Academic Skills for Success  

To support the research and writing goals of Pacific courses, Pacific librarians have designed these “libguides” to assist you in locating the most relevant resources for your topics. I hope you will find them useful. If you need additional assistance don’t hesitate to contact me: mmaloney@pacific.edu. I look forward to working with you – Michelle Maloney, Reference Librarian

Module 1: Choosing a Topic : How to choose a research topic.

Module 2: Analyzing Your Topic : What kind of information will you need to find?
Module 3: Building a Search Strategy : Turn your topic into a successful search.
Module 4: Getting Started : Searching for books in the Library.
Module 5: Finding Articles : Searching for articles in the library's online databases
Module 6: From Citation to Article : Get the full text of useful articles.
Module 7: Back to the Web : Tips on evaluating web sites.
Module 8: Academic Honesty and Avoiding Plagiarism : When to cite your sources.