Tutorials and Handouts
- Citing Sources
- Library Resources and Services
- The Research Process
- Searching for Articles
- Searching for Books
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Citing Sources
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Creator: NLU's former Center for Academic Development. Format: Interactive Tutorial. Voice narration.
- How Do I Cite?
- Creator: Alvin Sherman Library. A menu of concise video tutorials on the new 6th edition of APA.
- RefWorks
- Format: LibGuide. Quick Guide (PDF). RefMobile (PDF)
Library Resources and Services
- Accessing the Library from Off-Campus
- Format: Video. Duration: 2:22 minutes. Voice narration. Text version
- Tour of the NLU Library Web site
- Format: Video. Duration: 4:21minutes. Voice narration.
- Using Films on Demand Streaming Videos
- Format: LibGuide / text version
- Introduction to the NLU Library Web site
- Format: LibGuide / text version
- Library Services
- Format: Handout (PDF)
The Research Process
- Information Literacy
- Format: Tutorial. Duration: 3 minutes. Voice narration. Certificate of completion. Text version.
- Organization of Information
- Format: Tutorial. Duration: 12 minutes. Voice narration. Certificate of completion. Text version.
- Searching Techniques
- Format: Tutorial. Duration: 8 minutes. Voice narration. Certificate of completion. Text version.
- Finding Keywords. Format: Handout (PDF)
- Boolean Operators. Format: Handout (PDF)
- Evaluating Web Sources
- Format: Tutorial. Duration: 5 minutes. Voice narration. Certificate of completion. Text version.
- Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals. Format: Video. Duration: 3 minutes. Voice narration.
Searching for Articles
- How to Search for Articles
- Format: Handout (PDF). Text version.
- Searching EBSCOHost Databases
- Format: Video. Duration: 4 minutes. Voice narration. PowerPoint version (download to view as a slide show). Text version.
- Searching for Information with Hoovers
- Format: Video. Duration: 8 minutes. Voice narration. More Hoovers training videos.
- Searching for Articles: JSTOR
- Format: Video. Duration: 5 minutes. Voice narration. JSTOR Handout.
- Searching for Articles: Lexis Nexis
- Tutorials include Overview, Selecting Sources, & Working with Results
- Searching for Articles: ProQuest ABI/Inform Global
- Format: Handout (PDF)
- Searching for Articles: Sage Deep Backfile
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- Searching for Wall Street Journal Articles in ProQuest ABI/Inform Global
- Format: PowerPoint version (download to view as a slide show)
- Searching for Articles: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
- Format: Handout (PDF)
- Browsing Full Text Journals
- Format: LibGuide / text version
- Finding Full Text Articles
- Format: LibGuide / text version
- Requesting Full Text Articles through ILLiad
- Format: LibGuide / text version
Searching for Books
NLU Catalog
- How to Search for Books
- Format: Handout (PDF). Text version.
- Searching for Books
- Includes keyword searching, creating an account, & requesting books. Format: PowerPoint (download to view as a slide show). Text version.
- Renewing Books Online
- Format: PowerPoint (download to view as a slide show). Text version.
- eBrary Overview: Tutorial
- Format: Tutorial. Duration: 10 minutes. Voice narration. LibGuide.