COLA 100LA Kassner: Library Guides

Browse (don't read word for word) each of the three examples below.  For each example:

• Try to figure out which questions this type of information could help you learn more about? Does it tell you something about UNLV directly, or do you need to make the connections between the information and your UNLV question?
• What can you tell about the author or agency who wrote the article?  What makes them worth taking seriously?
• What can you tell about where each article got its information?

Example: Counseling Center Evolves with Holistic Approach to Mental Health

How I found it:

• The News Center is a good source for official news from UNLV.
• Another source for issues on campus:  Scarlet and Gray Free Press student newspaper.

Example: Report: College Students Taking Fewer Credit Hours Than Before (Download the pdf to get the full effect.)

How I found it:

• https://www.library.unlv.edu/
• Use the QuickSearch search box to search for pandemic AND "college students" .
• Use the filter for Magazines (found under Format on the right).

Example: Deciphering the sophomore slump: changes to student perceptions during the undergraduate journey (View the pdf to get the full effect)

How I found it:

• https://www.library.unlv.edu/
• Use the QuickSearch search box to search for dropouts AND "college students" AND belonging.
• Use the filter for Peer reviewed Journal articles (found under Show Only on the right).