This video from the ASU discusses different types of articles and how they might be used.
Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources (YouTube Video from Imagine Easy)
Look at the Primary vs Secondary Sources chart, by Brooklyn College Library, so see definitions and examples of primary and secondary sources.
A.Topic Identification & Selection (by Arizona State University). This video will walk you through the process of selecting a topic.
B. "Developing a Research or Guiding Question" (by Arizona State University): This video will help you understand the difference between a topic and a research question. It will also help you develop good research questions.
C. "Generating and Using Keywords" (by Arizona State University): This video explains how to determine keywords/concepts. It also explains the importance of finding synonyms or related concepts.
D. Web vs Library Research Databases (by Arizona State University): This video discusses the differences between researching library databases vs. Google Scholar vs. Google
Research Question: How does playing video games affect teenage girls?
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C. Watch "Boolean Logic" (by Pfaul Library"): This video explains how to combine search terms to narrow or broaden your search of library databases.
Search Shortcuts
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| Phrase Search (Using Quotation Marks | Looks for complete phrase exactly as it is typed | "human cause for climate change" |
| Site: | Focuses on specific domain types .com (commercial), .org (organization), .gov (government), .edu (education) | site:.gov 2016 presidential voting statistics |
| Related: | Finds similar sites | related:put the url of another site |
| Link: | Finds sites that are linked to a site or have used the site as a reference | link:put the url of another site |
| Filetype: | Finds information in a specific file format (e.g., .doc, .ppt, .pdf, .xls, etc) | filetype: .xls 2016 presidential election results |