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WR121 Self-Guided Tutorial

Welcome to the WR121 tutorial. Part A covers scholarly and popular sources, using the Primo Library Search, and using library databases. Part B covers evaluating sources.

These tutorials work well with Chrome and Edge, less well with Firefox.  They can be completed on a smartphone, but require switching back and forth between instruction and database or video screens.

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  1. (Optional) If you are not at all familiar with the library, view the brief introduction video
  2. Go through the WR121 tutorials A and B and complete the self-test quizzes. 

When you have completed a quiz you will have the opportunity to download a certificate to show that you have completed  that part of the tutorial.

1. Library Home And Database Pages (Optional)

(Optional) If you are not at all familiar with the library home page and database page, you may wish to watch this very brief video introducing them. It will open in a new tab, which you can close to return to this page and continue with the tutorial, in Box 2 below..

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2. The WR121 Tutorial, Part A

When you have finished, please close the tab to return to this page. If you are ready,  you can proceed to part B.

Welcome to Part B of the WR121 self-guided library tutorial.  Part B is about evaluating sources.

When you have completed it you will have the opportunity to download a certificate to show that you have completed Part B of the WR121 Tutorial.

3. The WR121 Tutorial Part B

Skills to learn

Skills to learn in WR121, Part 1:

  • Identifying a scholarly article and knowing its parts and characteristics
  • Understanding audience in scholarly and popular publications
  • Identifying scholarly books
  • Using Primo to locate appropriate items
  • Using filters, including peer reviewed filter, to focus your results
  • Requesting items that Chemeketa does not have in its collection
  • How to use ProQuest Central, including filters
  • Obtaining an MLA or APA citation in ProQuest
  • Saving from Proquest to your Chemeketa Google drive
  • How to get help from librarians

Skills to learn in WR121, Part B:

  • Evaluating sources for credibility
  • The lateral reading technique
  • Analyzing an article and tracing back to the source of the information