Throughout the course of your studies, you might find the following resources helpful:
Citation Resources
- Carlow University Center for Academic Achievement
- Online Citation Tools
- Zotero: Free, user-friendly citation manager that integrates with your browser and word processor (requires download)
- ZoteroBib: Quick, web-based citation generator
- PurdueOWL: Globally-renowned resource that provides online reference materials and services for creating citations, cover letters, writing help, and advice.
Library Tutorials
Grace Library provides a series of tutorials set up as a Information Literacy & Research Skills course on Brightspace. The tutorials are split into six modules, each including step-by-step instructions, examples, and helpful screenshots or videos.
To access these modules, log into your Brightspace account and search for "InfoLitMod." From there, you can self-enroll in the course so that the content is always available to you. There are no deadlines or assignments; this is simply a resource for Carlow students. Learn more.
The following modules are available:
- Creating Effective Research Questions
- Conducting Library Research
- Library Resources: What are They?
- Navigating to Grace Library
- Search Basics
- Advanced Search Strategies & Tools
- Research Databases
- Expanding Your Search Beyond Grace Library
- Qualitative & Quantitative Research
- Evaluating Sources
- BEAM Method
- CRAAP Test
- SIFT Method
- Plagiarism & Citations
- AI in Higher Education
