Research Guides: Library Survival Guide for Faculty & Staff: Tutorials and Help

Boolean Searching Basics Video

The following video explains boolean searching, or how to use the common operators "AND," "OR" and "NOT" to limit your searches within library databases.

Cushion, K. (2011, July 7). Boolean Searching Basics. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/jMV7X3W_beg

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Database Tutorials

Basic Search: ProQuest (opens in new window)
This video shows you how to conduct a basic search using ProQuest databases.
Advanced Search: ProQuest (opens in new window)
This Advanced Search video demonstrates more search functions.
JSTOR - Tutorials & Help Guides (opens in new window)
Learn to use JSTOR to find, save, and email articles.

Peer Review in 3 Minutes Video

The following video explains the peer review process.

North Carolina State University. (2014, May 1). Peer Review in 3 Minutes. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/rOCQZ7QnoN0

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Videos about Information and Research

The Information Cycle (opens in new window)
Created by Portland State University Library, this video talks about different types of information and how information changes over time.
Visuwords (opens in new window)
Visuwords is a web-based visual dictionary and thesaurus tool. Search for words to look up their meanings and associations with other words in a visual diagram.