Instructional Materials
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| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Art Full Text |  |
Art Full Text - Basic (UCB) Spring 2011 (reviewed 5/11) |
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Art Full Text - Advanced (UCB) Spring 2011 (reviewed 5/11) | |
| ARTbibliographies Modern |  |
Guide (UCB) July 2007 (reviewed 6/11) |
| Finding Articles | |
Finding Articles (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 (reviewed 4/11) * Best viewed in Firefox |
| Ask a Librarian (QuestionPoint 24/7 reference services) |
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UCSB Poster April 2009 (reviewed 6/11) |
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UCB Table Tent April 2009 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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UCB Poster April 2009 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Best Practices |  |
Best Practices for UC Library Home Pages (UC) October 2010 (reviewed 8/11) |
| BIOSIS Previews (ISI) | |
Quick Guide (UCB) November 2007 (reviewed 6/11) |
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BIOSIS: Advanced Subject Searching (UCB) December 2007 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Creating Alerts in Web of Knowledge Databases (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| CDL | |
CDL Press Releases (reviewed 2/11) |
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EZID (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Merritt (UC3) User Guide Sept 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Off Campus Access FAQ June 2011 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Chemical Abtracts and (CASREACT) | |
UC SciFinder Scholar Dec. 2010 (reviewed 6/11) |
| Chronicle Of Higher Education | |
Guide (UCM) July 2011 (reviewed 7/11) |
| How to Cite Your Sources | |
How to Cite Your Sources (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 (reviewed 4/11) * Best viewed in Firefox |
| Compendex | |
User Guide (UCR) (reviewed 6/11) |
| CRCnetBASE | |
FAQ and Troubleshooting Guide for the netBASE Collections (UCB) 2009 (reviewed 6/11) |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Ei Compendex | |
Quickstart Guide to COMPENDEX on EiVillage (UCSC) August 2005 (reviewed 6/11) |
| EndNote | |
EndNote at UC Davis: Guides & Tutorials (reviewed 6/11) |
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EndNote Web Help (UCSC) (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Using Citation Management Software with Vendor Databases (CDL) (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Importing Citations from PubMed to EndNote (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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EndNote Importing Tips for Bioscience Databases and Catalogs (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Importing Results from Google Scholar into EndNote (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Using UC-eLinks with EndNote (CDL) (reviewed 6/11) | |
| ERIC | |
Search of Social Science Literature (UCD faculty) July 2006 (reviewed 6/11) |
| EZID | See the CDL section above. | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| GeoRef (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) | |
Introduction to CSA Databases (UCB) May 2010 (reviewed 6/11) |
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Guide to GeoRef (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Google Scholar | |
Google Scholar, Search Engines, Databases, and the Research Process (UCLA) August 2005 (reviewed 6/11) |
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Getting Full Articles from Google Scholar (UCB) May 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Getting Using UC-eLinks with Google Scholar (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Getting Importing Google Scholar Results into EndNote (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Getting Importing Google Scholar Results into RefWorks (UCB) 2009 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Google Scholar FAQ (UCSD) August 2005 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Landolt-Börnstein (via Portico) | |
Using SpringerMaterials to Locate Your Landolt-Börnstein Volume and Chapter (UCSD) Spring 2011 (reviewed 4/11) |
| LibGuides | |
Creating a Drop Down Box (UCI) April 2011 (reviewed 4/11) |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Melvyl® (UC-specific information) |
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Expanded article content in Melvyl (CDL) January 2012 (reviewed 1/12) |
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Melvyl Quick Reference (CDL) August 2011 [DOC] [PDF] (reviewed 8/11) | |
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LibX Browser Toolbar (CDL) June 2011 [DOC] [PDF] (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Exporting Records from Melvyl (CDL) May 2011 (reviewed 5/11) | |
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Melvyl WCL Shortcuts (UCD) Sept. 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Index labels/expert search in WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local (OCLC) (reviewed 1/11) |
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Index values and MARC fields in WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local (OCLC) (reviewed 4/11) | |
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Databases and Collections (OCLC) [Click on the Databases and Collections list (Excel)] (reviewed 1/11) | |
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FRBR Work-Set Algorithm, Version 2 (Aug. 2009) (reviewed 3/11) | |
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OCLC Record Type Quick Guide (CDL) June 2011 (reviewed 7/11) | |
