A hands-on introduction to the journalist’s ritual of fact-checking to prevent errors and ensure accuracy.
Welcome to our faculty resource page. We often assign research projects but don’t always have the time to devote to these skills in class. This tutorial is designed to help both faculty and students through the process, from developing a research question, to finding articles, to using articles in a research project. We encourage you to assign sections of this tutorial throughout the semester. The tutorial includes several worksheets that you may collect or use as a basis of discussion in class. You will also find activities designed for faculty to plan a scaffolded research project, help students develop topics, and teach key information literacy skills. Contains: Annotated Bibliography Activity, How to Use a Source: The BEAM Method, Helping Students Build Better Research Questions, The Stases as Research Method, Scaffold Research Calendar (guide students' the research process), Zotero access, Librarian Tips on Good Research Assignments.
The process of research is often more complex than students anticipate. Part of helping them succeed is making visible the steps in the research process and helping students recognize that each step will require them to employ different skills. This section of the Faculty Toolkit provides small, low-stakes activities that can be adapted and deployed throughout the semester to help students develop the skills and understanding needed to get them to the finish line: the research project! This toolkit covers the different stages of the research process, covering understanding the assignment, developing topic/research questions, finding and evaluating information (including keywords, OneSearch, peer review), synthesizing and organizing information, composing, designing, citing, and information ethics.
A faculty toolkit covering the teaching of fake news. Includes an OER textbook, website links to Factcheck.org, Snopes, and Politifact, and a video from the organization Learning for Justice.
Find data to inform your stories, discover the types of datasets available in a geographic beat (no matter where), and find ideas for stories in data.
Discover tools to identify & search for diverse experts to help inform your reporting
Learn the best techniques for clip searching – using commercial databases to search for news articles about your story or topic.
Find sources and information for your beat and add them to your beat memo.
Recording of 6/8/20 workshop intended to help scholars locate e-book equivalents of physical books we can't currently access. Info is applicable to any search for online books using Graduate Center resources.
This lesson will demystify the process of filing a freedom of information request as a news gathering tool to inform your reporting.
Tutorial on finding e-books in OneSearch.
A collection of handouts ranging from the information cycle, to CARDIO criteria, to concept mapping.
Looking for a particular journal title? You can search for these on the main Library homepage, under the Journals tab. Watch this quick video for a demo of where to look!
Navigating York College Library's OneSearch advanced search.
Navigating York College Library's OneSearch basic search.
Using automatic citation generator in York College Library OneSearch.
A slideshow detailing how to set up and use ebrary on your smartphone.
This map identifies IL outcomes that are addressed in core first year courses at Guttman. Last updated 1/2/19.
The Library Instruction team has created and/or assembled instructional videos to help students, faculty, and staff navigate library resources for research. Topics include using databases, locating specific articles, finding e-books, and citations.