Library Instructional Tutorials
The Mission College Library has developed a series of instructional tutorials. They are structured to build skills related to research, finding information, and citing sources. These self-paced tutorials are short instructional videos that you can access from a Web browser. Most of the tutorials are under 4 minutes long. You can find more help on the Library Handouts and Library Research Portal pages. The development of these tutorials was funded by Title III AANAPISI Grant.
To view the tutorials Adobe Flash Player 10 (or above) is required.
Introduction:
- A Brief Introduction to the Library (3:37 minutes) .
- How to Find Textbooks & Course Reserves in the Library (3.23 minutes)
Also provides information about textbooks in the Mission College Library Collection. - How to Find Books for English Learners in the Library - BASIC (2:09 minutes)
Learn how to find books in the Mission College Library, without using the Library Catalog, at a reading level for students that are new to English. - How to Search for Books for English Learners in the Library Catalog - INTERMEDIATE (4:11 minutes)
Learn how to search for books in the Library Catalog that are at a reading level for students new to English. - How to Search for Items by Keyword in the Library Catalog (4:47 minutes)
- How to Search for Items by Title in the Library Catalog (3:54 minutes)
- How to Search for Items by Author in the Library Catalog (4:55 minutes)
- How to Use a Call Number to Find an Item on the Shelf in the Library (4:17 minutes)
- How to Limit Your Search Results in the Library Catalog (5:25 minutes)
Learn how to use the search limiters in the Library Catalog to reduce the number of results. - How to Request and Hold an Item in the Library Catalog (2:39 minutes)
- How to use Link+ to Find and Request Books (4:33 minutes)
Link+ is a consortium of public, community college, and university libraries in California and Nevada.
Finding Articles:
- How to Find the Databases on the Library Website (1:43 minutes)
- How to Access the Library Databases from Off-Campus (1:45 minutes)
- How to Find Scholarly Articles in the Library Databases (6:00 minutes)
Citing Sources:
- How to Create an Account in NoodleBib (2:52 minutes)
- How to Create Citations with NoodleBib (4:55 minutes)
- Is it Okay to use Wikipedia as a Source for an Academic Assignment? (4:57 minutes)
- Identifying Scholarly Articles (4:08 minutes)
- Is it Okay to use Wikipedia as a Source for an Academic Assignment? (4:57 minutes)
Please send comments to mc_library_webmaster@wvm.edu.
Revised March 5, 2012.
