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Geography and Earth Sciences

Geography and Earth Sciences (39:13) - Includes:

What is a Map?
Map Elements
Map Scale
Projections
Map Referencing Systems
Topographic Maps
Contour Lines
Historical Resources for Studying Land Use Change: Fire Insurance Plans and City Directories

Literature Review

Literature Review (5:32) - Includes:

Literature Review
What is a Literature Review?
Purpose of a Literature Review
What is the Literature?
Types of Literature Review
How Do You Find the Literature?
Steps in the Literature Review

Primary and Secondary Data

Primary and Secondary Data (2:56) - Includes:

Primary and Secondary Data
Primary Data
Advantages and Disadvantages
Secondary Data
Advantages and Disadvantages

Sociology

Sociology (38:49) - Includes:

Introduction to McMaster University Libraries
Creating a Search Strategy
Library Databases
Finding Journal Articles using Sociological Abstracts
Analyzing Results
Citing Sources

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