Library Instruction Handouts
This page contains links to handouts and guides for searching library databases and other tips not specific to a library class.
Database and Software Help Guides | Exercises
Instructional materials on this page are covered by a Creative Commons copyright.
Database and Software Help Guides
Article Linker: Guide for using Article Linker to locate copies
of articles.
Creator: Wendy Holliday
Date: Fall 2005
pdf | Word
BARN: Requesting items from the BARN (storage)
Creator:
Britt Fagerheim/Wendy Holliday
Date: Fall 2006
pdf | Word
Business Source Premier: Guide to searching the article database
Business Source Premier.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2005
pdf | ppt
Current Awareness Tools: Help guide for setting up search and table of contents alerts.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Spring 2007
pdf | Word
Elements with Epson 4990 Scanner: Tips for scanning photos and
documents using Photoshop Elements with the Epson Perfection 4990
scanners.
Creator: Heather Leary
Date: Fall 2005
pdf | Word
EndNote: Tips for creating libraries, saving and organizing
citations, and automatically inserting citations into papers using
the EndNote bibliographic management software. Additional EndNote and EndNote Web Guides
Creator: Flora Shrode and Wendy Holliday
Date: Fall 2006
pdf | Word
Evaluating Websites: Tips on evaluating websites
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2005
pdf | Word
Reserving a Group Study Room
Date: Spring 2008
pdf | Video
Historical New York Times: Guide to searching the Historical New York Times database for articles published on a specific date.
Creator: Deleyne Wentz
Date: Spring 2006
pdf | Word
Horizon Login Instructions: Step-by-step instructions for creating an account in the library online catalog.
Creators: Betty Dance and Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2006
pdf | Web
ICPSR: Instructions for finding and downloading the Institute
for Social Research data sets at the University of Michigan.
Creator:
Date:
pdf | Word
LexisNexis - Searching: Tips for finding and viewing news
articles in LexisNexis
Creator: Wendy Holliday
Date:
pdf | ppt
LexisNexis - Structure: Diagram showing the structure of select
LexisNexis groupings.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2005
pdf | ppt
Office Keyboard Shortcuts
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2006
pdf | Word
PowerPoint: A set of help guides for completing specific tasks in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Spring 2007
Creating a Transparent Background Image
Dos and Don'ts: Things to Keep in Mind When Creating a PPT Show
ProQuest Newsstand - Browsing: Instructions for browsing within
a newspaper.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2005
pdf | ppt
PsycInfo: Tips on searching in the PsycInfo database.
Creator: Betty Dance and Deleyne Wentz
Date: Fall 2006
pdf | Word
PubMed Guide: Searching guide to PubMed (Medline), a
bibliographic database created and maintained by the National
Library of Medicine.
Creator: Flora Shrode
Date: January 2005
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TOC Premier: Guide to setting up e-mail alerts for specific
journals' table of contents via the TOC Premier database.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Spring 2007
pdf | Word
Tracking Down Full-Text Articles: Steps for finding the full text of an article when you are searching in the library's article databases.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2007
pdf | Word
Web of Science Handout: Guide to taking advantage of the search
options in the Web of Science database.
Creator: Flora Shrode
Date: Spring 2006
pdf | Word
Exercises
Keyword Exercise: Exercise for brainstorming keywords and a
comparisons of searching with keywords in the library catalog and journal databases.
Creator:
Date: April 2003
pdf | Word
Organizing My Research: A worksheet to help students organize
their research around the questions of 1) what do I know, 2) what
do I need to know, and 3) where do I begin to look for answers?
Can be used independently or in conjunction with the OMR tutorial.
Creator: Sharolyn Ericksen
Date: 2004
pdf | Word
Research Log : Guide for recording search terms for various
research tools and recording progress in a research log.
Creator: Deleyne Wentz
Date: September 2004
pdf | Word
Simple Research Plan: A worksheet to help students develop and organize research questions at the beginning of a project.
Creator: Wendy Holliday
Date: 2005
pdf | Word
For more information, contact Wendy Holliday, Coordinator of Library Instruction, 797-0731.
Instructional materials on this page are covered by a Creative Commons copyright.
Sample Attribution: Adapted from materials created by Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University.