Research Foundations - Xwi7xwa - Distance Research - Research Guides at University of British Columbia

Getting Started

This page contains writing & research foundations related to post-secondary education. Here you will find information about the basics of academic writing, research, citations, copyright, and more.

In a rush? The following UBC Library tutorials are a condensed version of the research/writing skills found on this guide. If you are in a rush or deadline time crunch refer to: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/library_tutorial

The Chapman Centre has a series to support foundations in Canvas, Zoom, Collaborate Ultra, and how to take a screenshot!

Writing Skills

Annotated Resources: a guide
A guide to writing various academic genres from across the disciplines.
Guides to Writing and Research
Describes some of the typical practices that occur in high-stakes writing situations, with a focus on academic genres.
Science Writing
Resources specific to writing situations within the sciences.

Research Skills

UBC Library Tutorials
The purpose of the tutorial is to help you become familiar with the collections and services at UBC Library and to cover the basics of conducting research at UBC.
Evaluating Information Sources
This guide will help you to evaluate resources you use for research, whether it is an online or print journal article, a website, a book, a newspaper article, or other source that you want to cite.
Literature Review
This comprehensive guide is designed for students preparing an honours thesis, graduating paper, Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. However the Home page covers the basics like: What is a literature review? What is their purpose?
Systematic & Scoping Reviews
This guide explains what these reviews are, how to get started, and where to find support.
Indigenous Research Methdologies
This research guide provides strategies for finding resources about and exemplars of Indigenous research methodologies.
Annotated Bibliography (SFU)
SFU's guide to annotated bibliographies or annotated bib .
Finding Indigenous Perspectives
For assistance on locating Indigenous author materials at UBC Library.