ARTS 160 Great Myths of Psychology: How to Use This Guide

The purpose of this guide is to enable you to learn the skills required to locate and use pieces of scholarly information so that you can do research that inspires you and helps you succeed academically. Specifically it will help you with the completion of research essays, annotated bibliographies, or any other assignment that requires the use of academic sources.

Navigating the guide:

• Each tab corresponds to a step in the research process, and contains a combination of resources, activities, and information for you to use in conducting your research
• We suggest you begin by going through sequentially and then, as you need, revisit each section as you go through your research assignment

Learning outcomes specifically relating to ARTS 160: 

• Access information and practice navigating library resources, including indexes and databases
• Examine critically the ways that data, information analysis, and communication lead to knowledge

Learning outcomes specifically relating to the library: 

• Research is created and disseminated
• Authority is constructed and contextual

• Understand who the librarians are and how they can help

• Know where the library locations are on campus