eBrarian Tutorials
eBrarian is our full-service instructional program, where students learn how to find, evaluate, and use information. Learn more about the eBrarian program.
Academic Research Overview
Learn about Twin Cities Library’s services and the academic research process.
- Library Services
Formats: Interactive | PDF - The Research Process
Formats: Interactive | PDF
Developing a Research Question
Learn how to narrow your research topic and develop a research question suitable for a literature review.
- Identifying a Topic
Formats: Interactive | PDF - Drafting a Research Question
Formats: Interactive | PDF - Evaluating a Research Question
Formats: Interactive | PDF
PICO & Search Strategy Worksheet
Use this worksheet to help translate a health scenario into a search-friendly process.
Formats: PDF
Searching for Information
Learn how to use search strategies, refine search results, save resources, get full text, and copy and paste APA citations in SuperSearch.
- SuperSearch Overview
Formats: Video - Constructing Searches
Formats: Interactive | PDF - Refining Search Results
Formats: Interactive | PDF - Getting Full Text (recommended)
Formats: Interactive - Citing Resources
Formats: Interactive
Evaluating Peer-Reviewed Articles
Learn how to evaluate peer-reviewed articles for your research assignment.
- Credibility
Formats: Interactive | PDF - Relevancy
Formats: Interactive | PDF - Accuracy
Formats: Interactive | PDF - Purpose
Formats: Interactive | PDF
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Learn how to find, read, and organize information from peer-reviewed journal articles.
Formats: Interactive | PDF
Literature Review Matrix
Organize and evaluate resources using a literature review matrix created by the Twin Cities Writing Center.
Formats: Web