These short (1-2 minute) tutorials are designed to help you get started with your research and familiarize you with library services and resources.
Introduction to Resources and Services
Orientation to Belk Library and Information Commons
APPSearch for Books and eBooks
Finding books and ebooks using APPsearch
APPSearch for Articles
Finding scholarly articles using APPsearch
How to Start the College Level Research Process
Understand the differences between searching Google and Library databases.
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"The themes of Justice, Communication, Pioneers/Frontiers, Pilgrimage, Sentience will be at the forefront of an exploration of five Werner Herzog films in this engaging course. Film screenings, class discussion, journaling, inquiry-based research, and participation in campus and community events will assist students in using multiple perspectives to look at the work of this enigmatic storyteller." -Course Description |
Animals, Ethics and Trade: the challenge of animal sentience by 
Contesting the Sacred: the anthropology of pilgrimage by 
The Fabric of America: how our borders and boundaries shaped the country and forged our national identity by 
Freedom Summer: the savage season that made Mississippi burn and made America a democracy by 
Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, and Indigenous Rights in the United States by 
To view excellent examples of Pathfinders, see the Research Aids on the Appalachian Collections website. Topics relate to the Southern Appalachian region.
The majority of these aids were created by graduate students in the Appalachian Studies Bibliography & Research class (AS 5000).
