Getting Started
Instructors: Register your course for an online tutorial or in-person instruction session
Library Basics Tutorial
Get familiar with Library resources and services.
Video Tour of Library
Understanding LC Call Numbers
This 5 minute video will explain call numbers and show you how to find items in the library.
Finding the Full Text
This 3 minute video
will show you how to find the full text of journal articles.
Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room Orientation
This video will introduce you to using the Reading Room in Special Collections and University Archives.
Scholarly/Peer Review Journals and Popular Magazines
Explains the differences between journals and magazines.
Plagiarism Tutorial (Click here for a Lower Bandwidth Text-only Version) (Information for Instructors)
Explores plagiarism, paraphrasing, and citing sources. Includes a pre-test, graded quiz, and paraphrasing practice exercises.
Paraphrasing Tutorial
Explores paraphrasing and the use of direct quotes. Includes a pre-test, a hands-on activity for students to practice writing paraphrases, and a quiz.
Special Collections and University Archives: Using Finding Aids
This tutorial will introduce you to using finding aids to access archival and manuscript materials in Special Collections.
SDSU Research Tutor NOTE: The this tutorial is being redesigned and will be unavailable during the Fall 2011 semester.
Getting started with research: determining topic; finding information; evaluating information; citing information.
Using Boolean Operators
This video will show you how to develop an effective search strategy using Boolean operators.
Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface
What is a wiki? How does information get into Wikipedia in the first place? Who creates it? This short animation introduces viewers to what goes on behind-the-scenes so they can make the best use of what's on the surface.
This video was created by North Carolina State University Libraries.
Using Article Databases
- See new library site for Using Article Databases tutorials.
Subject-Specific Tutorials
- See new library site for Subject-Specific Tutorials.
Handouts
- See new library site for handouts available for download.
