We utilize several providers of electronic databases including EBSCO, JSTOR, FirstSearch, and Proquest. Each provider describes detailed use of its database. These presentations may require the use of a Flash® player.
- EBSCO® Tutorial
- EBSCO Publishing provides a Flash presentation of its Guided Style tutorial to its research databases.
URL: http://support.epnet.com/CustSupport/Tutorials/advancedSearchGuided.html - JSTOR® Tutorials
- Learn how to search, browse, locate articles, and use other features in this set of video rich tutorials./
URL: http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/archives/tutorials.jsp - FirstSearch® Tutorial
- Here is an OCLC FirstSearch® tutorial on selecting a databases, then searching
for and using the results.
URL: http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/firstsearch/using/refcard/ - Proquest® Tutorial
- This is a Microsoft Word® document, and may require the use of StarOffice® or another text processor capable of opening MS Word files.
(DOC file) URL: http://training.proquest.com/trc/training/en/gettingstarted.doc - RefWorks Basics
- This is a guide to the RefWorks personal database that can “organize all your research.” See more
tutorials, including how to login, at http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/.
URL: http://library.csu.edu/tutorials/basics%20open.htm
