Tutorials

Use these tutorials as a quick and easy way to learn about general methods and strategies of research, or about a particular resource.

CORE (Comprehensive Online Research Education)
An interactive tutorial which describes the process of developing an effective strategy for identifying, locating, and evaluating different types of information sources. CORE provides an overall framework of the research process, focusing on fundamental principles and concepts. Learn how to develop a research topic, search the Libraries Catalog, select the best index database for journal articles, use the web effectively, and evaluate which sources are best for your research project.

Searching the Internet
A brief introduction to the Internet and search techniques.

Evaluating Internet Sources & Sites: a tutorial
An online tutorial geared towards providing a more hands-on approach to the 5 basic elements of evaluation: accuracy, objectivity, authority, currency, and coverage.

How to Read a Scientific Paper
Explains the elements of a scientific paper and how it can be useful to your research.

Citation Management at Purdue (EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager)
General information about bibliographic citation management software, with step-by-step instructions for importing and exporting citations for selected information providers.

CAB Abstracts Tutorial
A seven-module introduction to using CAB Abstracts, a premier database to the agricultural and veterinary literature worldwide. Subject coverage of the database includes agriculture, animal husbandry, animal and plant breeding, forestry, economics, genetics, leisure/tourism, plant protection, rural development, and veterinary medicine from 1972 to the present.

Guide to Using EndNote Web
This guide explains what EndNote Web is and how to use the application.

EndNote Tutorial Videos
A collection of tutorial videos (WMV format) covering EndNote and EndNote Web.

MediaMark Internet Reporter Tutorial
This tutorial provides guidance on using Mediamark Reporter. MediaMark Reporter provides information on demographics, lifestyles, product and brand usage, and advertising media preferences reported by a sample of over 25,000 United States consumers.