How Do I? UW Libraries
by UW Libraries
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Description
Short video tutorials from UW Libraries on common library questions, like how to: access resources from off-campus; find full-text articles, electronic books, e-newspapers, dvds and video, chemical data and more; organize citations, use research databases, search tips and much more.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoExporting from EBSCO to Refworks | How do I export citations from an EBSCO database into Refworks? | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoGoogle Scholar | How to set up Google Scholar | 11/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoHow do I find journal articles in political science and public affairs? | If you're studying public policy and international studies, there's one resource you should know about: it's called PAIS, Public Affairs Information Service. | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoTRIG: Intro to the Libraries | Library research class intro for the 2010 Transfer Interest Group (TRIGs) Research and Discovery Project | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoWhat is a Scholarly Journal Article? | Chances are you'll need to find a scholarly journal article for a research paper or project in the near future. But, wait, what is a scholarly journal article? How is it different from a popular source like a newspaper or magazine article? Let's reduce the confusion on scholarly journal articles. | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoFIG: Intro to the Libraries | Library research class intro for the 2010 Freshman Interest Group (FIGs) Research and Discovery Project | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoHow Do I listen to articles? | The databases that offer audio of their articles include: Factiva, Wilson Web, Academic OneFile, Library Press Display, and Gale Virtual Reference. | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoHow do I find engineering conference proceedings? | Conference proceedings can be tricky to find since sometimes they are cataloged individually (like a book) or as a series (like a journal). This tutorial will give you some tips on tracking down the proceedings you are looking for. | 4/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoHow do I find engineering data? | Compendex and Inspec allow you to search for scholarly journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports, technical standards and more. | 4/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoHow Do I Stay Current with Email Alerts? | There are many ways you can stay up to date using tools like email alerts or RSS feeds to learn about new articles or books from your favorite journals or databases. In this tutorial, we will show you how to setup email alerts from journals and the UW Library Catalog. | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoHow do I use an EBSCO Database? | Finding scholarly journal articles will be necessary throughout your academic career. In this tutorial, learn some techniques for searching EBSCO's Academic Search Complete database, which is a good general starting point for most research. | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoHow Do I Stay Current with RSS Feeds? | There are many ways you can stay up to date using tools like email alerts or RSS feeds to learn about new articles or books from your favorite journals or databases. In this tutorial, we will show you how to setup an RSS Feed to alert you when a journal has new articles available. | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoHow Do I use CQ.com to get info congressional info? | Would you like an easy to understand explanation of a congressional bill you have been following? Would you like to track a bill and how it impacts other bills or laws? Would you be interested in reading news stories about congressional bills from a highly respected news source? These are just a few of the useful tools you can find through CQ.com. | 3/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoHow do I find electronic books available through UW Libraries? | How do I find online books available to me through the UW Libraries? | 2/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoHow Do I Search for Scholarly Chemical Data? | Trying to find chemical information? Search for chemical literature, chemical structures/substructures, reactions and property information, molecular formulas, crystallography and more. | 2/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoHow do I find online newspaper articles? | Do you need to find an online newspaper article on a specific topic? You can access current local, national and international newspapers online through the UW Library website. | 2/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoHow do I set up and use RefWorks to keep track of my citations? | RefWorks is a tool that you can use to keep track of your citations and automatically create bibliographies. Access your RefWorks account with your UW NetID. | 2/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoHow do I find full-text Dissertations and Theses? | Find dissertations and theses written at any institution and also specifically by UW students | 2/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Episodes |
