The following links and resources are listed by section.
What is Information Literacy?
Bucknell University Educational Goals: https://coursecatalog.bucknell.edu/educationalgoals/
Get to Know Bertrand Library
Tech desk: https://bucknell.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/40/LIT/Home/
Bertrand Library website: researchbysubject.bucknell.edu
First-year Orientation Video Introduction to the Library
How to Get Help
Bertrand Library website: researchbysubject.bucknell.edu
Why Students Should Meet with a Librarian: https://youtu.be/jFm4DBbPL4k
Research by Subject Guides
Research by Subject guides, Bertrand Library website: researchbysubject.bucknell.edu
Using Keywords Effectively
Thinking Tool: Choosing a Topic and Search Terms: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/ld.php?content_id=49504115
Concept Map Worksheet: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/ld.php?content_id=47014058
Bucknell Library’s DIY Research Process guide: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/diy-research
Developing a Topic
Bucknell Library’s Online Reference guide: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/c.php?g=25671&p=777908
Picking Your Topic is Research: https://youtu.be/Q0B3Gjlu-1o
Bucknell Library’s DIY Research Process guide: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/diy-research
WorldCat and Databases
Finding a Book in the Bertrand Library: https://youtu.be/Q8QZMMH7rKc
Research by Subject guides, Bertrand Library website: researchbysubject.bucknell.edu
Bucknell Library’s DIY Research Process guide: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/diy-research
Evaluating Sources
OWL (Online Writing Lab from Purdue) Guide to Evaluating Sources: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/conducting_research/evaluating_sources_of_information/index.html
Bucknell Library’s DIY Research Process guide: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/diy-research
Types of Sources
Know Your Sources: https://www.pcc.edu/library/scripts/know-your-sources/index.html
Research by Subject guides, Bertrand Library website: researchbysubject.bucknell.edu
Scholarly vs. Popular Sources: https://youtu.be/ysPDZGj3cRA
Peer Review in 3 Minutes: https://youtu.be/rOCQZ7QnoN0
Summary of primary and secondary sources from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/conducting_research/evaluating_sources_of_information/where_to_begin.html
Examples of Primary Sources by Discipline: https://pressbooks.com/app/uploads/sites/127511/2020/07/Examples-of-Primary-Sources-by-Discipline.pdf
Bucknell Library’s DIY Research Process guide: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/diy-research
Reading Scholarly Sources
Six Reading Habits from Harvard.
Reading Scholarly Articles from USC.
Explore the library’s guide to Reading Strategies for more information and helpful tips.
Avoiding Plagiarism/Citing Sources
Academic Responsibility at Bucknell University
Bucknell Library, Citation Guides
Purdue OWL guide to Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
USC Libraries, tutorial on avoiding plagiarism
Bucknell Library’s DIY Research Process guide: https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/diy-research
