These tutorials will help you learn how to use some of the resources and services available at Gutman Library, and how to search for information.

    General Information
    Connecting to Library Databases from On-Campus (Flash)
    Connecting to Library Databases from Off-Campus

    EBSCO Databases
    Advanced Searching (Flash)
    MyEBSCOhost: Creating a Personal Folder  / Search and Journal Alerts (Flash)
    Creating Search and Journal Alerts / Saving Advanced Searches (Flash)

    ProQuest Databases
   The "fast forward icon" is the "Forward Arrow" referred to in these tutorials
   The information in these tutorials applies to ALL ProQuest databases, not just the examples used

    Advanced Searching I  / Refining a Search  /  Using Proximity Operators & Truncation (Flash)
    Advanced Searching II / Index and Field Searching / Thesaurus (Flash)
    Using Smart Search  Features /  Suggested Topics / Topic Guide to Refine a Search (Flash)
    Managing Results I / Setting up a Search Alert (Flash)
    Managing Results II / My Research:  Saving, E-mailing, Creating Direct Links (Flash)
    Publication Search / Setting up an E-Mail Alert / Browsing Publication Holdings (Flash)
    Creating an RSS Feed with ProQuest (Flash)

    Cochrane Library
    HELP page, with a variety of support in several languages
        General Overview: (Power Point)
        Tutorials: (Flash)
            Pt 1: What is the Cochrane Library
            Pt 2: Tips on Advanced and MeSH searching
            Pt 3: Saved Searches / Setting up e-Alerts

   
    PubMed
    Connect to tutorials providing help with general searching , managing your PubMed results,
    and navigating and using MeSH headings to improve your searches

    PubMed Tutorials Page (Flash)


    PsycArticles (Flash)
    Click here for the full list of Ovid tutorials, listed in the lower right corner of the page

    Multi-Field Search--this is the default search page
    Basic Search--this provides Natural Language searching, and is another method to use
    in combination with Multi-field or Advanced Searching. Be sure that "Include Related Terms" is
    checkboxed, to conduct the most comprehensive search
    Working with Results--learn to view and save results
    Applying Limits to Your Results--learn how to further refine your results using various limits
   

    Science Direct College Edition E-Journal Collection
    Performing an Advanced Search
    Reviewing the Search Results
    Reviewing Documents
    Browsing Publications
    Using Alerts: Search, Topic,  Volume / Issue and Citation Alerts
    Personalizing Your Settings

    Engineering Village
    Overview, Basic Search Features, RSS (Power Point)
    Advanced Search Features, Using the Thesaurus (Power Point)

    OT Search
    Simple Search Tutorial
    Additional Search Tutorials

    RefWorks
    RefWorks provides a variety of tutorials on its website, in a variety of languages
        Refworks FAQs
        RefWorks in 15 Minutes (Power Point)
        Basic Tutorials
        Recorded Webinars - (WebEx: click the "playback" button) include:
            Installing and using Ref-Grab It (to import webpages)
            Four Ways to Create Bibliographies in Refworks
            Six Ways to Import Information into Refworks  and more!