Research Guides: Crisis Intervention Research Guide: Video Tutorials for Database Searching

Searching the research databases can be difficult at first. Here are some tutorials to help make it easier.

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.
Searching JSTOR (opens in new window)
Learn about searching, saving searches, and creating a MyJSTOR account.

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

If you can't access the video, copy and paste this link into your browser: http://youtu.be/jMV7X3W_beg

Transcript for Boolean Searching Basics (Word document)

How to Search Proquest Psychology Journals Video

The following video explains how to use the ProQuest Psychology Journals database.

Central Piedmont Community College. (2013, October 13). Proquest Psychology Journals Database Tutorial . Retrieved from https://youtu.be/kZ_4zWdvoXE

If the video above doesn't play, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://youtu.be/kZ_4zWdvoXE to watch the video.

ProQuest Psychology Journals Transcript (Word document)

The following video explains how to search the database, PsychINFO.

PsychInfo. (2013, March 19). Sample PsychInfo Search on Proquest. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/iTXWFVaTJm0

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How to Search PsychInfo Transcript (Word document)