The following tutorials are designed to orient researchers to selected research skills and tools in a self-paced manner.

Introduction to searching for information - the research process

NOTE: The following Flash tutorials include sound elements.

• YaleLinks - how to discover links to full-text material and other related resources.
  
• Multi-database searching - example of simultaneous searching of Geology journal indexes.
  
• Finding books vs journals - Orbis (for BOOKS) and Journal Article Indexes
  
• Locating a Journal - various ways to discover online and paper journals.
  
• Find the best journal index - how to find the best databases for identifying journal articles.
  
• Searching the WWW - our guide to WWW science resources.
  
• Chemistry Librarian emulator - 24x7 Help using an online librarian tool.
• Creating an AutoAlert - how to create an AutoAlert using the Current Contents database.

Additional modules will be developed shortly.

For additional help try either Help Getting Started or other Beginning Research help tools.

Other general library tutorials are also available.

If none of these options work, contact a librarian at a service desk, or if this is not possible leave an email question with your question. A librarian will respond to you the next business day (M-F).