Below is a quick tour to help you get acquainted with Questia.

Questia Tour

You can access Questia through http://www.questia.com. A log in area is located on the home page. When you log into Questia the first time with the user name and password issued by Teacher Education University, you will be directed to a registration form. When completing the registration form, you can create your own user name and password. The user name and password will be known to you and Questia. Teacher Education University WILL NOT be notified of the user name and password you create.

Once you have logged in, you will see your personalized login page.

Here you can access various resources such as quick links to subjects, research tools, and recent items you used. Tabs on the top of the page link to the Questia Search Engine, and items selected for review by instructors.

Conduct Research Using Questia

When conducting research, using Questia, you have a variety of search options, such as title, author or keyword.

To search for information, simply enter the criteria, such as author name or the subject you are searching, such as portfolios.

Each search can include information found in:

• Books
• Journals
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Encyclopedia
• Research Topics

You select which types of publications by checking the box to the left of the publication type.

After entering search criteria, click on the search button at the bottom of the search page. A search results page will appear listing the items matching your search results. To view an item, click on the title. To select an item for future viewing, click on Add To Bookshelf. Items on the bookshelf can be accessed from your personal home page.

Research Tools

Once you have selected an item, many tools are available to help make your research more efficient, you can choose parts to view by clicking on the links on the left hand side.

Various online research tools located at the top of the page are provided to help you with online notetaking. As you read the items online, you can select text then click on the highlight tool to highlight important items. You even have a selction of highlight colors.

If you have to take a break during your reading, the Bookmark tool will create a link for you so you can return to that page later.

Just like writing notes in the margin of a book, the Add Note tool allows you to write a note about what you read.

When writing a paper, you can use the Quote / Cite tool to create a citation to copy and paste into your word processing document.

If you are citing from an article, you can also easily include it in your bibliography by clicking on the Bibliography tool .

This tutorial reviews the basics for using Questia to get you started. As you conduct more research, you will discover more tools to help you.

To access Questia, go to http://www.questia.com.