Library Tutorials

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Research Skills

These set of tutorials cover the foundational research skills you need
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Library 101

These tutorials cover the how-tos of using the library
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Subject Specific

These tutorials cover how to find and use resources in specific subject areas

Research Skills Tutorials

Library 101 Tutorials

  • How to Find a Database
    Video on using the Libraries' website to locate databases. (1:27)

  • Finding Articles
    Guide on places to look to search for journal articles.

  • Finding Articles Using Ebsco Databases
    A screencast tutorial on how to search for articles in the EBSCOhost interface using their advanced search option. EBSCOhost is the interface for many popular and multidisciplinary databases, like Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Ultimate, PsychInfo, Sociology Source Ultimate, and more. (2:38)

  • Get It!
    A visual guide for using the Get It! button in databases to check for library access to electronic materials or requesting items through Interlibrary Loan.

  • Finding Books
    A visual guide to searching for, locating, and checking out books. Also see our Finding Books guide for a FAQ.

  • Finding Ebooks
    A quick visual guide to searching for only ebooks and how to download individual chapters or entire copies to your own computer. For more details on ebooks, see our in-depth Ebooks guide.

  • Inter-Library Loan (ILL)
    Visual guide on how to create an ILL account, how to submit an ILL request and how to retrieve the item(s).

  • Finding Primary Sources
    Guide defining primary sources and how to find them at Binghamton University Libraries.

  • Statistics and Data
    Guide that covers the difference between statistics and data, how to access them, and sources to look for them.

  • Citation Help and Academic Honesty
    How to cite sources and images using APA, MLA, Chicago and other styles and information on academic honesty and plagiarism avoidance.

  • Citation Managers Guide
    Learn how to use various free citation management tools that allow you to save and organize your citations and create bibliographies.

Subject-Specific Tutorials

  • BioGeoChemistry
    In this module, you will learn how to search for books, use databases to find articles, and search strategies.

  • Biomedical Chemistry
    In this module, you will learn how about finding general information on Biomedical Chemistry, locating journal articles on Biomedical Chemistry, searching strategies, and chemical structure drawing tools.

  • Biofilms
    This module includes ways to find general information about biofilms, identify and locate texts that cover biofilms and ways to find and access research articles on biofilms using journals and databases.

  • Drug Discovery
    This module includes ways to find general information on pharmacology, identify and locate journal articles, search strategy advice, and citing for pharmacology.

  • Ecological Genetics
    In this module, you will learn about finding reference sources and books on ecological genetics, locating journal articles in Web of Science, and using cited reference searching to find related research.

  • Geospatial Remote Sensing
    In this module, you will learn to find books using the Catalog, articles using databases, additional research resources, and help with research.

  • Image and Acoustic Signals
    In this module you will learn how to find books and relevant databases for image and acoustic signals and what library computing resources are available.

  • Molecular and Biomedical Anthropology
    In this module, you will learn how to access the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) site, use Pubmed for research, and use the Libraries website to find databases.

  • Neuroscience
    In this module you will learn about: databases used to find articles about neuroscience, search strategies using Find It!, professional organizations and mobile apps for research.

  • Public Health
    In this module, you will learn how to create and use a PICO search in library databases, database search strategies, and how to perform cited reference searching.

  • Smart Energy
    In this module you will learn about finding general information on smart energy, locating journal articles on smart energy, search strategy advice, and chemical structure drawing tools.

Current Events

  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context
    Find information on all sides of selected social issues and current hot topics using Opposing Viewpoints in Context. (1:29)

Economics

Finance & Management

Sciences

  • GeoRef
    A brief tutorial on how to search GeoRef, a database primarily for the geosciences.(4:09)

  • PICO
    This tutorial will teach you to use PICO, a model to outline a clinical research question. (8:40)

  • CINAHL
    This video tutorial covers how to search in CINAHL, a database covering nursing, allied health, biomedical, and consumer health (9:13).

  • Using MeSH in PubMed
    This video tutorial will give you a brief introduction on how to search for and use Medical Subject Headings MeSH in the PubMed database. (2:32)

  • IEEEXplore
    A walkthrough tutorial on how to search IEEEXplore, a database full of the Intitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers publications. IEEEXplore has material across all science and technology disciplines.

Social Sciences

  • Sociological Abstracts
    A guide that covers the content and unique features of the Sociological Abstracts database.

Art and Art History

  • Using Images
    Guide on how to search for, cite, and evaluate images.