Video Quiz: Searching for Scholarly Articles

Purpose:

This activity is designed to introduce you to effective strategies for locating scholarly articles, an essential step in the literature review process for your research paper. By completing this video and quiz, you’ll become familiar with academic databases and search techniques to support your research needs.

Task:

You are required to watch the 21-minute video on searching for scholarly articles and complete the embedded quiz questions by October 29. The video provides essential guidance on research techniques and includes questions that you’ll answer as you progress, so watching the full video is necessary to complete the activity successfully.

Criteria for Success:

Plan for approximately 30 minutes to watch the video and complete the quiz. This activity is particularly important if you are in an in-person class, as you will soon be meeting with a librarian to begin researching for scholarly articles related to your topic.