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ABC-Clio Databases:  America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts  (Self-paced)
Online users’ guide: http://serials.abc-clio.com/active/resource/page/guide.html

Academic Integrity Tutorial & Scholarly Research Website
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/wml/academicintegrity.html

Annual Reviews (Self-paced)
http://www.annualreviews.org/pdf/ARgeneralonlinetutorial2007.pdf

Capital IQ  (Self-paced)
http://www.capitaliq.com/#   
Click on “Quick Tour”

ChemIDPlus Advanced   (Self-paced)Top of page
http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/documentation/help/chemidfs2webAdvanced.jsp

ChemIDPlus Lite  (Self-paced)
http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jspTop of page
For a less advanced help version of this database.

CINAHL PLUS with Full Text Advanced Searching (Runtime 4.5 minutes)Top of page
http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/CINAHLBasicSearching.html

CINAHL PLUS with Full Text: In Depth Review (Runtime 8.5 minutes)Top of page
http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/CINAHLAdvancedSearching.html

Cochrane Library   (Runtime @ 17 minutes)
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/homepages/106568753/CochraneDemo.pptTop of page
Good but includes some promotional material.
Cochrane Library can also be found as one of the Wiley InterScience Webcast tutorial modules.
www.Interscience.wiley.com/tutorials

Columbia earthscape   (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.earthscape.org/utilities/user_guide/web_template/userguide_teach.pdf
http://www.earthscape.org/utilities/user_guide/web_template/userguide_learn.pdf
http://www.earthscape.org/utilities/user_guide/web_template/userguide_research.pdfTop of page
To learn more about using columbia earthscape, visit the user guide.

Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry   (Runtime 3 minutes)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgwop/grangersonlinepreview/Top of page
Has a self-paced option for advancing the tutorial.

Columbia International Affairs OnLine (CIAO)  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.ciaonet.org/_media/CIAO_BrochureLetter.pdf

Compstat RIWeb  (Self-paced)
RI on the Web Help
http://www.researchinsightweb.com/help/index.htmlTop of page
Select “Using RI on the web” to begin the instruction selections.

Consumer Health Complete (Runtime 5.00 minutes)Top of page
http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/CHCinterfaceTutorial.html

EBSCOhost Tutorials  (Applies to all EBSCOhost Databases)  (Runtime 1.20 – 8.5 minutes)Top of page
http://support.epnet.com/training/tutorials.php

EBSCOhost Tutorials  (Applies to all EBSCOhost Databases)  (Runtime 1.20 – 8.5 minutes)Top of page
http://support.epnet.com/training/tutorials.phptop of page

FirstSearch  (Applies to all FirstSearch Databases)  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/about/tour/default.htm#top

EBSCOhost Tutorials  (Applies to all EBSCOhost Databases)  (Runtime 1.20 – 8.5 minutes)
http://support.epnet.com/training/tutorials.php

EBSCOhost Tutorials  (Applies to all EBSCOhost Databases)  (Runtime 1.20 – 8.5 minutes)
http://support.epnet.com/training/tutorials.phptop of page

FirstSearch  (Applies to all FirstSearch Databases)  (Self-paced)
http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/about/tour/default.htm#top

Gale Contemporary Authors   (Runtime @ 8 minutes)
http://www.gale.com/onefile/onefile_x.htm

HeritageQuest  (Self-paced)
http://il.proquest.com/products_hq/gen101/default.shtml

IEEE  Xplore  Overview and Tutorial  (Self-paced)
http://www.ieee.org/products/onlinepubs/resources/XploreTutorial.pdf

In the First Person (Runtime @ 3 minutes)  In progress.Top of page
http://www.alexanderstreet6.com/firp/firp.help.aspx#1

InformaWorld  (Runtime @ 10 minutes)
http://www.tandf.co.uk/informaworld/demo/demo2.ppsTop of page
Tutorial includes some administration and promotional information.

JSTOR Tutorials (Runtime 2.6 minutes)Top of page
http://www.jstor.org/about/tutorials/

Lexis-Nexis (Access the right hand navigation menu)Top of page
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic

Medline/PubMed Tutorials   (Run-time 1-7 minutes)Top of page
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html

Mental Measurements Yearbook (Silverplatter)  (Self-paced)
Online PDF guide to searching the database: Top of page
http://www.ovid.com/site/products/fieldguide/mmyb.html

NetLibrary   (Runtime @ 3minutes)Top of page
http://www.oclc.org/netlibrary/demo/

NLM Gateway (Runtime 2-5 minutes)Top of page
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html#qt

NoveList  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://support.epnet.com/training/novelist/NLC/InfoPages/NovforYoungReaders_v52.ppt

OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing tutorials   (Self-paced)
http://www.oclc.org/support/training/firstsearch/tutorial/

OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing tutorials   (Self-paced)
http://www.oclc.org/support/training/firstsearch/tutorial/

OT Search Tutorials  (For all three tutorials the runtime is about 15 minutes)

Simple Search
http://www.aotf.org/tutorial/simple_viewlet.html
Intermediate OT Search Tutorial
http://www.aotf.org/tutorial/intermediate_viewlet.html
Advanced OT Search Tutorial
http://www.aotf.org/tutorial/advanced_viewlet.html

Oxford English Dictionary Online (OED)  (Self-paced)
http://dictionary.oed.com/tour/Top of page
Quick Reference Guide
http://dictionary.oed.com/pdfs/oed-quickref.pdf

Physiotherapy Evidence Database  )  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au/tutorial.html

Plunkett Research Online Tutorial   (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.plunkettresearchonline.com/Help/Tutorial.aspx

Project MUSE  (Self-paced)
Downloadable PDF instructional guides: 
Introduction to Project MUSE:Top of page
http://muse.jhu.edu/about/librarians/guides/guide_intro.pdf
Searching in Project MUSE:Top of page
http://muse.jhu.edu/about/librarians/guides/guide_searching.pdf
Guides to MUSE by Subject:Top of page
http://muse.jhu.edu/about/librarians/guides.html
How to Cite Articles in Project MUSE:Top of page
http://muse.jhu.edu/about/librarians/guides/how_to_cite.pdf

ProQuest: ABI/Inform  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.il.proquest.com/products_pq/descriptions/abi_inform.shtml

ProQuest: Criminal Justice Periodicals Index  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.il.proquest.com/products_pq/descriptions/pq_criminal_justice.shtml

ProQuest: HeritageQuest Online  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.il.proquest.com/products_pq/descriptions/heritagequest.shtml

ProQuest: Historical Newspapers (Historical New York Times)  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.il.proquest.com/products_pq/descriptions/pq-hist-news.shtml

ProQuest: National Newspapers  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.il.proquest.com/products_pq/descriptions/newsstand.shtml

ProQuest: Research Library  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.il.proquest.com/products_pq/descriptions/pq_research_library.shtml

ProQuest: Educational Journals  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.il.proquest.com/products_pq/descriptions/pq_ed_journals.shtml

PsycArticles via Ovid   (Self-paced)
http://www.ovid.com/site/docs/owg_uman.pdf
Ovid Web Gateway User ManualTop of page
http://www.ovid.com/site/pdf/WebGateway_EndUserGuide.pdf

PsycINFO (SilverPlatter)  (Self-paced)
Select Online Tutorial from list.  Click on it to play.Top of page
http://www.ovid.com/site/help/sp_tutorials.jsp?top=28&mid=30&bottom=56

PubMed Tutorial  (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html

Sage Publications Online  (Self-paced)
http://www.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/librarian/SJO_userguide.pdf
Downloadable PDF user instruction guide.

Science Direct  (Runtime 2 minutes)
http://help.sciencedirect.com
Also includes several self-paced printable guides.

SpringerLink  (Runtime @ 2 minutes)
http://216.122.46.36/springer/newPresentation/newPresentation.html
12 tutorials, each one runs separately from the others.

Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage   (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com/NASApp/NetAdvantage/NetAdHelp.do
Under Additional Resources found in the left side menu there are three tutorials:
Guided Tour
Stock Report Feature Guide
Stock Report Evaluation Guide

Taylor Francis Online (InformaWorld)   (Runtime @ 10 minutes)Top of page
http://www.tandf.co.uk/informaworld/demo/demo2.pps

Value Line Investment Survey Online Tutorials   (Self-paced)
Value Line University Top of page
http://www.valueline.com/vlu/index.html
An on-line tutorial, “How to use the Value Line Investment Survey to manage your stock portfolio,” and other useful instruction on investing. Educational content is constantly being added so you will want to visit this area regularly to see what Value Line can do to help you with your investment portfolio.

Value Line Webcast  (Runtime 2minutes  plus a self-paced guide for each Webcast)
http://www.valueline.com/video/edu/learncast-programs.aspxTop of page
Value Line provides a series of educational Webcasts on how to invest wisely.

Wiley InterScience OnLine Tutorial Modules (Runtime is from 3-10 minutes)
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/aboutus/demo/Top of page
Consists of twenty-two (22) modules covering various subject areas and contains full audio.

WilsonWeb Tutorial  (Applies to all WilsonWeb Databases)   (Self-paced)Top of page
http://www.hwwilson.com/documentation/WilsonWeb/tutorial/tutorial_fulltext.pdf

Prepared by Katie S. Duke and Narda Tafuri
Revised 23 May 2008