Library Tutorials

These online tutorials have been developed to help you become familiar with libraries in general and the UTEP Library specifically. Module A is a general introduction to libraries. Module B explains how to find journals and newspapers using online databases. Module C teaches how to evaluate web sites and how to cite online resources.

To view the modules you will need to have Flash Player installed. This is a free player and if you do not have it installed, you can get the player by going to http://www.adobe.com and then clicking on “Download Flash Player”. Follow instructions to install the player. The run-time of each of the modules is included below. Your viewing time may vary. If, for whatever reason, you don't want to view the Flash version of the tutorials html versions are also provided.

Module A
  1. Where do you go for information? (3:41 min.) (html version)
  2. Getting Ready to Use the Library (4:02 min.) (html version)
  3. Searching for Books
    1. Introduction (3:29 min.) (html version)
    2. Searching by title (2:40 min.) (html version)
    3. Searching by author (2:25 min.) (html version)
    4. Searching by keyword or subject (8:04 min.) (html version)
  4. Locating Books in the Library (3:39 min.) (html version)
  5. What are Call Numbers?? (2:46 min.) (html version)

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Module B

  1. Searching for Journals and Magazines
    1. Introduction to Using Online Databases (5:09 min.) (html version)
    2. Searching for Articles Using Online Databases (8:20 min.) (html version)
    3. Magazines vs. Journals (3:44 min.) (html version)
    4. Finding Full-Text Articles (7:13 min.) (html version)
  2. Searching for Newspapers (8:30 min.) (html version)

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Module C

  1. Evaluating Web Resources (3:41 min.) (html version)
  2. Bibliographic Citations (8:26 min.) (html version)

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