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How to Find a Movie at Newman Library

Learn how to access film resources at the University Libraries.

What Does It Mean to Make Your Work Publicly Accessible?

This video will help scholars at Virginia Tech understand new regulations on making federally funded work publicly accessible, what these regulations mean for you, and how the University Libraries can help. Public access policy guide: https://guides.lib.vt.edu/PublicAccessToolkit Questions? Contact the Libraries: publicaccess@vt.edu OSTP memo explaining new policy: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-2022-OSTP-Public-Access-Memo.pdf

Evaluating Sources

A handout to help students evaluate sources for inclusion in their work.

Introduction to Records Management

This video covers the basics of records management at Virginia Tech. For more information, visit lib.vt.edu/find-borrow/rms.html or contact recmgmt@vt.edu.

Your New York Times Academic Pass

Learn how to activate your New York Times academic pass through Virginia Tech.

What is Digital Literacy?

Learn about the term "digital literacy." Music: "This is My Jam" by Will Van De Crommert (Storyblocks) Illustrations adapted from Visual Generation.

Defining Research | Critical Concepts in Academic Research

Learn about the term "research" and the variety of ways in which we engage with research on a daily basis.

What It Means to Be a Researcher | Introduction to Academic Research

Learn how to conceptualize your role as an investigator and recognize how context and information need influences your approach to research.

How to Curate a Writing Portfolio | Curating a Writing Portfolio

Learn the basic practices of curating a writing portfolio: collecting, selecting, connecting, and reflecting.

Writing Portfolios for Self-Discovery and Self-Presentation | Curating a Writing Portfolio

Learn about crafting two different kinds of portfolios: learning portfolios and showcase portfolios.

Keeping Track of Portfolio Artifacts | Curating a Writing Portfolio

Learn file management strategies at the file, folder, and drive level.

Using the Stases for Rhetorical Analysis | Rhetorical Analysis Using the Stases

This video introduces an ordered series of questions that must be addressed to resolve a controversy, collectively known as the stases: first-order questions of fact, cause, and definition and second-order questions of action, value, and jurisdiction.

Using the Stases for Reflective Practice | Rhetorical Analysis Using the Stases

The stases are an ordered series of questions used to analyze sticking points in an argument or controversy. In this video, learn how to use the stases for reflective practice.

Make a Space Diorama | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a space diorama. Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Make a Space Helmet | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a space helmet. Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Make a Space Game | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a space game. Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Make a Space Dragon | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a “space dragon.” Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Make a Rocket Ship | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a moving spaceship. Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Make a Space Cafe | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a “space cafe” with a working elevator. Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Make a Space Gauntlet | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a cardboard gauntlet with moving parts. Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Make a Space Sheep | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a “space sheep.” Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Make a Space Shield | Maker Challenge Week 2021

Learn to make a cardboard shield. Released for Maker Challenge Week 2021. For more information about Maker Challenge Week, visit https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2020/09/univlib-maker-week-2020.html

Navigating the New Normal

Five Virginia Tech students share their experiences with digital life and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Database Search Log

Use this search log to keep a record of your database searches. Keeping a record of searches helps improve your searches over time and reduces the stress of trying to remember what you searched from session to session.

Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses | Evidence Synthesis Series

Learn the basics of various approaches to evidence synthesis, with a focus on systematic reviews and meta-analyses.