Answers & FAQ's: FAQs for Faculty

Yes, we do. The following tutorials can be linked within your canvas class. Click on the tutorial link to see the learning goals. 

Each tutorial requires students to give their name and EGCC email and will generate a date stamped certificate of completion PDF at the end of the tutorial which can then be uploaded into a graded assignment in your class.

Please contact the library if you have any questions or suggestions for tutorials.  

1. Introduction to the Library (approx. 30 min): https://egcc.libwizard.com/f/library-intro

   • This tutorial will introduce users to what services, resources and facilities are available in the Library and Information Commons. ​​​​​

2. Navigating the Library's Gateway Search (approx. 1 hr): https://egcc.libwizard.com/f/gateway-search

   • This tutorial will introduce users on how to use the Library's Gateway Search including how to search, filter results and download or read articles. 

3. Choosing a Research Topic (approx. 30 min): https://egcc.libwizard.com/f/choosing-research-topic

   • This tutorial will walk students through the process of choosing and developing a research topic. The tutorial also introduces some techniques for brainstorming, prewriting, gathering background information and broadening or narrowing a topic. 

4. Avoiding Plagiarism (approx. 40 minutes): https://egcc.libwizard.com/f/avoiding_plagiarism

   • This tutorial introduces students to a number of important topics including: academic integrity, how to avoid plagiarism and how to properly use and cite information sources. 

5. Avoiding Plagiarism (2023) (approx. 40 minutes): https://egcc.libwizard.com/f/avoiding_plagiarism_2023

   • This tutorial contains updated videos and no longer contains a pre-quiz. This tutorial introduces students to a number of important topics including: academic integrity, how to avoid plagiarism and how to properly use and cite information sources. 

6. Avoiding Plagiarism: Paraphrasing Essentials (approx. 30 minutes): https://egcc.libwizard.com/f/paraphrasing_2024

   • This tutorial will introduce students to: summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting; the principles of paraphrasing, how to paraphrase and examples of paraphrasing. 

7. Finding Scholarly Articles (approx. 30 minutes): https://egcc.libwizard.com/f/finding-scholarly-articles

   • This tutorial guides students through the process of locating peer-reviewed articles in the library's databases. 

8. Evaluating Websites (approx. 35 minutes): https://egcc.libwizard.com/f/evaluating-websites

   • This tutorial covers two evaluation frameworks to use for websites and other information sources, types of website endings (.com, .edu, .gov), and how to find credible websites.