Videos from the Foundations of the Research Process series are available as modules below. If you are interested in using only a few of the videos on your guide, the videos are also available as widget assets.
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This brief video explores ways in which you can select a researchable topic for a course project or paper, as well as things to consider when writing a research question that will direct your research.
This brief video shares strategies for searching the Purdue Libraries’ main catalog for books, articles, and more for a research project. Specifically, this video explores the simple searching, advanced searching, and faceted searching, as well as strategies that can be employed within other subject databases available through the Purdue Libraries.
This brief video explores how to get ahold of the full-text version of books, articles, and more from the Purdue Libraries. It also demonstrates the catalog’s automatic citation tool--a convenient way to save citations for relevant sources as you gather them.
This brief video explores strategies for picking a subject specific database relevant to a research topic. The video explores the Libraries’ database filter feature and how to use Libraries’ research guides for suggestions of helpful databases within a discipline.
This brief video explores two kinds of information sources you may use in your research—primary and secondary sources, as well as the unique characteristics of both kind of sources and why you may want to incorporate them into your research project or paper.
This brief video shares three themes you will want to think through as you evaluate information sources for a research paper or project (authority, accuracy, objectivity), as well as specific questions you will want to pose as you investigate a source’s authority, accuracy, and objectivity or perspective.
This brief video introduces scholarly literature as an important and highly credible kind of information source you can incorporate into your research. In addition to discussing the unique characteristics of scholarly literature, the video briefly discusses how to locate scholarly literature from the Purdue Libraries’ catalog.
This brief video discusses the importance of proper citation in a successful research project, as well as when it is necessary to provide a citation in your work.
This brief video explores the basic mechanics of proper citation. It reviews the primary components that make up a citation and provides resources for learning about different citation styles.
This video provides an overview of why it is important to cite AI-Generated information and outlines general guidelines for appropriate use cases and citation formatting using APA style. It is Module 4: Citing AI-Generated Content in the Foundations of the Research Process series created by the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies.