LibGuides: Learn the Library: Quick Tutorial Videos

Quick Tutorial Videos - Databases

View short, tutorial videos of Library databases. Each video is approximately five minutes long.

Academic Video Online Premium & Psychotherapy.net Collection A collection of short tutorials including how to use the new video player. Click on Video Tutorials to find links to videos.
American Hospital Association (AHA) Data (via WRDS)
Annual Reviews Several short videos about searching and viewing results in the Annual Reviews database.
APA PsycTests & APA PsycInfo These brief tutorials show how to use features in EBSCOhost's APA PsycTests and APA PsycInfo databases.
Business Source Complete Demonstrates the basic searching and browsing functions of the Business Source Complete database.
CINAHL A collection of short tutorials on the CINAHL database.
Credo Reference A series of short training videos on Credo Reference.
Ebook Central
EBSCO eBooks
EBSCOHost Browsing Subject Terms This tutorial demonstrates how to browse the Subject Terms Authority File in EBSCOhost as well as how to create database searches using subject terms.
EBSCOhost Intro This short video introduces basic search techniques and the search results page in the EBSCOhost databases.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) This tutorial will demonstrate how to use the ERIC database, including how to conduct a phrase search and how to navigate the ERIC thesaurus.
ETS TestLink
Films on Demand A collection of short tutorials, including Creating a Playlist.
Gale Academic OneFile A series of short videos demonstrating the search features for Gale Academic OneFile database.
IEEE A collection of short tutorials, including Searching with IEEE Xplore.
IGI Global PDF to download for leaning to use the database and search functions. Quick tutorial video coming soon!
LearnTechLib PLAY IN FIREFOX OR INTERNET EXPLORER
MEDLINE Complete This tutorial demonstrates the features of the MEDLINE Complete database on the EBSCOhost interface, including basic searching and narrowing results on the result list. PPT download available.
Mergent Online A short video demonstration of the Mergent Online Database.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Nexis Uni This short Nexis Uni™ video will address using Boolean connectors and filtering options when conducting a search.
Ovid Introduction
ProQuest Overview Collection of 5 short videos on using the ProQuest database - Basic Search, Advanced Search, Publications Search, Search Results & Thesaurus
ProQuest Thesaurus Learn how to use the ProQuest thesaurus option and add subject terms to your search.
PsychiatryOnline A short video demonstration of the PsychiatryOnline database.
PubMed Quick Tours A collection of short tutorials on the PubMed database.
ReferenceUSA Two short video demonstrations of the ReferenceUSA database.
SAGE Journals A short video demonstration of the SAGE Journals database.
SAGE Knowledge A short video demonstration of the SAGE Knowledge database.
SAGE Navigator A short video demonstration of the SAGE Navigator database.
SAGE Research Methods Set of videos on specific functions of the SAGE Research Methods database.
SAGE Video Includes video demos for students and faculty.
ScienceDirect A short video demonstration of the ScienceDirect database.
SpringerLink A short video introduction to searching and browsing in the SpringerLink databases.
Statista PLAY IN FIREFOX OR INTERNET EXPLORER
Taylor & Francis Online Brief user guide to using Taylor & Francis.
Ulrichsweb This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Ulrichsweb database.
Web of Knowledge (Advanced) A collection of advanced tutorials on the Web of Knowledge database.
Wiley Online Library This tutorial will demonstrate how to use the Wiley Online Library database to locate peer-reviewed journal articles and how to browse journals by title.

Quick Start Videos

Ask a Librarian Quick Tutorial Video
Learn how to make the most of NU Library's Ask a Librarian service in this short video introduction.
Library Basic Training: Resources for Doctoral Success
Reviews the most important resources for your dissertation research. Learn how to search for scholarly articles and dissertations, place Interlibrary Loan requests, find information about research methodology and design, use Google Scholar, and more.
Library Orientation Workshop
Answers to general library questions regarding navigation, staff support, and available resources.
Library Website Quick Tutorial
Learn how to navigate the Library Website in this quick tutorial video.
Search Like an Expert
This tutorial provides you with the essential techniques to search like an expert, including phrase searching, Boolean operators, truncation and subject searching.

Quick Tutorial Videos - Research Skills

Creating a Search Alert in EBSCOhost - Tutorial
Creating Journal Alerts on EBSCOhost - Tutorial
A short video demonstration of how to create a journal alert in the EBSCOhost databases and Roadrunner Search.
EndNote
A collection of short tutorials, including EndNote Overview.
Find a Resource Tutorial
Tutorial demonstrates how to use Find a Resource, which searches all subscription databases for full-text journals and e-books, and browse for journals and ebooks by subject.
Google Scholar
A short video demonstration of using Google Scholar for academic research.
Google Scholar Cited By
A short video demonstrating how to use the 'cited by' feature in Google Scholar to find citing publications.
Identifying Journals Relevant to Your Topic
Learn how to identify scholarly journals relevant to your research topic and search within those journals.
Locate Dissertations by Chair
A short video demonstration of how to locate NU dissertations chaired by your own dissertation chair using ProQuest Dissertations & Theses @ Northcentral University.
My EBSCOhost Account
This brief tutorial demonstrates the features of a personal My EBSCOhost account.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
This short video will demonstrate how to use the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database to find full-text dissertations, narrow search results, and locate dissertations by particular Dissertation Chair.
Reading an Article in Roadrunner & EBSCOhost
This tutorial demonstrates the EBSCOhost Article Detailed Record as well as features of HTML Full Text and the PDF Full Text Viewer.
RefWorks Tutorials
A collection of short tutorials, including RefWorks Fundamentals.
RSS Tutorial
A short video describing what RSS is and how to use it.
Scholarly vs. Peer Reviewed Journals
This tutorial will review the difference between scholarly and peer reviewed journals, demonstrate how to limit search results, and demonstrate how to determine if a particular journal is peer reviewed.
Scholarly vs. Peer Reviewed Journals Activity
After viewing the Scholarly vs. Peer Reviewed Journals quick tutorial video, click the activity to test your skills.
Search Like an Expert
This tutorial provides you with the essential techniques to search like an expert, including phrase searching, Boolean operators, truncation and subject searching.
Using Persistent Links in Roadrunner & EBSCOhost
This tutorial demonstrates the difference between expiring session URLs and Persistent Links, which can be saved to bookmark and share search results and articles in EBSCOhost.
Web of Knowledge Analyze Results
This video demonstrates how to analyze a set of results within Web of Knowledge.
Web of Knowledge Getting Started
This video demonstrates how to conduct a topic search within Web of Knowledge.
WorldCat Quick Tutorial Video
This tutorial video shows how to locate items in local libraries using the WorldCat.org website.