Information Literacy Tutorials
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Item Open Access Psycinfo - Methodology field values(2013-04-12) Baer, RichardShows how to find the values for the methodology field in psycinfo. This field allows you to limit your search to scientific studies. Before doing so, you need to know how Psycinfo defines the methodology field.(1:44 min)Item Open Access Google Scholar - Cited by(2013-04-12) Baer, RichardShows how to update any search by finding an article in Google Scholar, then using "cited by" to find newer articles on the same subject.(1:48 min.)Item Open Access Google Scholar - Use it the one-stop way(2013-02-25) Baer, RichardShows the advantage of using Google Scholar through a library database. Contrasts a search from home with a search via the library showing the link to fulltext holdings from the library connection.Item Open Access Academic Integrity Tutorial(2012-07-31T13:50:24Z) Cunningham, AvrilAcademic Integrity at the University of Southern California is a tutorial developed in a partnership between USC Libraries and Student Judicial Affairs and Community Standards. Students have 24/7 access to a 15-minute online tutorial providing an overview of academic integrity at USC. A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of tutorial after correctly completing an online quiz. By the end of the tutorial students will know: (1) When and how to cite sources. (2) How to avoid plagiarism. (3) The sanctions related to violating academic integrity standards at USC. (4) How to avoid unauthorized collaboration. (5) How to avoid cheating and the falsification of information. (6) About library resources available to help achieve academic success as well as to avoid plagiarism.Item Open Access Academic Search Complete(2012-01-21) Ackerman, NicholeItem Open Access Academic Search Complete(2012-01-10) Ackerman, NicholeItem Open Access PsycBOOKS Basic Tutorial(2012-06-28T13:41:46Z) Badke, WilliamA basic tutorial for PsycBOOKS on the EBSCO platform.Item Open Access PsycINFO Advanced Tutorial(2012-06-04T18:50:45Z) Badke, WilliamA tutorial on advanced search features of PsycINFO on the EBSCO platform.Item Open Access PsycINFO Basic Tutorial(2012-05-28T21:16:02Z) William BadkeAn animated tutorial describing basic searching in PsycINFO on the EBSCO platform.Item Open Access How to Write an Annotated Bibliography(2012-05-04T21:13:31Z) Sheret, LarryThis tutorial describes the four elements of an annotated bibliography, the credentials and affiliations of the author, an article summary, a comparison/analysis with other articles, and an evaluation of the meaning the article has to the research being done.Item Open Access APA - running head: a simple method(2012-04-20T18:33:19Z) Baer, RichardA very quick and simple method for inserting a Running head into your APA paper using Microsoft Word 2007. 1:26 minItem Open Access ATLA Religion Database (EBSCO) Basic Search(2012-03-20T16:01:57Z) William BadkeA short instructional tutorial on basic use of ATLA Religion Database on the EBSCO platform.Item Open Access CBCA - Narrowing your search and saving your results(2012-02-27T14:38:30Z) Baer, RichardShows how to narrow a search by Document type and by location. Then it shows how to get your results through email, citing or exporting to Refworks. (3:02 min)Item Open Access CBCA Business and Reference - Introduction(2012-02-17T22:01:00Z) Baer, RichardThis short video (2:16 min) shows the basic operation of the CBCA database using the new Proquest interface. We search "pipelines" and then show how to narrow the search to scholarly databases, find full text and then narrow the search to the Enbridge pipeline project.Item Open Access PsycINFO Thesaurus Tutorial(2011-05-17T20:41:06Z) Dixon, DuncanThis tutorial describes how to use the PsycINFO thesaurus to do more advanced searches of the database.Item Open Access Searching Project MUSE with Library of Congress Subject Headings(2011-05-02T02:31:51Z) Larry SheretThis tutorial demonstrates how to perform a search of Project MUSE using Library of Congress Subject Headings.Item Open Access APA - finding a journal homepage(2011-04-21T12:47:22Z) Baer, RichardAPA 6th ed. requires a journal home page if there is no DOI. The tutorial shows how to find it in an EBSCO database and what to look for in a google search. (1:51 min.)Item Open Access Creating a running head in APA style(2011-04-11T18:18:40Z) Baer, RichardShows how to create a running head to conform with the 6th edition of APA style. (1:40 min.)Item Open Access Book or Journal - What's the difference?(2011-03-18T20:42:15Z) Baer, RichardTakes a result list from NCJRS and shows how to distinguish books from journals. (1:04 min.)Item Open Access Paraphrasing and APA citation(2011-02-04T19:55:22Z) Baer, RichardShows how to use a paragraph from an academic article in a nursing paper. Shows plagiarism, direct quotation and paraphrasing. 1:57 min.
