Learning Commons: Library Services & Resources During Coronavirus Response: Online Tutorials

Online tutorials

Tutorials webpage
Online tutorials can help students learn about the research process. Start with our tutorials page, where you can find tutorials on: Research Fundamentals, Copyright and Intellectual Property, English 112, and APA and MLA citations.

For a growing list of tutorials on other topics, try this list:

Database tours

Academic Search tour
Take this tour to learn the basics of DCCC's largest multidisciplinary collection of journals, magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and more.
NOTE: This tour does not work in Google Chrome. Please use Firefox, Safari, or some other browser.
Credo Reference tour
An interactive tour of Credo Reference, a great tool for finding background information, biographies, definitions, and more. Learn how to search for, select, print, email, and cite articles in Credo Reference.
NOTE: This tour does not work in Google Chrome. Please use Firefox, Safari, or some other browser.
Bloom's Literature Overview (Video: 4:00)
A basic overview of the content, scope, and search functions in Bloom's Literature.
ProQuest EBook Central (4:00)
A short video demonstration of searching and reading Ebooks on ProQuest Ebook Central. This clip starts at 0:35 to skip past the instructions for logging in. DCCC students should access ProQuest Ebook Central through our Databases A-Z webpage, and not by logging in through the ProQuest Ebook Central website.

Webinar recordings

DCCC librarians have recorded some of our Spring 2020 webinars on a variety of research topics. Follow links for embedable YouTube videos.

Keep in mind these videos may be unpublished at the end of the Spring 2020 semester, as they are not edited, and they may not be as timely in the future.

EBSCOhost searching and citation

These short video tutorials apply to most databases on the EBSCOhost platform, including:

Academic Search
APA PsycArticles
CINAHL
ERIC
Literary Reference Center Plus
MagillOnLiterature Plus
MasterFILE Premier
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Science Full Text Select
Vocational and Career Collection

Business Source Premier

Basic Searching on EBSCOhost-Business Source (Video: 3:30)
A quick YouTube demonstration on searching basics, produced by EBSCOhost.
Basic Searching on EBSCOhost-Business Source (PowerPoint slides)
Advanced searching: EBSCOhost/Business Source (Video: 3:15)
Take your search up a notch with advanced searching, demonstrated by this YouTube video produced by EBSCOhost.
Advanced searching: EBSCOhost/Business Source (PowerPoint slides)

Library Services & Resources During Coronavirus Response

Online tutorials

Database tours

Webinar recordings

EBSCOhost searching and citation

Business Source Premier

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