Tutorials

Library Basics

• How can the library help me with research?
• How to find books (MICAL searching)
• Advanced searching in MICAL
• How to find & use eBooks
• How to renew library materials online
• How to find course reserves
• How to use the interlibrary loan service

Search Tips & Tricks

• Using AND, OR, and NOT (Boolean operators)
• Phrase searching
• Truncation
• Complex searching & nesting

Using Library Databases

• Why use the library databases instead of Google?
• How to pick the best database for your research
• How to find a specific article using its citation (Journal Finder)
• How to find a print arcle in the library (Journal Finder)
• How to find theses & dissertations
• How to find videos
• How to find news articles (LexisNexis, Google News)

Starting Your Research

• MC Research Tutorial
• Is this source right for my paper? (TRAAP evaluation)
• How to use Google Scholar