My students often turn to Google for research and then cite popular web sites rather than legitimate sources in their papers. How can I help them learn how to do valid academic research?
Librarians offer individual research and assignment review consultations. They also will teach course-related, assignment-based sessions for your classes. These sessions include topics such as how to use research databases and how to tell the difference between popular and scholarly articles and websites. Contact your subject librarian for more information. See also this brochure about what librarians at Vanderbilt can do for you.
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