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The Cook Counseling Center's VT Therapy Dogs visit the Studios at University Libraries to create their own video game.

This is a lesson plan for a low-stakes activity that gives students a chance to practice fact-checking and lateral reading skills.

A video demonstrating how extended campus users can request and use ILL items.

A video demonstrating how on-campus users can request and use an interlibrary loan item.

A video showing how extended-campus users can register for interlibrary loan.

A video showing the basics of registering for interlibrary loan for on-campus users.

A video describing the basics of interlibrary loan at Virginia Tech.

A handout to help you develop a simple research poster or research slide.

Learn how to access film resources at the University Libraries.

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

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

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 activate your New York Times academic pass through Virginia Tech.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.