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Online Tutorials

Searchpath - an online information literacy tutorial
LibGuides - online research guides prepared by Sierra College librarians on a variety of subjects
ProQuest Basic Search Tutorial on VoiceThread | transcript
Using Literature Resource Center
Using EBSCO eBook Collection
Accessing Databases from Home on VoiceThread | transcript
Library Catalog Basic Search Tutorial on VoiceThread | transcript
Course Reserve Search
- Requesting Books from Other Campus Libraries on VoiceThread | transcript

ARTstor tutorials on YouTube
How to Identify Scholarly Journal Articles - YouTube video from Cornell University Library
Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web - from the Intute Virtual Training Suite
JSTOR tutorials
EBSCOhost Basic Search Tutorial

Research/Citation Styles

APA Citation Guide    pdf
Finding Library Materials on Controversial Topics  Word doc
Finding Primary Source Documents  Word doc
Journals vs. Magazines    Word doc
MLA Citation Guide - Online Resources    pdf
MLA Citation Guide - Print and Multimedia   Word doc

Avoiding Plagiarism - from Glendale Community College Library
Dewey Decimal Classification System - from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Library Terms

Library Vocabulary   Word doc
What is a Call Number?