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Basic Searching: Academic Libraries |
Strategies for effectively searching Ebsco databases in an academic environment. |
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CINAHL Basic and Advanced Searching Tutorial |
A PowerPoint tutorial with strategies for searching CINAHL, a comprehensive database of more than 2,000 nursing and allied health journals. |
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Ebscohost Mobile |
A five-minute video on how to search Ebsco databases on your Iphone, Android, or other smart phone. |
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Ebscohost Visual Search |
A five-minute video on how to use Ebsco's visual search tool to provide a new perspective on search results. |
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Finding Journal Articles Quicksheet |
Handout with step-by-step instructions for finding articles by topic using the library's electronic resources. |
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How to Create Search and Journal Alerts in Ebscohost |
Learn how to set up Ebsco databases to send you new issues of journals and new results for a search via email or RSS. This is a great way to stay current on a topic. |
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Integrated Search Tutorial |
Overview of the Library's integrated search interface. Integrated Search allows you to search multiple databases at the same time. |
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Introduction to Ebscohost |
This tutorial covers search features common to all Ebsco databases. |
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My Ebsochost Personalization Folder |
A step-by-step guide to setting up a personal account in Ebscohost that allows you to set your preferences and save search, articles, images, videos, and more across all Ebsco databases.
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| Ovid SP Overview
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An overview of the Ovid SP search interface, broken into sections for easy viewing. Created by Ovid. |
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Ovid SP Essential Training |
A series of tutorials that teach the skills necessary for effectively searching in Ovid SP. Created by librarians at the Yale Medical Library. |
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Handouts with information on using Ovid SP features for quick reference while searching Ovid databases. |
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PubMed Tutorial |
An overview of the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database. PubMed is a complete listing of all articles on medical subjects indexed by the NLM. The tutorial explains what pubmed contains and the selected terms used to describe the articles, and then shows how to build a search using the selected terms and how to manage search results. |
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PubMed Quick Tours |
A collection of brief tutorials on various features in PubMed. Topics include searching PubMed for a specific author or journal, managing results, and setting up and customizing a free user account. The Tutorials range from 1 to 5 minutes in length. |
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RefWorks User Guide |
A quick start guide with step by step instructions for using RefWorks, on online citation management program. |
| Research Resource Guide Handouts
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One- to two-page handouts with information about some of the best resources to use to research different subjects. |
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Transitioning 2 College |
This site contains videos, documents, and links to resources on how to do research and on using a college library. Developed at Kent State University. |
