Research Guides & Tutorials
These Research Help Guides will assist you in selecting a topic, finding information on your topic from a variety of sources, and how to go about citing your sources. If you're not sure where to get started, watch this quick Research Help Guides Tutorial [1:00]
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: Video Tutorial [all tutorials require the Adobe Flash Player 
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How do I ...
Start my research project?
| Select a research topic | | [6:12] |
| Find background information on your topic | | [6:12] |
Find scholarly (peer-reviewed) journal articles?
| Understanding periodicals | | |
| Find journal articles | | [1:34] |
| Request articles using Interlibrary Loan | [1:55] |
Find books?
| Using catalogusmai | | [1:40] |
Using WorldCat UMBC | [4:00] |
| Understanding call numbers | | [2:18] |
| Finding E-Books | | |
| Find theses & dissertations | | [2:27] |
| Request books from other USMAI libraries | | [3:42] |
| Request books using Interlibrary Loan | |
Evaluate and cite my sources?
| Trust My Sources | | |
| Cite My Sources | | |
| Use EndNote Web | |
Additional Tutorials
- Library Website Overview [3:00]
- Research Guides Tutorial [1:00]
- Subject Guides Tutorial [1:20]
- Course Reserves Tutorial [1:20]
- Interlibrary Loan Registration [1:37]
- Finding Databases Tutorial [3:30]
- Find It Tutorial [2:24]
- Reference Services for Students [1:34]
- Library of Congress Call Numbers [2:18]
- Plagiarism Tutorial (from Acadia University)
- Media Tutorials
Database Tutorials
- EBSCO Tutorial
- CSA Tutorial
- Lexis Nexis Tutorial
- Web of Knowledge Tutorials
- PubMed Tutorial
- SciFinder Tutorials
- Science Direct Tutorial
Subject Tutorials
- Art Research Tutorial [4:30]
- Dance Research Tutorial [4:10]
- Education Research Tutorial [3:05]
- Music Research Tutorial [4:30]
- Theatre Research Tutorial [4:15]