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WorldCat Local Tutorials (OCLC) July 2008 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Merritt | See the CDL section above. | |
| MLA | |
Guide (UCSD) (reviewed 6/11) |
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MLAIB on CSA Illumina (UCSD) July 2005 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| National Palace Museum Online (NPM Online) | |
User Guide (UCD) April 2008 (reviewed 6/11) |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| OCLC Training Portal | |
OCLC Training Portal (reviewed 7/11) |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Plagiarism | |
Preventing Plagiarism (UCSD) May 2010 (reviewed 6/11) |
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Avoiding Plagiarism (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 (reviewed 4/11) * Best viewed in Firefox |
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| ProCite | |
Using Citation Management Software with Vendor Databases (CDL) (reviewed 6/11) |
| ProQuest [new platform] | |
Training Materials (ProQuest) April 2012 (reviewed 4/12) |
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LibGuides (ProQuest) April 2012 (reviewed 4/12) | |
| PsycINFO | |
Quick Guide (UCB) May 2006 (reviewed 6/11) |
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Online Tutorial (UCB) May 2006 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Introduction to CSA Databases (UCB) May 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Search of Social Science Literature (UCD faculty) July 2006 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| PubChem (NLM) | |
12 Instructional Videos (UCB) July 2010 (reviewed 6/11) |
| PubMed (NLM) | |
PubMed Tutorials (UCB) (reviewed 6/11) |
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Search Guide (UCB) (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Quick Guide (UCB) January 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Readers Guide Retrospective | |
Guide (UCB) - 1890-1982 (reviewed 6/11) |
| Reference Manager | |
Using Citation Management Software with Vendor Databases (CDL) (reviewed 6/11) |
| Request |  |
List of Error Messages (CDL) (reviewed 6/11) |
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Getting Started with Request (CDL) June 2011 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Request an Article – Flash Tutorial (UCM) January 2008 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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My ILL Request – Flash Tutorial (UCM) January 2008 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| SiKu Quanshu | |
User's Guide for Searching Intranet Version (UCD) October 2005 (reviewed 6/11) |
| Sociological Abstracts (SOC) | |
Search of Social Science Literature (UCD faculty) July 2006 (reviewed 6/11) |
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Standard Search Guide (UCSC) (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Advanced Search Guide (UCSC) (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS) | |
User Guide (UCD) April 2008 (reviewed 6/11) |
| Tutorials | |
Navigating Article Search Results in ANY Database (UCSC) December 2011 (reviewed 12/11) |
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Begin Your Research (Systemwide) October 2010 (reviewed 5/11) | |
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Evidence-Based Practice: Improving Patient Care Tutorial for a Therapy Question (UCI) January 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Finding Information in the Life Sciences (UCB) Spring 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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UC Merced Tutorials (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Science Information Tutorial (UCI) Fall 2008 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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NetTrail (UCSC) October 2005 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Road to Research (UCLA) March 2005 (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| UC-eLinks | |
UC-eLinks User Guide (CDL) June 2011 (reviewed 6/11) |
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Request an Article via UC-eLinks & Request– Flash Tutorial (UCM) January 2008 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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UC-eLinks Tutorials [Getting Articles [in general, from PubMed and Google Scholar] (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Using UC-eLinks with EndNote (CDL) (reviewed 6/11) | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Using the VPN | |
Using the VPN (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 (reviewed 4/11) * Best viewed in Firefox |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
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| Web of Knowledge | |
Creating Alerts in Web of Knowledge Databasese (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) |
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RefWorks: Importing Search Results from ISI Web of Knowledge Databases (UCB) August 2011 [HTML] [PDF] (reviewed 8/11) | |
| Web of Science | |
Cited Reference Search (UCD) October 2006 (reviewed 6/11) |
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Finding Articles Using Web of Science (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 (reviewed 4/11) * Best viewed in Firefox |
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Creating Alerts in Web of Knowledge Databasese (UCB) 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
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Importing Records from Web of Knowledge Databases into RefWorks (UCB) Spring 2010 (reviewed 6/11) | |
