Tutorials & Tipsheets
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How to Do
Research
- For a complete set of tutorials on how
to do research from the Mundt Library, use these
videos. Or select and view a specific module in the
tutorial. Written for DSU students, the tutorial explains basic
concepts and provides instructions for using information
services and databases to search for information on the Mundt
Library web site.
- For suggestions about which research databases to use for your
research, use the links on the Library homepage for "Where do I
start?" and "Research Databases by Subject", and/or use the "Course &
Subject Research Guides" dropdown menu near the top of the home page (and
this page).
- To begin searching immediately in a
specific database, use the direct links to research
databases listed alphabetically in the "Database Quicklinks"
dropdown menu near the top of the
library home page.
- If your questions are still
unanswered,
ask a
librarian for
assistance.
Software
training tutorials
The lock symbol
indicates that access is restricted to students,
faculty and staff of Dakota State University
(that is, when off-campus,
you will need to use your DSU library ID and
password for login).
Atomic
Learning
Location
:
Link to
Atomic Learning
Description: Atomic
Learning provides web-based software training
and curriculum resources for more than 110
applications students and educators use every
day.
Tutorials cover software products -- including
Word, Access, Excel, Dreamweaver, IPhoto, Pages,
ActivStudio, etc. -- from Microsoft, Apple,
Adobe, Promethean, and many others.
Lynda.com
Location
:
Lynda
Access: Limited to two concurrent DSU users.
Description: lynda.com provides web-based
software training. The Online Training Library®
courses include video tutorials on such subjects
as Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator,
Office, digital photography, Web design, digital
video, and many others.
Tipsheets
Process
for Solving Information Problems
-
Information
Seeking in a Nutshell -- provides a brief overview of the
process for solving information problems
-
Resource
Tip Sheet -- offers a table listing common information needs,
suggested resources to find the information, and videos describing how to
use various library services/resources
Evaluating
Information
Online
Search Techniques
- Brief Guide to Search Techniques
-- these search tips
work in most library databases. See "Search Techniques Summary Table"
below for exceptions.
-
Use quotation marks (“ ”) to search for exact phrases (that is, two
words must be side-by-side in the article):
"missouri river"
-
To find articles in which the words appear but do not have to be
side-by-side, connect the words with AND:
darwin and evolution
- The asterisk (*) is used for right-hand truncation to get multiple
word endings. For example, to retrieve articles with the words educate, educates, educator, educators, education,
educational, type:
educat*
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Search
Techniques for
Research
Databases -- defines and gives examples of the search
techniques
-
Search
Techniques Summary Table
--
summary table of which techniques are used in each
information service (database) accessible via the
Mundt Library.
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