PVC Library Tutorials

Palo Verde College Library Harry A. Faull Library

Tutorials and instructions from vendors and libraries:

General Research Tutorials:	Internet Research Tutorials:	Database Tutorials:	Database Search Techniques
Research Strategies	Google, getting the most out of...	Article search (EbscoHost)	Boolean operators
Citations	Evaluating Websites		Keyword Searching
Plagiarism			Scholarly vs. popular articles
Mouse tutorials		Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)

General Research Tutorials

Research Strategies

Comments: Quick animated tutorial from Colorado State University Libraries
URL: http://lib.colostate.edu/tutorials/five_steps_info.html
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: No	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): 2-3 mins.

Research Strategies
Comments: From University of Idaho, tips for conducting research for a paper
URL: http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/tutorial/s1_01.htm
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: Yes	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): N/A

Citations
Comments: Excellent tutorial. Short modules on identifying different parts of a citation.
URL: http://www.umsl.edu/services/libteach/cites/menu1ci.html
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: Yes	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): varies w/module

Plagiarism
Comments: Interactive and fun tutorial from Acadia University, Nova Scotia
URL: http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
Speakers needed: Yes
Interactive: Yes	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): 10 mins.

Mouse Tutorials:

Excellent Mouse Tutorial from Palm Beach County Library System
http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm?

Photos showing how to hold a mouse for both left and right-handers, plus exercises,
from Northville District Library, Michigan
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/welcome.htm

Internet Research Tutorials
Google, scroll down for Yahoo

Google

Google
Comments: Search tips
URL: http://www.googleguide.com/intro.html
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: No	Self-paced: N/A	Length (approx.): N/A

Google
Comments: Interesting Google features
URL: http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/google.html
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: Yes	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): N/A

Evaluating Websites

Comments: Great interactive tutorial from Indiana State University
URL: http://panther.indstate.edu/tutorials/websites/index.html
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: Yes	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): 5 mins.

Evaluating Websites
Comments: Hip, fun animated tutorial from Colorado State University Libraries
URL: http://lib.colostate.edu/tutorials/webeval.html
Speakers needed: Yes, but words do appear on screen
Interactive: No	Self-paced: No	Length (approx.): 3 mins.

Evaluating Websites
Comments: Detailed, instructional guide from UC Berkeley
URL: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: N/A	Self-paced: N/A	Length (approx.): N/A

Evaluating Websites
Comments: Good interactive site from University of Wisconsin
URL: http://www.library.wisc.edu/projects/ggfws/iwitutorials/searchengines/iwssearchengines.htm
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: Yes	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): N/A

Database Tutorials

EbscoHost Tutorial
Comments: From Ebsco itself. Each link covers slightly different topics.
URL: http://support.epnet.com/training/tutorials.php
Speakers needed: Yes, but words do appear on screen also
Interactive: No	Self-paced: No	Length (approx.): N/A

Access Science - currently, do not have subscription, sorry.
Comments: From Access Science, the digital version of the respected McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
URL: http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/accessscience/demo/ OR... http://www.accessscience.com/server-java/Arknoid/science/AS (click on Site Demo)
Speakers: Yes
Interactive: No	Self-paced: No	Length (approx.): 4-5 mins

Opposing Viewpoints
Comments: From the vendor (Gale): guided tour and more of Opposing Viewpoints
CenterSearch tips: http://www.gale.com/pdf/searchtip/ovrc_tip.pdf
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: No	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): N/A

Database Search Techniques

Boolean Searching
*Comments: "The Boolean Machine" by Rockwell Schrock. Simple, one page interactive exercise that demonstrates the boolean operators and, or* and not.**
URL: http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: Yes	Self-paced: n/a	Length (approx.): 30 seconds

Boolean Searching
Comments: From Colorado State University, good examples
URL: http://lib.colostate.edu/tutorials/boolean_info.html (beginner) http://lib.colostate.edu/tutorials/booleanadv_info.html (advanced)
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: No	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): 3-5 mins.

Keyword Searching
Comments: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
URL: http://guides.library.bloomu.edu/content.php?pid=52898&sid=395805
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: No	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): N/A

Keyword Searching
Comments: University of Illinois
URL: http://www.library.illinois.edu/learn/tutorials/keywordvssubject.html
Speakers needed: No
Interactive: No	Self-paced: Yes	Length (approx.): N/A

Keyword Searching
Comments: University of Missouri-St. Louis, tutorial
URL: http://www.umsl.edu/services/libteach/keyword.html
Speakers:
Interactive:	Self-paced:	Length (approx.):

Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals

Comments: Handout, University of Texas, San Antonio
URL: http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/scholarlyguide.html
Speakers: N/A
Interactive: N/A	Self-paced: N/A	Length (approx.):

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