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Academic Integrity & Plagiarism
This brief tutorial discusses academic integrity and plagiarism as defined at CMU, and provides tips for avoiding plagiarism. A text-only version of the tutorial is also available.
CINAHL - Basic Searching
Demonstrates how to perform a basic keyword search for articles in the field of Health Science using the CINAHL database.
Journal Citation Reports - The Impact Factor
Provides a basic introduction to Journal Citation Reports, including how to find journals in a particular category, how to rank those journals by impact factors, and how impact factors are calculated.
Popular vs Scholarly Articles
Provides general guidelines for identifying scholarly and popular articles. A text-only version of the tutorial is also available.