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BILT : Information Literacy Tutorial
Search the library catalog by journal title to find out about online and print access to full text of journals.
Questions about copyright?
Evaluating Resources
Glossary of Library Terms
Plagiarism & How to Avoid it (BILT Module 6)
Preparing an Annotated Bibliography
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