Contents

1. Introduction

   1. Welcome to the SUNY Fredonia Graduate Studies Research Toolkit!
2. I. Library Research & Documenting Sources

   1. Introduction to the Academic Library

      1. Introduction
      2. Essential Services & Resources

   2. Information-Seeking Strategies

      1. Advanced searching
      2. Attribution

   3. Introduction to Copyright Law

      1. Copyright Basics
      2. Public Domain
      3. Fair Use
      4. Creative Commons
      5. Academic Integrity & Plagiarism

   4. Zotero Essentials

      1. Installation Overview
      2. Getting Started with Zotero
3. II. The Literature Review

   1. Introduction to Literature Reviews

   2. Disciplines of Knowledge & Information Cycle

      1. Information Cycle
      2. Information Types
      3. Information Sources
      4. Conclusion

   3. Developing a Research Question

      1. Question formulation
      2. Research Question or Hypothesis?
      3. Refining the question
4. III. Scholarly Impact & Identity

   1. Establishing a Scholarly Identity Online

   2. Grants & Funding Opportunities

   3. Academic Publishing & Presentations