Research Tools

Research Skills

What's a scholarly source?

How do I tell if a source is good?

How do I search for sources?

How do I tell if news is factual and unbiased?

How do I cite the sources I find?

What does copyright mean for research?

What is peer review?

What databases are best for my subject?

How do I use AI in a responsible way?

Research Tools

Zotero

• Free software to help you organize references, annotate pdfs of research, generate in-text citations, and create bibliographies

Research Rabbit

• Free AI-powered software that organizes sources you find, then finds similar papers you might be interested in. It also shows you an author's publication history, maps how sources and authors are connected, and recommends papers based on your saved sources

Google Scholar

Did you know you can link Google Scholar with Mahoney Library's resources to see even more full text results? Here's how:

1. Go to the Google Scholar home page 
2. In the top left corner, click the three horizontal lines to open the menu
3. Click on "settings"
4. Click on "library links"
   
   
   
5. In the search box, type in "Mahoney library" or "Saint Elizabeth University" (both will work) and click on the checkboxes that appear
   
6. Click save! These settings will remain as long as you have cookies turned on. Results that Mahoney Library has access to will show a blue hyperlink to "Find at Mahoney Library" on the right. You will still have to log into each site to verify your SEU access