Getting Started
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Video Tour of Library
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.
SDSU Research Tutor
Getting started with research: determining topic; finding information; evaluating information; citing information. Includes quiz.
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
- EBSCOhost tutorials (Basic or Advanced). (EBSCOhost databases include Academic Search Premiere, Business Source Premiere, CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PsycInfo) (Basic Search Help sheet)
- ProQuest (requires Flash Plug-In) (User Guide in PDF)
- LexisNexis Academic (Tutorials linked right side of search screen)
- FirstSearch Guided Tour (includes ERIC)
- PubMed/MedlineTutorial
- ScienceDirect User Guides and Tutorials
- CSA Illumina (includes Sociological Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts) (includes links to print search guides by database)
- Wilsonweb (PDF) (requires Adobe Reader)
Click the icons (
) or 
while in a database to learn more about the scope (coverage) and specific search features of individual databases.
Subject-Specific Tutorials
Evaluating Nutrition Information
This tutorial will help you learn how to evaluate nutrition information and learn steps in the critical thinking process. Created by the University of Idaho.
Reading Scientific Papers
This tutorial will help you learn why you need to use scientific information and how to
read it. Created by the Purdue University Library.
Handouts
10 Easy Steps to Get Started With the SDSU Library and Information Access (graduate students)
Connect @ SDSU Library: Tips for Undergraduates
RefWorks: Need help with your bibliography?
