Dalhousie University Libraries

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Welcome/Overview of Library Resources
English [3:09]
Arabic [3:09]
French [3:38]
Mandarin [3:19]
Spanish [3:08]
Urdu [4:18]
Interactive Research Skills series
Research Basics - includes quiz [10:00]
Searching Novanet - includes quiz [8:00]
Finding Journal Articles - includes quiz [10:00]
Evaluating Resources - includes quiz [10:00]
Researching Ethically (Plagiarism) - includes quiz [20:00]
Citing
Anatomy of an APA Journal Citation [4:29]
APA Format - 1. Format and Margins [1:27]
APA Format - 2. Spacing [1:43]
APA Format - 3. Title Page [3:33]
Citing Sources [7:00]
Paraphrasing [4:30]
You Quote It, You Note It - includes quiz [10:00]
Finding Articles
CINAHL - Basic [7:17]
Citation Linker [4:17]
Compendex Database - Saving Searches [2:13]
CSA Databases - Basic [4:33]
Ebsco Databases - Basic [4:47]
EMBASE Database
Get it @ Dal [2:37]
Journal Citation Reports [2:24]
Medline Database: PubMed Basics
Medline Database: searching the MeSH Database [3:00]
Medline Database: combining MeSH terms [4:00]
Medline Database: Applying subheadings [5:00]
Persistent URLs - What are they? [2:22]
Persistent URLs - How to make one [3:42]
Proquest Databases - Basic [5:32]
Prowler - Find Articles on a Topic [1:37]
Prowler - Interpreting Results[2:04]
Scientific Journal Literature [4:01]
Web of Science - Basic [2:28]
Web of Science - Analysis Tools [3:58]
Web of Science - Cited Reference Search [2:29]
Finding Books and other materials
Finding Books on Reserve [1:11]
Novanet - Finding Books by Author [2:00]
Novanet - Finding Books by Title [1:26]
Novanet - Finding Books by Topic [2:01]
Novanet - Finding EBooks [1:51]
Novanet - Finding Journals [2:15]
Novanet - How to read a Call Number [3:08]
Novanet - Limiting a search [1:58]
Novanet Express [1:57]
Novanet - Outputting Results [2:08]
Novanet - Your Library Account [2:05]
WorldCat - Basic Search [2:39]
WorldCat - Advanced [3:54]
Other Research Resources
Finding Patents [2:05]
Finding Standards [2:18]
Finding Technical Reports [1:48]
Finding Theses at Sexton [2:23]
RefWorks - Basic [2:11]
RefWorks - Importing PubMed records - no audio [3:25]
Services
Research at a Distance [5:00]
Document Delivery [5:01]
Document Delivery for Distance Students [5:01]
Novanet Express [1:57]
Subject specific
Architecture - Finding Images with ArtStor [3:16]
Engineering - ASTM Digital Library [2:23]
Engineering - Chemical Industry Research [5:00]
Engineering - Searching for e-books in Knovel [2:28]
Evidence Based Practice - One - Clinical Questions [4:05]
Evidence Based Practice - Two - Search Strategy [2:22]
Evidence Based Practice - Three - Searching PubMed [3:40]
Evidence Based Practice - Four - Clinical Queries in PubMed [3:21]
Evidence Based Practice - Five - Cochrane Library [3:21]
Food Science - Industry Research Guide [5:00]
Nursing - Information Sources [5:59]
Pharmacy - Clinical Practice Guidelines [4:00]
Pharmacy - Drug Identification [5:00]
Pharmacy - Drug Safety [4:00]
Pharmacy - Finding Health Technology Assessments [4:00]
Pharmacy - Getting Started [5:00]
Pharmacy - Keep Up-To-Date [4:30]
Pharmacy - Where is the Evidence [5:00]
Psychology - Library Resources [12:52]
Social Work - Introduction to Website [8:09]
Social Work - Finding Articles [5:24]
Social Work - Basic Social Statistics [5:31]
Social Work - Searching Databases - Part One [10:00]
Social Work - Searching Databases - Part Two [13:17]
Sociology - Recommended Databases [5:17]
Sociology - Advanced Database Searching [6:06]
Sociology - Basic Social Statistics [4:41]
Tours
Killam Quest Virtual Tour [20:00]
Killam Self-guided Podcast Tour [10:00]	MP3	MP3
Sexton Library Tour [2:05]
Turnitin
Faculty Guide to using Turnitin with Blackboard [2:10]
Student Guide to Submitting an Assignment to Turnitin [1:58]

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