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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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

This video describes a tool - 6 question words - that can help you critically analyze artifacts like news articles, speeches, social media posts, TV shows, movies, and music.

Are digital natives automatically digitally literate? Is digital literacy just about technology? Is digital literacy a replacement for traditional literacy? Discover the truth behind these myths in this video.

How can different modes of communication be used to reach an audience more effectively? This video will help you find out.

What's the difference between higher-order and lower-order concerns in peer review, and how can I write effective peer review comments? Find out in this video.

Is being a peer reviewer the same as grading my classmate's work? Am I supposed to proofread their paper? This video will cover the role of the peer reviewer.

Do good writers get it right the first time? Can my classmate really give me good feedback on my paper? In this video, we'll dispel common myths about peer review.

Learn how to transition a poster designed in Google Slides to PowerPoint.

This handout is a brief guide to the basics of citing sources using the 7th edition of the APA style manual, released in October 2019.

Learn about various search tools available through the University Libraries at Virginia Tech and when you should consider using each one. Download the second file linked above to access a screenreader-friendly version.

This video covers the difference between topics and research questions and how they may change over the course of a research project.

Join therapy dogs Moose, Derek, and Wagner as they explore the studios at Newman Library and make their virtual reality dreams come true.

This video will walk you through the process of connecting Google Scholar to the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.

An interactive tutorial that examines the elements of APA citations. Includes a brief quiz and resources for further exploration.

This video defines proposals and related components in addition to covering why they are important, who should write them, and when they should be written. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Writing Successful Proposals.

This video describes research posters and explains why, when, and how students could consider creating posters. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Sharing Your Research.

A self-paced, 30-minute tutorial introducing the basics of Zotero.