IPoly High School Classes

In this first installment of the Research 101 series, we discuss what research is, and describe the 3 criteria for developing a research topic into a research question: Specificity, Complexity and Answerability.

In this module we will be discussing how changes in technology have changed the way we record and share information and consider how information can be sorted by source type and intended audience

In this module we will cover the various different tools you can use to find specific types of information and discuss some basic techniques you can use to query a variety of databases, catalogs and repositories.

In Part 4 of our Research 101 Series we'll use the CRAAP test to discuss the criteria for determining whether a source is trustworthy.

In this final installment of the Research 101 series, we will discuss plagiarism, why we cite, different citation styles, and how to incorporate outside information into your work.

This brief tutorial will show you how to find books at the Cal Poly Pomona University Library using OneSearch, our library search engine. This tutorial covers searching in OneSearch, refining your search, using the catalog record to find a physical book, and accessing ebooks using OneSearch.

This brief tutorial walks you through the process of searching for articles in OneSearch, the Cal Poly Pomona University Library's search engine. The article goes through refining your results and accessing full text of the articles.