Library Tutorials
SPOT is a structured series of tutorials that support Research and Writing
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The Tutorials:
Getting Started With Research Writing
Start off your research project on the right foot! This lesson will give you the tools to know how to understand your assignment, plan out your research, and get started.
Time to : 45 - 60 minutes
Finding & Evaluating Sources
Learn to get high-quality, scholarly articles from discipline-specifics databases and the journals they search, critically evaluate them and use them with purpose.
Time to : 45 - 60 minutes
Drafting & Revising
This self-paced module teaches you how to gather your research and present it in a clear and concise manner.
Time to : 45 - 60 minutes
Proofreading & Editing
Finish and clean up your paper, creating a work that effectively communicates with your reader.
Time to : 45 - 60 minutes
Documenting
and Citing
Learn how to make citations to responsibly use the work of others, share your own work, and establish your academic integrity.
Time to : 45-60 minutes
About This Page
Library Tutorials are managed by a small group of teaching and learning professionals at Western Libraries.
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Curt Pavia, Western Libraries' Learning Technologist, with questions about the content in these tutorials and assistance importing into Canvas.
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Learn on Demand
Find short videos, tips, and tricks at the Research & Writing Studio!
Primary Sources Tutorials
The following videos are interactive and contain a menu to select which chapter to view.
Introduction to Archives & Special Collections: Primary Sources for Teaching, Learning & Research:
Finding Historical Primary Sources at Western and Beyond:
Discovering Resources Through MABEL: Training for Students and Instructors:
More Tutorials
Learn what plagiarism is, why it matters, and how to avoid it in this tutorial.
Time to complete: 15 - 20 minutes
Research writing for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) has unique conventions suited to those disciplines and traditions. Learn more with this tutorial.
Time to complete: 45 - 60 minutes
Getting Started Online Workshop
Use this interactive, self-paced workshop to
- Analyze your assignment
- Choose a topic
- Draft an inquiry question
- Test the inquiry question and begin forming sub-questions
You can save your work at the conclusion of the workshop.
NOTE: if the workshop does not launch, you may need to enable autoplay in your browser.