PrepStep offers four tutorials to help with citing sources, researching topics, avoiding plagiarism, and writing in college in College Success Skills.
Build the foundational skills that are vital for success in college and in life. This center covers topics such as time management, multitasking, classroom success skills, research skills, getting academic support, and personal success skills such as money management and health.
https://peru.libguides.com/empower/home
Empower is an online guide to the Peru State College Library and all its resources. It contains eleven self-contained modules. Go through Empower from beginning to end or just complete the modules you need. Click on the link above or on one of the Modules below to get started.
Introduction to Research: Module 1
This module covers the starting point for a research project and gives an overview of the resources available to you.
This module covers methods for choosing and narrowing the topic of your research project.
Building Search Strategies: Module 3
This module covers how to build search strategies to use in databases to find information.
Searching the Library Catalog: Module 4
This module covers how to search for information in the Library Catalog.
Searching Library Databases: Module 5
This module covers how to search for information in library databases.
This module covers how to search for information on the Web.
Evaluating Information: Module 7
This module covers how to evaluate information.
This module covers how to use information.
Citing Sources with APA: Module 9
This module covers how to cite sources using APA (American Psychological Association) style.
Citing Sources with MLA: Module 10
This module covers how to cite sources using MLA (Modern Language Association) style.
Citing Sources with Chicago: Module 11
This module covers how to cite sources using Chicago/Turabian style.
