CO130 - Academic Writing

The Library is here to help you with your research! Below are some resources to help you get started with your research, whether you are studying in-person or online. 

The following videos and reflection questions will walk you through some information you need to get started with your research assignments. All videos have captions available and may ask you to sign in to CSU's Microsoft Office portal.

Popular and Scholarly Sources

This video contains a brief overview of the differences between peer-reviewed and popular articles, with examples. The video can be viewed full-screen on YouTube and has captions available. It is also available in Echo360 here.

Searching the Databases

This video contains a brief overview of strategies to search the library's databases, limit your results to relevant articles, and find/get the full-text of what you find. The video can be viewed full-screen on YouTube and has captions available. It is also available in Echo360 here.

CSU Library Services

This video contains an overview of library resources you may need for your assignment. Since you may not be able to visit the library building this term, it also shows places in the building.

This video has captioning and can be viewed full-screen on YouTube.

If you have questions, please contact your CO130 Librarian (Kristy Nowak, kristy.nowak@colostate.edu) or see the Libraries' Ask Us! page for all the available help options, including our 24/7 chat box.