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Which library is the only 24 hour library?
Leavey Library
This tool allows you to keep track of your research and organize citations.
What are citation managers?
Refworks, Zotero
A great place to get started with your academic research
What is the Libraries' homepage?
When evaluating a source, it's important to consider this person.
Who is the author?
Get valuable professional experience through one of these...
What is an on-campus job?
The library that holds USC's Special Collections
What is Doheny Memorial Library?
You check this to make sure you have correct citations
What is a citation style manual?
Google's index to locate scholarly articles
Only time will tell. When evaluating the relevancy of a source, it's important to consider this aspect.
What is the publication date?
This fellowship program encourages underrepresented undergraduate students to pursue a Ph.D. in fields where diversity has not been historically present.
What is the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship?
The library where you can reserve group study rooms
What is Leavey Library?
In addition to storing your citations, citation managers can also help you create this important component of your research projects.
Terms you use to start searching for sources related to your topic
To blog or not to blog? When evaluating a source that you've found, it's important to investigate this crucial element.
What is the source type?
Ex: blog post, newspaper article, scholarly article, etc.
Get experience with producing research through one of these oppostunities.
What are Undergraduate Research Opportunities?
SOAR
SURF
This library provides access to assistive technologies
What is Leavey Library?
Assistive technology lab and laptops with NVDA (screen reader software).
These guides help direct you to information and resources about citations.
What are research guides?
Similar to online shopping, use these tools to locate relevant search results.
What are limiters?
Who said what? When evaluating the credibility of an article, it's important to look at this section of the article.
What are the references?
This award recognizes excellence and creativity in the use of our collections and services. Both undergraduates and graduate students are invited to submit a paper or project they have completed in a for-credit class.
What is the USC Libraries Research Award?
The oldest standing library on campus
What is the Hoose Library of Philosophy?
1930
Work smarter not harder, this platform helps you create citations for your research.
What are USC Libraries databases?
Conjunctions you can use to narrow or broaden your search results
What are Boolean Operators AND, OR, and NOT?
This common practice helps experts evaluate papers before they are published in a scholarly journal.
What is peer review?
Founded in 1897, this is one of the nation's oldest and largest interdisciplinary honor societies. At USC, this society provides opportunities for undergraduates to apply for a scholarship to support their reearch or creative projects.
What is Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society?