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Forsyth Library Tutorials

Use these videos, tutorials, and other tools to learn about Forsyth Library, how to use Forsyth Library's resources and services, and tips for research, writing, and citing.

Literature Reviews

Literature Reviews

Writing a Literature Review [video]

This video discusses citation management and citation tracing when searching for sources, including:

  • What is a literature review?
  • What is "the literature"?
  • Stand alone literature review vs. a segment of a larger paper
  • Characteristics of a literature review

Literature Review Tutorial

Literature Reviews [guide]

Learn what a literature review is, how to find a topic, gather and read resources, and tips for writing. This guide includes information about:

  • Narrowing the literature review topic
  • Search and gather the literature
  • Read and analyze the literature
  • Examples and writing resources

Literature Review Guide Screenshot

Annotated Bibliographies

Annotated Bibliographies

Annotated Bibliographies [guide]

Learn about annotated bibliographies and tips for writing one. This guide includes information about:

  • Different types of annotated bibliographies
  • Recommended steps for writing an annotated bibliography
  • Tips for formatting an annotated bibliography
screenshot of annotated bibliography libguide

Annotated Bibliographies [video]

This video discusses annotated bibliographies, including:

  • What is an annotated bibliography?
  • How an annotated bibliography can help the research process
  • Types of annotated bibliographies (descriptive, informative, evaluative, combination)
  • Parts of an annotation (summary, assess, reflect)

annotated bibliography tutorial video

Avoiding Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism: Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Avoiding Plagiarism

This video discusses plagiarism and how to avoid it when using and citing resources, including:

  • What is plagiarism?
  • How to properly cite your sources
  • Summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting
  • Writing resources for on-campus and virtual students

Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

This video discusses three different ways to add expert information to your writing and provides examples for each:

  • Quoting
  • Paraphrasing
  • Summarizing
Quoting Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Citations & Citation Tracing

Citations & Citation Tracing

Citation and Documentation Styles

This guide provides resources you can find at Forsyth Library and online, as well as a quick guide to the types of sources most often cited for the following styles:

  • APA
  • MLA
  • Chicago Manual of Style
  • Others (ACS, ASA, CSE)

Citation and Documentation Style LibGuide

Citation Management and Citation Tracing

This video discusses citation management and citation tracing when searching for sources, including:

  • Citation management software
  • Zotero
  • Citation Tracing
  • Scholarly Communications & Publishing Guide
Citation Management and Citation Tracing Tutorial

APA Citation Games

APA Citation Games

APA Citation Game: Reference List

This interactive tutorial is designed to help students write APA citations for journal articles, e-books, book chapters, news articles, and encyclopedia articles.

  • The tutorial generates a certificate of completion indicating how many questions the students answered correctly; the certificate can be printed, emailed, or saved as a PDF for proof of completion and for easy grading.
  • To learn more about APA citation style, visit the Citation and Documentation Styles Guide

APA Citation Game Interactive Tutorial about References List

APA Citation Game: In-Text Citations

This interactive tutorial is designed to help students write in-text citations in APA style, including works by multiple authors, no date, organization authors, multiple articles, and more.

  • The tutorial generates a certificate of completion indicating how many questions the students answered correctly; the certificate can be printed, emailed, or saved as a PDF for proof of completion and for easy grading.
  • To learn more about APA citation style, visit the Citation and Documentation Styles Guide

APA Citation Game Interactive Tutorial about In-text Citations