Learn how to use important library resources as well as techniques needed to be an effective researcher by exploring the following tutorials. Pick and choose the tutorial you need and work at your own pace.The tutorials run between 5 to 30 minutes each. Use the tutorials to brush up your skills or learn how to use a new resource. Please contact the Reference Desk if you have any questions.
HS/HSL Video Tutorials
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Tutorials
| Copyright Basics Tutorial Learn the basics of copyright law and how it applies to an academic setting. (Tutorial created by Maricopa Community Colleges Office of General Counsel) |
| Evaluating Information Tutorial Learn how to evaluate information found in books, articles and websites. (Tutorial created by Duke University Medical Center Library and Health Sciences Library, UNC-Chapel Hill) |
| Facts & Comparisons Learn how to use Facts & Comparisons-- a drug information database.(Tutorial created by Wolters Kluwer) |
| Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine |
| Medical Information on the Internet: Guide for Health Reporters and Consumers |
| Plagarism Tutorial |
| PubMed Tutorial Learn how to search PubMed. This tutorial explains what PubMed is and how to: develop search strategies; display, save, print, sort, e-mail and order search results; use Limits, Preview/Index, History, Clipboard and Details features; link to full-text articles and other resources; and use PubMed services: MeSH Database, Journal Database, Single Citation Matcher, Clinical Queries, and My NCBI. (Tutorial created by National Library of Medicine) |
| RefWorks Tutorial Learn how to use RefWorks--a web based citation management system that allows you to create, manage, and organize a personal database of citations. RefWorks is free to all UMB Faculty, Staff, and Students. (Tutorial created by RefWorks) |
| Sociological Abstracts Learn how to use Socialogical Abstracts-- a resource for accessing information about research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The guide walks you through the database. (Guide developed by CSA) |
| Tests and Measurements |
| Web of Science
(Tutorials created by Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University Libraries) |