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Which library is the only 24 hour library?

Leavey Library

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This tool allows you to keep track of your research and organize citations.

What are citation managers?

Refworks, Zotero

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A great place to get started with your academic research

What is the Libraries' homepage?

100

When evaluating a source, it's important to consider this person. 

Who is the author?

100

Get valuable professional experience through one of these...

What is an on-campus job?

https://libraries.usc.edu/jobs

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The library that holds USC's Special Collections

What is Doheny Memorial Library?

200

You check this to make sure you have correct citations

What is a citation style manual?

200

Google's index to locate scholarly articles

What is Google Scholar?
200

Only time will tell. When evaluating the relevancy of a source, it's important to consider this aspect.

What is the publication date?

200

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?

300

The library where you can reserve group study rooms 

What is Leavey Library?

300

In addition to storing your citations, citation managers can also help you create this important component of your research projects.

What is a bibliography or works cited?
300

Terms you use to start searching for sources related to your topic

What are keywords?
300

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.

300

Get experience with producing research through one of these oppostunities.

What are Undergraduate Research Opportunities?

SOAR

SURF

https://undergrad.usc.edu/experience/research/

400

This library provides access to assistive technologies

What is Leavey Library? 

Assistive technology lab and laptops with NVDA (screen reader software). 

400

These guides help direct you to information and resources about citations.

What are research guides?

400

Similar to online shopping, use these tools to locate relevant search results. 

What are limiters?

400

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?

400

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?

500

The oldest standing library on campus

What is the Hoose Library of Philosophy? 

1930

500

Work smarter not harder, this platform helps you create citations for your research.

What are USC Libraries databases?

500

Conjunctions you can use to narrow or broaden your search results

What are Boolean Operators AND, OR, and NOT?

500

This common practice helps experts evaluate papers before they are published in a scholarly journal.

What is peer review?

500

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?