YouTube Tutorials || Using Databases || Finding Books & More || General Research Needs || For Faculty

Here you will find guides describing how to use a number of the Library's resources for conducting research and locating needed information. New guides are always being added, so check back on this page often. If you don't see a guide that answers a specific question you have, feel free to e-mail the Library webmaster to make a suggestion.

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Databases:

How to find the full text of an article online through the Library databases (2:50)
How to locate any print or electronic newspaper, magazine, or scholarly journal owned by the Library (3:39)
How to locate scholarly & peer-reviewed articles in Library databases (4:39)
How to use Academic Search Premier database (6:50)
How to use e-books with ebrary and netLibrary (5:45)
How to use JSTOR database (3:37)
How to use LexisNexis Legal (5:03)
How to use LexisNexis News (2:43)
How to use Literature Online (3:26)
How to use Literature Resource Center (2:56)
How to use ProQuest database (7:21)
How to use Wilson OmniFile database (5:49)

Library Catalog:

How to search for a book by title (1:48)
How to search for books by subject category (4:07)
How to search for a book by author's name (1:59)
How to search for books with a "Keyword Anywhere" (3:37)
How to find an electronic book (e-book) (2:35)
How to search for DVDs, VHS, CDs, and other audio-visual materials (2:59)
How to renew materials online through the Library website (1:24)
How to locate materials that have been placed on reserve (1:40)

Miscellaneous:

How to locate company information (4:41)
How to locate industry information (6:15)
How to use Google Scholar (1:38)