These resources are training aids for the Student Assistans here at Levi Watkins Learning Center.
Introduction to Electronic Databases - For Library Student Assistants. To be used in conjunction with the Library’s electronic databases .
Introduction to the Library Website - For Library Student Assistants. To be used in conjunction with the Levi Watkins Learning Center Web Site.
Introduction to HORNet Cat - For Library Student Assistants. To be used in conjunction with HORNet Cat.
How to Find Full-Text Electronic Articles
How to Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Sources (Faulkner University)
Tutorials for Specific Databases
JSTOR - JSTOR tutorials for searching, browsing, and MyJSTOR.
Ebsco Host - Tutorials for general searching using the Ebsco Host databases.
MedlinePlus - Tutorial for using the medical database MedlinePlus.
Tutorials Created By Other Individuals or Libraries
Bare Bones 101: A BASIC TUTORIAL ON SEARCHING THE WEB - From the University of South Carolina's Beaufort Library. Covers troubleshooting searches, library gateways, Boolean Logic, Alta Vista, Google, Yahoo.
Evaluation of Information Sources: Popular vs. Scholarly - From Louisiana State University. Explains how to distinguish scholarly from popular sources.
Finding Information on the Internet from UC Berkeley Library - Browser guides, selecting a topic, recommended search strategy, glossary of internet jargon, powerpoint presentation and handouts.
FYI Research Tutorial - Helps those who are new to research develop some of the necessary basic skills.
Learn the Net - The basics of Internet searching along with more advanced topics such as joining newsgroups, building a Web site, and doing E-business