The research process in college usually starts with a professor giving you a research assignment. But where do you go from there? Learn about the most common steps for the research process, including selecting a topic, developing a thesis statement, and more.

Taking on a research project can be daunting, whether you are new to research or a skilled expert. The strategies detailed here can help you overcome your (very normal) anxiety and get to work. 

This short video lists four critical soft skills employers seek in new hires. Information literacy and the ability to do research fall squarely in the critical thinking and problem solving category.

How do the information literacy abilities you gained in college move to the workplace? Read this blog post about key findings excerpted from the full report of a research study that found that information literacy is an implicit component of widely sought-after skills.

Sometimes it is hard to tell if a journal fits into the scholarly category or not. Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory will let you know quickly whether the journal your article comes from is scholarly or not. Keep in mind that you’ll need to determine yourself if the actual article is scholarly or not.

Learn how to request an article online via the UAlbany Libraries' ILL system.

Go beyond pulling quotes and learn more about the many roles sources can play in your research and writing.

Learn how to access a journal electronically and search within the journal using keywords.

Check out this website when looking for dependable information about patents and other types of intellectual property. Here you can learn about patents and also can conduct a search for either patent or patent application.

Listen to members of the UAlbany community assert their unique voices, and consider how plagiarism distorts this uniqueness.

This tutorial will introduce you to UAlbany's three campus libraries, their collections, and the services they provide.

This video’s vivid depiction of sources of information on John F. Kennedy’s assassination illustrates the differences between primary and secondary.

Doing research for a paper is an exploration and learning process. By acknowledging our sources we show our reader the path we took to come to our conclusions.

Would you like to learn more about what scholarly articles are and how you can identify them? Let this tutorial guide you.

Part 2 of the "Working with Scholarly Articles" tutorial. 

Part 3 of the "Working with Scholarly Articles" tutorial

Metaliteracy recognizes the roles we take on, in person and in online environments, as we consume, produce, and share information using a range of changing technologies. You may not think of yourself as an author or a publisher, but chances are you are already practicing these roles. Consider the various ways that you create and share information, in person and in online environments, as a Metaliterate Learner. 

Consider your role and responsibilities as an information producer and learn how you can employ different learning domains when creating new information.