Tutorials and Help - HSE 123 - Harvel - Research Guides at Wake Technical Community College

Searching the research databases can be difficult at first. Here are some tutorials to help make it easier.

Basic Search: ProQuest (opens in new window)
This video shows you how to conduct a basic search using ProQuest databases.
Advanced Search: ProQuest (opens in new window)
This Advanced Search video demonstrates more search functions.
Searching JSTOR (opens in new window)
Learn about searching, saving searches, and creating a MyJSTOR account.

As a student, you are an integral part of the information cycle. Here are some videos explaining the cycle of information and the research process.

The Information Cycle (opens in new window)
Created by Portland State University Library, this video talks about different types of information and how information changes over time.
Visuwords (opens in new window)
VisuWords is a web-based visual dictionary and thesaurus tool. Search for words to look up their meanings and associations with other words in a visual diagram.

The following video explains the peer review process.

North Carolina State University. (2014, May 1). Peer Review in 3 Minutes. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/rOCQZ7QnoN0

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Transcript for Peer Review in 3 Minutes (Word document)