Online Library Support Tutorials

The tutorials below demonstrate several services and resources owned by the UW Colleges that will help you get started with research.  All video tutorials have audio, so please make sure to have your volume on.

Library Services Tutorials

Librarian Introduction (1:14)

Library Services for You!

• One Stop Shop for Research - Library Course Pages (2:31)
• Request Books and Articles from across the nation using Interlibrary Loan (ILL) (3:43)

Research Skills

• Distinguishing between Scholarly, Popular, and Trade Publications (7:43)
• Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources (6:54)

How to Find Credible and Scholarly Articles

• Intro to Databases (2:55)
• Searching for Articles [635k PDF]
• Searching for Newspapers and Editorials (2:27)
• Find It button (2:47)
• Citation Linker (1:46)

Individual Databases

• Academic Search Complete (11:24)
  • This tutorial covers the broad database of Academic Search Complete as well as several general search features such as Limiting by Full Text, Date, and Scholarly Sources, using Subject Headings, HTML vs. PDF, and Citation Tools.
• Points of View (3:45)
• CQ Researcher (4:17)

Finding and Obtaining Books and Media

• Searching the Library Catalog [228k PDF]
• Searching the Four Year UWs through the Library Catalog [285k PDF]
• Requesting an Item from another UW School [205k PDF]

Effective Web Searching

• Using Wikipedia for Academic Research (4:17)
• Harnessing the Power of Google Filters (13:27) 
  • NOTE: Google Uncle Sam no longer exists. Try Search.USA.gov as an alternative.

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