Tips & Tutorials
Research Tutorials | Database Tips | Course Specific Tutorials
Research Tutorials
The following tutorials explain the research process and various elements of successful searching.
Guide to Library Research
Specific to the Merrill-Cazier Library, this tutorial leads you step-by-step through the process of finding resources via the library.
Finding Music CDs in the Library Catalog
Instructions and short videos for tracking down music CDs in the Merrill-Cazier Library.
Organizing My Research Tutorial
This online tutorial takes you through the research process by using a real-life scenario. It covers the process of developing and revising good research questions, planning a search strategy, developing and revising good research questions, and includes a worksheet for use during the tutorial as well as your own research.
Concept Mapping in Research and Writing
Concept mapping has been demonstrated to be a useful strategy throughout the writing process to brainstorm ideas, understand the relationship among the information, and organize the sources collected on a topic. This tutorial guides you through the steps of creating and using a concept map to plan and organize your research plan.
Citation Game Tutorial
An interactive online game that teaches the elements of MLA and APA citation styles.
Database Tips
Help Logging In to use various online library services.
Business Source Premier: Guide to searching the article database Business Source Premier.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2005
pdf | ppt
Collecting and Organizing Citation with EndNote X and EndNote Web: A collection of help guides for using EndNote and EndNote Web bibliographic management software.
Creator: Wendy Holliday and Britt Fagerheim
Date: Spring 2007
Web page
LexisNexis - Searching: Tips for finding and viewing news articles in LexisNexis
Creator: Wendy Holliday
Date:
pdf | ppt
ProQuest Newsstand - Browsing: Instructions for browsing within a newspaper.
Creator: Britt Fagerheim
Date: Fall 2005
pdf | ppt
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
htm
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
Accessing Library Resources
Article Linker: Guide for using Article Linker to locate copies of articles.
pdf | Word | Video
Requesting items from the BARN (storage)
pdf | Word | Video
Course-Specific Tutorials
Librarians can adapt any of the above tutorials to better suite your needs or create a tutorial for a specific class which can be imported into WebCT. We can also suggest additional tutorials covering the research process and information literacy.
OSS 1400: Searching the Catalog and Using Boolean Operators
WebCT file
COMD: Library Resources for COMD Graduate Distance Students
WebCT file
BIS 2200: Business Information Systems
WebCT file
How to upload zip files to WebCT
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.