Videos & Tutorials
Librarians create instructional videos and tutorials for instructors to utilize in the classroom or online. Below are highlights from our collection. Please use our instruction request form to request customized online learning materials or contact Renae Watson, Online Learning & Student Success Librarian, with questions.
- Library Research 101 videos [Youtube playlist]
Short videos on: developing good research questions, primary and secondary sources, using other people's ideas, choosing a database, selecting and using keywords, using AND & OR in database searches, and selecting relevant articles.
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Library Research 102 videos [Youtube playlist]
Short videos on primary & secondary sources, literature reviews, evaluating information on the web, tracking down documents, and organizing sources.
- Getting to Know Morgan Library videos [Youtube playlist]
Two fun videos on Morgan Library's spaces and how to find and check out a book. (Audio description versions available in playlist.)
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CO150 Library Instruction Module
Tutorial created specifically for CO150 students, but works well for any student new to library research.
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Beginner: Keywords Tutorial
An interactive, accessible tutorial on how to select and brainstorm keywords from research questions. Students can earn a certificate if they pass a short quiz.
- Beginner: Search Techniques Tutorial
An interactive, accessible tutorial on how to use AND & OR to create searches in databases. Students can earn a certificate if they pass a short quiz.
- Advanced: Search Techniques Tutorial
An interactive, accessible tutorial on how to use the NOT operator, truncation, phrase searching, and nesting in databases. Students can earn a certificate if they complete all four sections of the tutorial.
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Advanced: Literature Reviews Tutorial
An interactive, accessible tutorial introducing literature reviews, including how to find "the literature," and getting started on writing. Students can earn a certificate they complete all four sections of the tutorial.
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Zotero Basics videos [Youtube playlist]
Walkthrough videos on getting started with Zotero, a free citation management software.
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