Instructional Materials
This page includes links to instructional materials created by the California Digital Library and campus library staff. Library staff are encouraged to submit materials to Ellen Meltzer.
- General Information Topics, e.g., Finding Articles, Avoiding Plagiarism (multiple campuses)
- Library-Related Materials, e.g., Library Instructor Development Program [IDP] Blog (UCB)
- Individual Resources A-Z, e.g., SciFinder Scholar LibGuide, UC-eLinks User Guide
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General Information Topics
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| How to Cite Your Sources | How to Cite Your Sources (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 [4/11] * Best viewed in Firefox | |
| Finding Articles | Finding Articles (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 [4/11] * Best viewed in Firefox |
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| Plagiarism | Preventing Plagiarism (UCSD) May 2010 [6/11] | |
| Avoiding Plagiarism (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 [4/11] * Best viewed in Firefox |
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| Tutorials -- Research | Begin Your Research (Systemwide) October 2010 [5/11] | Road to Research (UCLA) March 2005 [6/11] |
| Library Research Resources (UCSC) [12/12] | ||
| Tutorials -- Sciences | Finding Information in the Life Sciences (UCB) Spring 2010 [6/11] | |
| Science Information Tutorial (UCI) Fall 2008 [6/11] | ||
| Tutorials -- Various Topics | UC Merced Tutorials [12/12] | |
| Tutorials -- Specific Topics | Navigating Article Search Results in ANY Database (UCSC) December 2011 [12/11] | |
| Evidence-Based Practice: Improving Patient Care Tutorial for a Therapy Question (UCI) January 2010 [6/11] | ||
| Using the VPN | Using the VPN (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 [4/11] * Best viewed in Firefox |
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Library-Related Materials
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| Ask a Librarian (QuestionPoint 24/7 reference services) |
UCSB Poster April 2009 [6/11] | |
| UCB Table Tent April 2009 [6/11] | ||
| UCB Poster April 2009 [6/11] | ||
| LibGuides | Creating a Drop Down Box (UCI) April 2011 [4/11] | |
| Library Home Pages | Best Practices for UC Library Home Pages (UC) October 2010 [8/11] | |
| Library IDP | Library Instructor Development Program [IDP] Blog (UCB) [added 11/12] | |
Individual Resources A-Z
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| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| ARTstor | ARTstor Guides and Tutorials (UCSD) [2/13] | |
| ARTstor Subject Guide (UCI) [2/13] | ||
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| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| BIOSIS Previews (ISI) | Quick Guide (UCB) November 2007 [2/13] | |
| BIOSIS: Advanced Subject Searching (UCB) December 2007 [2/13] | ||
| Creating Alerts in Web of Knowledge Databases (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | ||
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| CDL | CDL Press Releases [2/13] | |
| Off Campus Access FAQ June 2011 [2/13] | ||
| Chronicle Of Higher Education | Guide (UCM) July 2011 [2/13] | |
| Compendex | User Guide (UCR) [2/13] | |
| CRCnetBASE | FAQ and Troubleshooting Guide for the netBASE Collections (UCB) 2009 [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| EndNote | EndNote at UC Davis: Guides & Tutorials [2/13] | |
| EndNote Web Help (UCSC) [2/13] | ||
| Importing Citations from PubMed to EndNote (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | ||
| EndNote Importing Tips for Bioscience Databases and Catalogs (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | ||
| Importing Results from Google Scholar into EndNote (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | ||
| Using UC-eLinks with EndNote (CDL) [2/13] | ||
| ERIC | Education Subject Guide (UCD) [2/13] | |
| EZID | EZID [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| Google Scholar | Getting Full Articles from Google Scholar (UCB) May 2010 [2/13] | |
| Getting Articles from with Google Scholar with UC-eLinks (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | ||
