Library Research Essentials: Overview

Library Research Essentials are a collection of interactive tutorials in Canvas that will give students a thorough orientation to Pollak Library and library research in general. Once students complete all of the tutorials (10-15 minutes each, one hour to complete all), students will be familiar with the library’s services and collections, with the basic functions of the library website including how to get started with library research, and students will recall how to get help. They will also learn about giving credit, forming a research question, and finding trustworthy sources of information.

Tutorials include:

• The Research Question
• Who Can You Trust?
• Putting the Search Into Research
• Give Credit
• Collections & Services

Complete one, two, or all 5!

A short quiz in Canvas accompanies each tutorial module.

Directions:

• Enroll in the Library Tutorial Canvas Course
• Click the link above to self-enroll the stand-alone Canvas course
• Log-in with your CSUF Portal username and password
• Click the button to Self-Enroll
• Open the course, or log into Canvas at any time to access the course
• Complete the modules in order as well as the "your information" survey
• Click on the Grades page within the course and submit a pdf or screenshot to your instructor to receive full credit. This will act as your certificate of completion.
  • How to take a screenshot (Links to an external site.)
  • How to use "print" to create a PDF