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Video Tutorials
These brief videos give an overview of tools, databases and software applications that will be useful in your library research.

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  What is Endnote? (1:14) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt describes what Endnote is and the benefits to using the program.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiNovMrF_0o
  Importing Endnote Citations: Typing by Hand (2:56) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt shows how to import Endnote citations by hand.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPdE46cvXfo
  Importing Endnote Citations: Automatic Export from Web of Science (2:01) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt walks through the steps of how to import Endnote citations by exporting from a sample database, Web of Science.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfiqkWTok2o
  Importing Endnote Citations: Exporting From the JSTOR Database (2:25) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt demonstrates how to import Endnote citations by exporting from the JSTOR database.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J6lF3CM300
  Importing Endnote Citations: Exporting from the PubMed Database (3:54) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt demonstrates how to import Endnote citations by exporting from the PubMed database.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p4UEVUEn3s
  Importing References into Endnote: Downloading a Connection File for an Online Search (1:59) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt demonstrates how to import references into Endnote from an online catalog by downloading a connection file.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L952c3OPDes
  Importing References into Endnote: Performing an Online Search (2:16) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt demonstrates how to import references into Endnote by performing an online search.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6apddMUKTo
  Importing References into Endnote: Importing Results from Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA) (2:55) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt walks through the steps of importing Endnote citations from the sample database- worldwide political science abstracts.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMCLnhB1M9c
  Importing References into Endnote: Using Microsoft Word (2:25) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt explains how to use Endnote to create citations in Microsoft Word.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpZ9bOgEze8
  Exporting a Bbibliography in Endnote (0:51) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt shows how to export a bibliography in Endnote.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJcHhD-iG4E
  Google Scholar Tutorial (6:42) - American University reference librarian Alex Hodges walks through how to utilize Google Scholar and how to find full text articles on-line.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8AnA8DNtwc
  LinkMaker Tutorial: Creating Persistent Links (2:59) - American University assistant librarian Rachel Borchardt explains how to use LinkMaker to create persistent links.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mobuFFmJQjg
  Uploading files to WRLC Research Commons' D-SPACE (4:48) - American University media librarian Chris Lewis demonstrates how to upload files to WRLC Research Commons' D-SPACE.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nBMXVE0A-o
  How to Set Up a WRLC Research Commons User Account (1:11) - American University media librarian Chris Lewis quickly shows how to set up a WRLC Research Commons user account.
link directly to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEfFyy_Qgbo
     

The following tutorials were created by other schools and other libraries. They are relevant to library research in general or cover resources similar to those available at American University so are included here as a resource.
  Research Minutes: How to Read Citations (1:50) – produced by Cornell University’s Olin Library [non-AU resource]
  Congressional Research Tutorials – produced by UC Berkeley Library [non-AU resource] Flash videos
  Data Analysis and Reporting for Social Work - Office 2000 and GIS (19:00) - produced by George Mason University Libraries [non-AU resource] Flash video
  Why Not Just Google? (4:29) - produced by Brandeis University [non-AU resource] Flash video
  Lterature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students (9:38) – produced by North Carolina State Uinviersity Library [non-AU resource]
  Peer Review in Five Minutes (5:11) – produced by North Carolina State Uinviersity Library [non-AU resource]
  What is a Primary Source? (3:02) - produced by University of California San Diego Social Sciences and Humanities Library [non-AU resource]
  Research Minutes: How to Identify Scholarly Journal Articles (1:45) – produced by Cornell University’s Olin Library [non-AU resource]
  Research Minutes: How to Identify Substantive News Articles (1:57) – Produced by Cornell University’s Olin Library [non-AU resource]
  Wikipedia beneath the surface (6:41) – produced by North Carolina State Uinviersity Library [non-AU resource]

 

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