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Welcome to the University of Alabama Libraries' Tutorial Page! Here you will find tutorials created by The University of Alabama which can assist you in your research needs at UA. You will also find a highly selective list of tutorials from other individuals and libraries which provide general information applicable to many areas of research.

Tutorials created by The University of Alabama

Crimson Navigate
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/WebTutorial/]
General introduction to library research skills and resources.

Bama Undergraduate Information Literacy Tutorial for Sciences (BUILT)
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/libraries/sel/built/]

Boolean Operators
[ http://www.lib.ua.edu/databases/search/shared/boolean.swf] Tired of unsatisfactory research results? Learn and use boolean operators.

Citation Searching [http://brunolib.cba.ua.edu/search/databases/tutorials/citation.html]
Citation searching, also called cited reference searching, is a specialized type of research in which the researcher searches for articles, books, or other materials that have cited or referenced a particular work.

E-Reserves
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/ereserves/ereserves.htm]
Learn to access e-reserves; search by instructor, department or course; and find the full text of items placed on e-reserve.

E-Reserves (Please plug in speakers or headphones before starting this tutorial.)
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/distance_ed/ereserves/EReservesdemo.htm]
This tutorial, originally designed for the distance learner, contains information helpful to anyone wishing to locate electronic course reserves.

EngineeringINFO Tutorial
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/EngineeringINFO/ ]
This tutorial introduces engineering information sources to engineering students. The emphasis is on electronic databases and other tools provided by Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering. It also includes sections on the mechanics of searching the Web and tips on information seeking for practicing engineers.

ExtremeSearch Tutorial (Please plug in speakers or headphones before starting this tutorial.)
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/distance_ed/extremesearch/ExtremeSearch.htm]
This tutorial, originally designed for the distance learner, contains information helpful to anyone wishing to use Extremesearch, the University Libraries federated search engine. ExtremeSearch enables the user to search many databases simultaneously.

From a Database to the Catalog
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/databases/search/shared/Catalog.swf] So there's no link to full text and you can't seem to find the article you want. What's your next step?

How to Read Call Numbers (Please plug in speakers or headphones before starting this tutorial.)
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/reading_call_numbers/reading_call_numbers.swf]
A step by step guide that demonstrates the process involved in taking a book's call number and finding that book in the library.

Interlibrary Loan (for distance learners)
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/ill/ILL_Tutorial.htm]
A brief tutorial on using the Interlibrary Loan service. Learn to request materials owned by the University Libraries as well as those that the Libraries don't own.

Libraries' Catalog

Library Tutorial for Distance Education (Please plug in speakers or headphones before starting this tutorial.)
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/DistanceEdTutorial/DElibtut4.htm]
This tutorial contains an overview of University of Alabama Libraries' resources and services, focusing on our web site.

Library Tutorial for Nursing
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/nursing/GES/]
This tutorial is designed to help Nursing students discover the resources available through the University Libraries.

Online Access Troubleshooting Guide (Interactive)
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/distance_ed/troubleshooting/troubleshootingguide.htm]
This interactive tutorial, originally designed for the distance learner, contains information helpful to anyone accessing University Libraries resources from off campus. You will be asked a series of questions relating to potential problems.

Play It Safe (Please plug in speakers or headphones before starting this tutorial.)
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/AntiPlagiarismTutorial/playitsafe.swf]
An Anti-Plagiarism Tutorial for students at The University of Alabama. Explains the basics of avoiding plagiarism and citing sources in APA format.

Truncation
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/databases/search/shared/truncation.swf ]
To truncate is to chop off the top or end of something. For our purposes we want to chop off the end of a word and replace the missing letters with a symbol.

 

Tutorials created by other individuals or libraries

Bare Bones 101: A BASIC TUTORIAL ON SEARCHING THE WEB [http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml] From The University of South Carolina's Beaufort Library. Covers troubleshooting searches, library gateways, Boolean Logic, Alta Vista, Google, Yahoo.

Evaluation of Information Sources: Popular vs. Scholarly [http://www.lib.lsu.edu/instruction/evaluation/evaluation06.html] from Louisiana State University. Explains how to distinguish scholarly from popular sources.

Finding Information on the Internet from UC Berkeley Library
[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html]
Browser guides, selecting a topic, recommended search strategy, glossary of internet jargon, powerpoint presentation and handouts.

FYI Research Tutorial [ http://www.uwec.edu/library/tutorial/]
Helps those who are new to research develop some basic skills.

Learn the Net [http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html ]
The basics of Internet searching along with more advanced topics such as joining newsgroups, building a Web site, and doing E-business

 

 

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