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University 1 Library Guide

Getting started at the University of Manitoba Libraries

Search skills

 

If you need to... Watch Video length
...find books to use for your assignment Finding books 2:05
...go get the physical copies of books you found from the shelves in the library Reading call numbers 2:16
...find academic articles to use for an assignment Finding articles 2:04
...get better search results Searching: Using Symbols & Quotations 2:00
...only search for sources that are peer reviewed, or from certain time frames, or that fit another criteria Narrowing your search 1:32
...incorporate the sources you found into your assignment Citing: When and why, part 1 2:39
...cite your work in APA style Citing: When and why, part 2 3:21

To learn more search skills see the videos on the Undergraduate Help Hub. (Text tutorials are also available.)