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. Crimson Navigate Boolean Operators Citation Searching [http://brunolib.cba.ua.edu/search/databases/tutorials/citation.html] From a Database to the Catalog How to Read Call Numbers (Please plug in speakers or headphones before starting this tutorial.) Interlibrary Loan (for distance learners) Library Tutorial for Distance Education (Please plug in speakers or headphones before starting this tutorial.) Library Tutorial for Nursing Play It Safe (Please plug in speakers or headphones before starting this tutorial.) Refworks Write-n-Cite Tutorial (Windows Only) Refworks Write-n-Cite Handout Truncation 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 Learn the Net [http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html ]
TUTORIALS CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
General introduction to library research skills and resources.
Tired of unsatisfactory research results? Learn and use boolean operators.
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.
[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?
[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.
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/sites/default/files/ILL_Tutorial.swf]
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
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/catalog/QuickSearch/QuickSearchTitle.htm]
You have a title, now what? This tutorial provides step by step instructions for searching by title in the Libraries' Catalog.
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/catalog/videorecordings/videorecordings.htm]
Numerous videorecordings, both videotapes and DVDs, are available in the University Libraries' collections.This tutorial shows you how to search for videorecordings in the Libraries' Catalog.
[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.
This tutorial is designed to help Nursing students discover the resources available through the University Libraries.
[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.
A brief tutorial on using Refworks Write-n-Cite add-in from off campus.
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/refworks/write_n_cite_offcampus.rtf]
[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
[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.
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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