LibGuides: Help for Students: Library Resource Tutorials

How-to Videos for Online Library Instruction

Created by STLCC Libraries faculty and staff, these short videos will help you use our resources.

Overviews

A Quick Overview of STLCC Libraries (1:30)
Find out about the STLCC Libraries -- Free, friendly, and here for you!
Connecting with the STLCC Libraries (3:00)
Watch this video to find out why you should and how you can spend time with your STLCC Libraries.

Databases

Find Databases (4:32)
Watch this short video to help you navigate to different databases on the STLCC Libraries website.
Academic OneFile for Topic Selection (6:28)
Watch this video to learn how to use Academic OneFile to help you choose a topic.
Access World News (4:02)
Watch this short video to learn how to use Access World News to explore topics and find newspaper articles.
Using Films on Demand (4:35)
Watch this short video to learn how to navigate one of our film databases.

Requesting Materials

Searching for Specific Materials

Searching Library Resources

Keyword Searching in the Library Catalog
A brief tutorial which shows how to construct keyword searches specifically for the library catalog, as compared to natural language searching on the web.
Locating Books in the Libraries
A brief tutorial which shows how to find the books on the shelves in STLCC libraries.
Controlled Vocabulary
A brief, generic tutorial introducing the use of controlled vocabulary in library catalogs and databases.
Reference Resources
Eight minute tutorial introducing basic electronic and print reference materials. (8.00 min., Smith)
Search It! to find books, articles, videos and other sources with just one search
Created by Becky Helbling and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. An interactive tutorial designed to introduce the Libraries' discovery tool. Students' work can be collected and sent to instructors. Contact Becky at rhelbling@stlcc.edu for more information.
What is a Database?
A brief tutorial explaining databases (4:30 min., Smith)

Interactive Tutorials for Information Literacy

These interactive tutorials encourage students to think and respond. Responses can be collected and sent to instructors.

Good Research Starts with Questions
Designed to get students thinking about how to ask good questions for research.
Created by adapting materials from rightquestion.org and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Searching Should Be Strategic
Designed to get students thinking about a set of strategies they can use to find information.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Search It! to find books, articles, videos and other sources with just one search
Designed to introduce the Libraries' discovery tool.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Thinking about the Value of Information
Designed to get students thinking about evaluating information for college-level work.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Why Cite?
Designed to get students thinking about why we use citation in academic work.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Help for Selected Databases

Each listing in our A-Z list of databases includes more information about the database and often provides links to help pages or tutorials. Click on "more" to see additional information.

Below are links to guides we hope you will find helpful!

ABI/INFORM FAQ videos
ProQuest brings you ABI/INFORM, one of our "Big Five" databases, and they have a YouTube channel!
Credo Reference Subject Guides
This index will lead you to Credo topic pages in many, many subject areas.
Films on Demand Guide
Details on advanced uses of Films on Demand including an introductory video, how to create playlists, and more.

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