Tutorials: Efficient Librarying

Short videos explaining library tools and services. Use the in ICON or anywhere you need.

What is scholarly? Recognizing academic writing.

Scale of Scholarliness (beta)
Learn the characteristics of scholarly/academic writing with this interactive tutorial with video elements.

Citation Styles

Carol Severino and Deirdre Egan from the UI Writing Center discuss citation styles with Dan the Librarian. Wild Bill's Library Workshop - February 17th, 2022.

Short clips for use in ICON or elsewhere.

Writing Center - Intro
2:15 minutes
Writing Center - Why styles?
2:27 minutes
Why do we have detailed citation systems like APA and MLA?
Writing Center - Academic Writing
2:32 minutes
Writing understandable academic works.
Academic Writing - Quoting
2:14 minutes
Why to quote what you read.
Academic Writing - Pesky Details
4:05 minutes
Citation details, DOI's and how to find books and articles after the apocolypse.
Writing Center - Getting Help
1:41 minutes
Getting help with citation styles.
Writing Center - Services
1:34 minutes
What you can expect from the UI Writing Center.

Citation Management (Endnote & More)

Megan Ronnenberg, Kara Carter & Morgan Stangl, all working on the Ph.D's in Social Work, tell how they keep their (many) citations organized for efficient research and writing. Two use Endnote in different ways while one uses her own homegrown system. Wild Bill's Library Workshop - April 21, 2022.

Short clips for use in ICON or elsewhere.

Citation Management - Who can Use Endnote?
2:01 minutes
Versions of the Endnote citation management program available to undergraduate and graduate students. Where to find Endnote.
Citation Management - Accuracy
1:04 minutes
Do citation management programs get MLA, APA and other citation styles right?
Citation Management - Google and UI Libraries
2:03 minutes
Connecting Google Scholar to the UI Libraries subscriptions.
Citation Management - Learning Curve
2:40 minutes
How long does it take to learn to use Endnote?
Citation Management - Personalization
3:10 minutes
Making citation management work for you.
Citation Management - Without a proprietary program
3;12 minutes
Managing citations without a citation management program.
Citation Management - Folders
2:31 minutes
Keeping organized with Endnote folders..
Citation Management - MS Word
2:31 minutes
Connecting Endnote with MS Word.