The word "research" can have multiple meanings. As an undergraduate, "doing research" often means searching for information produced by other people (secondary research). As a graduate student, "doing research" may mean producing new information by performing and reporting on your own experiments and investigations (primary research).
The resources in this guide offer information to assist you with academic writing, search strategies, literature reviews, and reference management.
Be aware that these links may be changed and updated over time, you are encouraged to bookmark links and download information that you want to keep long-term.
CUE Library Book List: Research & Writing - for Graduate Students
Searching Education Research Complete - Video Tutorial
Worldcat Discovery: Search Features - Playlist of video tutorials on using the library catalogue. The videos are produced by OCLC, the company that makes the catalogue, and the content is intended for library staff. However, the videos are still useful for library users. Ask Us for help.
Boolean Searching - Video Tutorial
Boolean Searching Basics - Video Tutorial
Tips for Finding Alternative Viewpoints
Search filters are pre-constructed search strings developed to define search concepts for which there are many search terms. The search filters linked from this page have been designed to be copied and pasted directly into a search box of the database specified.
Preparing for a Comprehensive Literature Review - University of Alberta
Literature Review: Conducting & Writing - University of West Florida
Systematic Approaches to Literature Review Searching - Curtin University
Writing a Literature Review - OWL at Purdue
Conducting Literature Reviews - Mount Royal University - Click on the menu items on the left to see all the sections
Write a Literature Review - UC Santa Cruz
Seven Steps to Writing a Literature Review - University of Guelph
Academic writing: What is a literature review? - Simon Fraser University
Research & Writing - for Graduate Students - CUE Library Book List
What is Reference Management Software? - U of Alberta
Citation Management Comparison Table - 2021 U of Toronto
Reference Managers Comparison Chart - 2016 MacEwan University