Library Tutorials

Information Literacy:

Use this animated tutorial to learn to select sources appropriate for beginning academic-level research, to search periodical indexes and databases, and to evaluate and cite information.

    Starting Smart
    Choosing a Topic
    Finding Articles
    Using the Web
    Citing Sources

Using the Student & Faculty Portal Online Library : 

Using Quick Search

Choosing Individual Databases

Database Searching: 

The following tutorials combine narration and interactivity to help students refine their research skills. Designed from actual research interfaces, the tutorials replicate real world searching with the advantage of explanations and tips to enhance the research experience. Search examples used in the tutorials guide users through the process of complex searching with an emphasis on limiters for focused results. At the conclusion of each tutorial, users will be able to identify the connection between search criteria and search results.

   

Ebrary

    Ebrary "favorite features" (with audio)

    Learn how to conduct a keyword search within a book, look up definitions of words, and paste APA citations into research papers

EBSCO Databases

    EBSCO Advanced Searching Interactive Tutorial (with audio) or (no audio)

    This tutorial combines three search terms using various search fields such as Subject Terms, Journal Name, and All Text.

    Methods of “limiting” your search for more accurate search results are also covered.

ProQuest Databases

    ProQuest Advanced Searching Interactive Tutorial (with audio) or (no audio)

    This tutorial steps through various search options in the ProQuest interface for improved search results with time-saving efficiency.    

    The tutorial concludes with a close look at a single record to illustrate the connection between search criteria and search results.

Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC)

    ERIC: Finding Relevant Resources Interactive Tutorial (with audio) or (no audio)

    This tutorial demonstrates how to quickly locate materials of relevance to your topic with the aid of education-related terms called       

    Descriptors. This technique also helps you to discover new topics that otherwise may not have come to mind.

 

Miscellaneous Guides 

    If you must Google (and everybody must sooner or later), try these tricks (click here)

    Here are five quick tips that all Googlers should know. You'll be surprised at the difference a few quick keystrokes will make in   

    improving your search results.

 

    ProQuest: Set Up Email Alerts in ABI Inform (click here)

 

    RefWorks: Logging on to RefWorks (click here)

   

    RefWorks: Manually Import Argosy Voyager Records (click here)