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Research How-Tos

Online tutorials and videos to help you with library research

How-To

Tutorial: What Is Library Search

What is Library Search

Tutorial

Watch Library Search: An Introduction on YouTube

Library Search: An Introduction

Video

Library Search Hotspot interactive tutorial

Library Search Hotspot Tutorial

Interactive Tutorial

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Tutorial on How to Access an Article

How to Access an Article

Tutorial

How to Find a Book Screenshot Tutorial

How to Find a Book

Tutorial

How to Search for Articles

Tutorial

Tutorial on How to Find Scholarly or Peer-reviewed Articles

How to Find Scholarly or Peer-reviewed Articles

Tutorial

Tutorial on how to save search results

How to Save Search Results

Tutorial

Watch Library Search: Advanced Search on YouTube

Library Search Advanced Search

Video

Tutorial on How to Save Filters

How to Save Filters

Tutorial

Tutorial on How to Explore Books or Articles by Subject

How to Explore by Subject

Tutorial

Watch How to Search Google Scholar on YouTube

How to Search Google Scholar

Video

IMC

Tutorial on How to Find IMC Materials

How to Find IMC Materials

Tutorial

Watch Finding IMC Materials on YouTube

Finding IMC Materials

Video

Watch Using TeachingBooks.net on YouTube

Using TeachingBooks.net

Video

Screenshot from interactive H5P Introduction to the IMC

Introduction to the IMC

Interactive Tutorial

Watch Something About the Author on YouTube

Something About the Author

Video

Watch Gale Literary Sources on YouTube

Gale Literary Sources

Video

Watch Finding eBooks Mackin VIA & Overdrive E-Books on YouTube

Finding eBooks in Mackin VIA and Overdrive

Video

Research Basics

Download How to Use APPsearch PDF

Appsearch tutorial (PDF)

PDF

Start Module 4: The Value of Information

Module 4: The Value of Information

Research Module

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Start Module 3: Doing Research and Finding Sources

Module 3: Doing Research and Finding Sources

Research Module

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Start Module 2: Choose a Research Topic and Locate Background Information

Module 2: Choose a Research Topic and Locate Background Information

Research Module

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Start Module 1: Introduction to Research

Module 1: Introduction to Research

Research Module

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Download Source Types Overview PDF

Source Type Overview (PDF)

PDF

Download How to Request an ILL PDF

ILL tutorial (PDF)

PDF

Download Google Scholar PDF

Google Scholar tutorial (PDF)

PDF

Screenshot from H5P interactive Scholarly and Popular Sources tutorial

Scholarly and Popular Sources

Interactive Tutorial

Screenshot from H5P interactive flipcard tutorial

Primary, secondary and tertiary source flip card activity

Interactive Tutorial

Screenshot from Search Sphere interactive H5P tutorial

Search Sphere

Interactive Tutorial

Watch Popular and scholarly sources on YouTube

Popular and Scholarly Sources

Video

Watch Boolean operators on YouTube

Boolean Operators

Video

Watch Picking Your Topic IS Research on YouTube

Picking Your Topic IS Research

Video

Watch Evaluating Sources for Credibility on YouTube

Evaluating Sources for Credibility

Video

Watch Citation: a very brief introduction on YouTube

Citation: a very brief introduction

Video

Watch Primary and Secondary Sources on YouTube

Primary and Secondary Sources

Video

More Research Topics

Access Generative AI, Ethics & the Research Process interactive tutorial

Generative AI, Ethics & the Research Process

Interactive Tutorial

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Watch Concept mapping on YouTube

Concept Mapping

Video

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Concept Mapping (PDF)

Watch Phrase Searching on YouTube

Phrase Searching

Video

Download Boolean Operators PDF

Boolean Operators tutorial (PDF)

PDF

Watch Literature Reviews on YouTube

Literature Reviews

Video

Watch Peer Review in Three Minutes on YouTube

Peer Review in Three Minutes

Video

Watch Understanding Authority on YouTube

Understanding Authority

Video

About the Library

Download 5 Ways to Use the Library PDF

5 Ways to Use the Library (PDF)

PDF

Screenshot from interactive H5P Introduction to Library Services

Introduction to Library Services

Interactive Tutorial

Watch Introduction to resources and services on YouTube

Introduction to Resources and Services

Video

Watch Special Collections on YouTube

Special Collections

Video