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Preview	Title	Description
	Requesting and Using an ILL Item: Extended Campus Users	A video demonstrating how extended campus users can request and use ILL items.
	Requesting and Using an ILL Item: On-Campus Users	A video demonstrating how on-campus users can request and use an interlibrary loan item.
	Registering for ILL: Extended-Campus Users	A video showing how extended-campus users can register for interlibrary loan.
	Registering for ILL: On-Campus Users	A video showing the basics of registering for interlibrary loan for on-campus users.
	What is Interlibrary Loan?	A video describing the basics of interlibrary loan at Virginia Tech.
	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
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Applying the 5Ws	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.
	APA Style Basics, 7th Edition	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.
	Where to Look: How to Choose a Search Tool	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.
	Topics vs Research Questions	This video covers the difference between topics and research questions and how they may change over the course of a research project.
	Create and Collaborate at Newman Library	Join therapy dogs Moose, Derek, and Wagner as they explore the studios at Newman Library and make their virtual reality dreams come true.
	Introduction to Proposals	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.
	Introduction to Poster Development	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.
	Introduction to Data Ethics	This video gives an overview of relevant definitions and concepts related to data, including data ethics, sensitive data, and data collection. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Using Data Ethically.
	Using a Call Number to Find a Book	Join Moose the therapy dog as he uses Library of Congress call numbers to find a book. This version of the video is not specific to Virginia Tech.
	How to Find and Check Out a Book	Join Moose the therapy dog as he finds and checks out a book at Virginia Tech's Newman Library.
	Basic Searching in Discovery Search	An overview of basic searching in Discovery Search at the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.
	An Overview of Discovery Search	An overview of Discovery Search at the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.
	Registering for ILLiad	A handout demonstrating how to register for ILLiad

Requesting and Using an ILL Item: On-Campus Users

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

Registering for ILL: Extended-Campus Users

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

Registering for ILL: On-Campus Users

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

What is Interlibrary Loan?

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Applying the 5Ws

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.

APA Style Basics, 7th Edition

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.

Where to Look: How to Choose a Search Tool

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.

Topics vs Research Questions

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

Create and Collaborate at Newman Library

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

Introduction to Proposals

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.

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