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Tutorials
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Table of Contents
Using the Library
Planning Your Search
Searching for Articles
Evaluating Your Sources
Citing Your Sources
Using the Library
Helpful Library Links
- E-Reference Shelf: quick, trustable information from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more.
- Subject & Course Research Guides: the library's most recommended sources for your subject.
- In-Depth Research Appointment: request an appointment with a Reference Librarian.
- Library Instruction Request Form: request library instruction sessions for your classes.
Video Instructions
Text Instructions
- Downloading Odum Library eBooks
- Getting Electronic Journal Articles Full Text
- GIL Classic Catalog Searching
- GIL Classic Catalog Searching for Movies and Music and other Audiovisuals
- GIL Classic Catalog Searching for Format Types
- GIL Express Request
- Interlibrary Loan & Odum Express
- Interlibrary Loan FAQ's
- Library FAQ's
- Library Instruction
- Media Center Tour
- Top Ten Services At Odum Library
- Top Ten Features of ILL / Odum Express
- WorldCat
Planning Your Search
Video Instructions
- Mapping Your Topic
- Search Tips: Boolean Operators and More
- Constructing Your Search Strategy
Searching for Articles
Video Instructions
- What is a Scholarly Database?
- Text version
- Finding Databases in GALILEO
- Using the "Find It" Button
- Searching in EBSCOhost Databases
- Searching in ProQuest Databases (ProQuest Youtube Playlist)
- Searching for News Resources
Text Instructions
Tutorials for specific databases:
- CINAHL
- ERIC
- Library Literature and Information Science database - Searching
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database - Searching
- LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts - Searching
- RIA Checkpoint Tax Research Library With Registration
- SciFinder Scholar Web Version Chemical Abstract Service
Evaluating Your Sources
Video Instructions
- Evaluation: Selecting the Best Sources for Your Research
- Text Version
Text Instructions
- Evaluating Journal Articles
- Evaluating Websites
- VSU Peer Review Guide
- Scholarly Journals vs. Trade Magazines vs. Popular Magazines Auburn University
Citing Your Sources
Style Guides
- APA Style Guide to Electronic References (PDF)
- DOI Primer from the APA
- DOI and URL Flowchart from the APA tells you when to use a DOI in your citation and when to use a website
- Free DOI Lookup
- APSA Style Guide Trinity College CiteSource
- APSA Guide (PDF)
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide University of Chicago Press
- Citing Government Information Sources
- Creating Persistent Links
- Research and Documentation Online (Diana Hacker) APA, Chicago, CSE, MLA
- Duke University: Citing Sources APA, Chicago, CSE, MLA, Turabian
- MLA Guide
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Formatting and Style Guide
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Citation Managers
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