Self-guided Tutorials
Learn about the importance of academic integrity, how to avoid plagiarism, and basic tips for citing and documenting your sources in your coursework. This tutorial can be taken all at once, or in three separate sessions. To take the tutorial in one session, click on:
Note for students: If your instructor has asked that you take this tutorial and the accompanying quiz, it should be located in your Canvas course. In the event that you do not have this in one of your Canvas courses, please contact Spencer Jardine or Alyssa Marquez.
Note for instructors: If you want to download the module links and quizzes into your Canvas course, go to the Canvas Commons module Using Information Responsibly. Click on the “Import/Download” button to insert it into your course. This Importing Course Content from Canvas Commons video may be useful.
ResearchPath Tutorial
The ResearchPath Tutorial offers research tips and tricks to enable researchers to do their work.
- College Level Research
- Define and Refine Your Topic
- Using OneSearch
- Using the Internet
- Citing Sources
Note to students: Look for ResearchPath Tutorial quizzes in your Canvas course.
Note to instructors: If you want to import the module links and quizzes into your Canvas course, go to the Canvas Commons module ResearchPath. Click on the “Import/Download” button to insert it into your course. This Importing Course Content from Canvas Commons video may be useful. Contact Spencer Jardine or Alyssa Marquez for further assistance.
The Library of Congress Call Number System
Learn about call numbers in the SearchPath Tutorial section titled Understanding Call Numbers.
Multimedia Tutorials
These tutorials include an audio component and run automatically.
- Asking a Reference Question. (4:54)
- Citing Sources with the Database Icons. (4:41)
- Database Features: How to Use the Databases Best. (4:06)
- Find a Book in the Eli M. Oboler Library. (3:37)
- Find it @ ISU Button: Full Text, Library Services, and More. (4:19)
- Finding the Full Text to Articles Do you have my article? (3:47)
- Finding Reference Sources and Statistics with Google. (1:33)
- Finding Scholarly Articles at ISU (3:23)
- ISU Library Website Basics (3:20)
- Requesting Materials from Main Library for Distance Students: A tutorial for distance students and faculty.(4:50)
- Wikipedia: Understand Wikipedia and Make the Best Use of It. (3:41)
Advanced
- Key Word Searching. (2:01)
- Narrowing a Topic: General Tips (4:59)
- Reference Sources: Limit Results by Location in the Library Catalog. (5:38)
- SCORE Learn how to evaluate the sources chosen for your research project based on the SCORE criteria of Scope, Currency, Originality level, Reason, and Expertise of author. The resulting credibility score and your judgment about relevance to your topic combine to determine which source(s) to use for your college-level research project. (13:15)
Tutorials Created by Our Vendors and Others
- EBSCOhost Advanced Searching
- EBSCOhost Basic Searching
- JSTOR Support YouTube Channel
- JSTOR Article Tutorials
- LexisNexis Academic Tutorials
- LexisNexis Academic YouTube Channel
- ProQuest
- PsycINFO Basic Tutorial (EBSCOhost 2.0)
- PubMed Online Training
- ScienceDirect: Tutorials Menu
- Web of Science Recorded Training
- Web of Science Search Tips
Multimedia Tutorials Creators
| Catherine Gray | Librarian at ISU Library -- Idaho Falls |
| Atul Mehta | Tutorial Assistant |
| Sabin Subedi | Former Tutorial Assistant |
| Laura Gleason | Student Success Librarian |
| Molly Montgomery | Former ISU Librarian |
| Lingpei Zou | Former Teaching Assistant |
| Spencer Jardine | Coordinator of Instruction in Pocatello |
Contact
- For tutorial suggestions and comments, please contact Spencer Jardine, Coordinator of Instruction, at (208) 282-5609, or libinst@isu.edu.
- If you need immediate assistance with research, and these tutorials do not appear to answer your questions, drop by the reference desk for informal help from a librarian at the reference desk, call (208) 282-3182, or send an email via Ask a Librarian.