| Importing Google Scholar Results into EndNote (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | ||
| Importing Google Scholar Results into RefWorks (UCB) 2009 [2/13] | ||
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| HathiTrust | HathiTrust Resources and Guides (HathiTrust) [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| Landolt-Börnstein (via Portico) | Using SpringerMaterials to Locate Your Landolt-Börnstein Volume and Chapter (UCSD) February 2013 [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| Melvyl® (UC-specific information) |
Expanded article content in Melvyl (CDL) January 2012 [2/13] | |
| Melvyl Quick Reference (CDL) August 2011 [DOC] [PDF] [2/13] | ||
| LibX Browser Toolbar (CDL) June 2011 [DOC] [PDF] [2/13] | ||
| Exporting Records from Melvyl (CDL) May 2011 [2/13] | ||
| Melvyl WCL Shortcuts (UCD) Sept. 2010 [2/13] | ||
| (Generic WCL information) | Index labels/expert search in WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local (OCLC) [2/13] | |
| Index values and MARC fields in WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local (OCLC) [2/13] | ||
| Databases and Collections (OCLC) [Click on the Databases and Collections list (Excel)] [2/13] | ||
| FRBR Work-Set Algorithm, Version 2 (Aug. 2009) [2/13] | ||
| OCLC Record Type Quick Guide (CDL) June 2011 [2/13] | ||
| WorldCat Local Tutorials (OCLC) July 2008 [2/13] | ||
| Merritt | Merritt (UC3) User Guide Sept 2010 [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| National Palace Museum Online (NPM Online) | User Guide (UCD) April 2008 [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| OCLC Training Portal | OCLC Training Portal [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| ProCite | Using Citation Management Software with Vendor Databases (CDL) [2/13] | |
| ProQuest [new platform] | Training Materials (ProQuest) April 2012 [2/13] | |
| LibGuides (ProQuest) April 2012 [2/13] | ||
| PubChem (NLM) | 12 Instructional Videos (UCB) July 2010 [2/13] | |
| PubMed (NLM) | PubMed Tutorials (UCB) [2/13] | |
| Search Guide (UCB) [2/13] | ||
| Quick Guide (UCB) January 2010 [2/13] | ||
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| Readers Guide Retrospective | Guide - 1890-1982 (UCB) [2/13] | |
| Reaxys | Chemical Literature Subject Guide (UCSB) [2/13] | |
| Reaxys - Beilstein/Gmelin/Patent Chemistry LibGuide (UCI) [2/13] | ||
| Reference Manager | Using Citation Management Software with Vendor Databases (CDL) [2/13] | |
| Request | List of Error Messages (CDL) [2/13] | |
| Getting Started with Request (CDL) June 2011 [2/13] | ||
| Request an Article – Flash Tutorial (UCM) January 2008 [2/13] | ||
| My ILL Request – Flash Tutorial (UCM) January 2008 [2/13] | ||
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| SciFinder |
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SciFinder at University of California (CDL) [2/13] |
| SciFinder Scholar LibGuide (UCI) [2/13] | ||
| SciFinder LibGuide (UCSD) [2/13] | ||
| SiKu Quanshu | User's Guide for Searching Intranet Version (UCD) October 2005 [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS) | User Guide (UCD) April 2008 [2/13] | |
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| UC-eLinks | UC-eLinks User Guide (CDL) June 2011 [2/13] | |
| Request an Article via UC-eLinks & Request– Flash Tutorial (UCM) January 2008 [2/13] | ||
| UC-eLinks Tutorials [Getting Articles, in general, from PubMed, and Google Scholar] (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | ||
| Using UC-eLinks with EndNote (CDL) [2/13] | ||
| Resource Name | Guide/Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| Web of Knowledge | Creating Alerts in Web of Knowledge Databasese (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | |
| RefWorks: Importing Search Results from ISI Web of Knowledge Databases (UCB) August 2011 [HTML] [PDF] [2/13] | ||
| Web of Science | Cited Reference Search (UCD) October 2006 [2/13] | |
| Finding Articles Using Web of Science (mov*, mp4*) (UCD) Spring 2011 [2/13] * Best viewed in Firefox | ||
| Creating Alerts in Web of Knowledge Databasese (UCB) 2010 [2/13] | ||
| Importing Records from Web of Knowledge Databases into RefWorks (UCB) Spring 2010 [2/13] | ||
