a historiography paper. | |
| Write a History Paper | Learn strategies to help plan and write a history paper. | |
| Write in Sociology and Athropology | ||
| Write Lab Reports or Research Reports | This library guide will assist you with writing different parts of your lab or research report. | |
| Create an Accessible Word Document | 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. | |
| Create a Script for Your Digital Project | 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. | |
| Write a University Essay | This library guide will provide you with strategies for writing different papers in university. | |
| Write a Précis | This library guide will guide you in writing the parts of a précis. | |
| Write an Online Discussion | This library guide will provide you with tips on how to write different parts of a discussion post for your classes. | |
| Cite Your Sources: MLA | This library guide will show you how to cite different types of sources in MLA format. | |
| Write a Literature Review | This library guide will provide you with a description of the different parts and steps of writing a literature review. | |
| Write Clearly: Punctuation | This library guide will assist you in using punctuation properly in your writing. | |
| Write Clearly: Grammar | This library guide will provide grammar strategies to improve your writing. | |
| Cite Your Sources: CSE (Name-Year) | This library guide will help you to properly cite different sources using the CSE (Name-Year) style. | |
| Cite Your Sources: CSE (Citation-Name) | This library guide will help you to properly cite different sources using the CSE (Citation-Name) style. | |
| Write a Critical Review | This library guide will provide you with a list of steps and tips for writing the parts of your critical review. | |
| Write a Close Reading | This library guide will provide you with an overview of what a close reading is, and the parts one includes. | |
| Write a Book Review | This library guide will provide you with guidance on writing and organizing a book review. | |
| Write a Blog Post | This library guide with organizing and writing a blog post. | |
| Cite Your Sources: APA | This library guide with detailed instructions on how how to cite different types of sources in APA style. | |
| Write an Annotated Bibliography | This library guide will describe what an annotated bibliography is, the different types and how an annotated bibliography should be organized. | |
| What is Critical Reflection? Introducing the "What, So What, Now What" Model | This video will introduce you to what critical reflection entails, and how to critically reflect using the "what, so what, now what" model. | |
| 4 Ways To Check Your Paper for Plagiarism | This video will give you strategies to use to check your paper for plagiarism. | |
| Have I accidentally plagiarized? How to Use Turnitin to Check for Plagiarism | This video shows you how to use the similarity index in Turnitin to check for plagiarism. | |
| Cite Right: ASA In-Text Citation | This video provides a basic introduction to citing a journal article in text. | |
| Welcome to Critical Reading for Note Taking | ||
| How to Integrate Critical Voice into Your Literature Review | This video will explain what critical voice is, and how to successfully develop it in your own literature review. | |
| Write Clearly: Using Evidence Effectively | This library guide will help you to successfully select, analyze and incorporate evidence from primary and secondary sources into your writing. | |
| Write Clearly: Style | This library guide will provide you with six steps for improving your writing style. | |
| Write Clearly: Using Quotations in Your Essay | This library guide will help you to correctly and effectively integrate quotations in your essay. | |
| Write a Critical Review of a Scientific Journal Article | This library guide will assit you with analyzing and writing your own critique of scientific texts. |
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