LIBRARY VIDEO TUTORIALS
| Developing a Topic (2:57) | Walkthrough of techniques to aid in developing a topic that can be effectively researched (by James Marshall) |
| Choosing Keywords (2:15) | Explains why keywords are important and suggestions for how to develop them (by James Marshall) |
| Keywords and Databases (4:58) | Explanation of logical operators and their importance, as well as examples of narrowing or broadening a database search (by James Marshall) |
| Popular and Scholarly Sources (2:36) | Details the difference between popular and scholarly sources, their characteristics, and their uses (by James Marshall) |
| Primary and Secondary Sources (2:48) | Details the difference between primary and secondary sources, their characteristics, and examples for different fields of study (by James Marshall) |
| Citation Basics (1:32) | A quick look at what a citation is, why they are used, and some components (by James Marshall) |
| Using Citations (7:30) | Examines search techniques to use Reference Lists to find related resources; shows examples of Bibliographic Mining and Cited Reference Searching (by James Marshall) |
| Searching the Journal Directory (4:20) | How to determine if the Library has access to a specific journal (by Caitlyn Cook) |
| Searching the CINAHL Database (8:28) | Exploring CINAHL’s unique search features (by Caitlyn Cook) |
| Search Tips for ScienceDirect (8:23) | Exploring ScienceDirect’s unique search features (by Caitlyn Cook) |
| Exploring HealthyPeople.gov (3:44) | Exploring the website for Healthy People 2020 (by Caitlyn Cook) |
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