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Educated Citizenry is one of the five SEEDS values in the SEEDS curriculum.
An educated citizen accesses, analyzes, evaluates, synthesizes, and communicates information to make reasoned judgements, engage in and with community, and acknowledge, while critically questioning, the power structures that underlie all informational contexts in order to advance a civil society.
Learning how to do research on library databases and understanding the many tools and strategies involved is one step towards educating yourself in today's information-powered world. The resources below are a good starting point. Librarians are trained information experts, so reach out to them throughout your educational journey.
The videos embedded below are just a start. To learn even more, head to the University Libraries' Youtube Channel and to our Introduction to Research guide.
A quick tour of some of the main library research tools and how to access them from the library website.
Describes how to select the best database for researching in your subject area.
This is a video tutorial about how to find books in the Montclair State University Libraries' Catalog.
Demonstrates how to use the Find Articles & More search. Find scholarly articles, newspapers, etc. with a single easy search.