Tutorials

The library has created these animated tutorials to help you with your research. Most of the tutorials require free Flash Player software, and will open in a new tab or window. You can find more help on the Library's General Guides page. We invite you to suggest ideas for new tutorials.

Featured Tutorial
	Library Workshop: Research 101 Confused about OskiCat vs. Melvyl? Not sure how or when to cite sources, or how to find a book by its call number? This is the tutorial for you! The Research 101 workshop will help demystify the entire research process, from developing your topic to finding full-text articles online. Work through the entire tutorial at your own pace, or quickly view just the sections you need.
Finding Articles
	Full-text articles via UC-eLinks (4.5 min.) Learn how to locate articles in full text from the library website.
Research Strategies
	Library Workshop: Research 101 The Research 101 workshop will help you demystify the entire research process, from developing your topic to finding full-text articles online. Work through the entire tutorial at your own pace, or quickly view just the sections you need.
	Evaluate full-text scholarly content online (5 min.) Learn how to evaluate peer-reviewed sources.
	Find Congressional research Learn strategies for locating Congressional research.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
	Basic and advanced searching (4 min.) Learn how to conduct basic and advanced searching and retrieve PDFs using Avery Index.
Art Full Text and Art Index Retrospective (on YouTube)
	Basic searching (3.5 min.) Learn how to conduct basic searches in the Art Full Text and Art Index Retrospective databases. Note: YouTube link will open in a new tab or window. This tutorial requires audio.
	Advanced searching (3.5 min.) Learn how to conduct advanced searches and find PDFs in the Art Full Text and Art Index Retrospective databases. Note: YouTube link will open in a new tab or window. This tutorial requires audio.
Google Reader
	Using Google Reader (3.5 min.) Learn how to use Google Reader to organize and manage blog and news feeds.
EndNote
	Importing records from PubMed (2 min.) Learn how to import records from PubMed into EndNote.
OskiCat Lookup Bookmarklet
	Using it in Firefox (1 min.) This tutorial explains how to use the OskiCat bookmarklet in your Firefox browser.
	Using it in Internet Explorer (1.5 min.) This tutorial explains how to use the OskiCat bookmarklet in Internet Explorer.
PubMed
	Importing records from PubMed to Refworks (3 min.) This tutorial explains how to import items from PubMed into Refworks.
Web of Knowledge
	Creating Citation Feeds & Alerts (3 min.) Learn how to set up RSS feeds, email alerts, and search alerts in Web of Knowledge.

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