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DIY Tutorials

Watch these videos at your own pace to learn more about library topics, research skills, and resources.

Library Basics

Reserving a Meeting Room in EMS- KL 360 & KL 397

This quick video will help UC Merced faculty, staff, and students easily use our campus room reservation system, EMS, to book KL 360 or KL 397. (3:31)

Finding ebooks

Learn how to locate ebooks (electronic books) in UC Library Search, the Library's catalog. (1:52)

Connecting to Library Resources: The Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Discover why the Virtual Private Network (VPN) is important for your library research and where you can locate VPN download information.

Research Skills: Introductory

PubMed: Intro to Basic Searching Tutorial

In this interactive tutorial, you will practice searching for information in the PubMed database.

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Finding Databases

Discover how to find databases for your research using UC Merced Library's A-Z Databases listing. (1:20)

Find a Known Item

Use citation information (e.g. author, article title, journal title etc.) to find the full-text of that known item using a search tool like Google Scholar or UC Library Search.

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Research Skills: Advanced

Using Citations Trails to Find MORE Resources

Use an article's citations trails to find more information related to your research. Look for citation trails in Web of Science, Google Scholar, and UC Library Search.

Using Credo Reference

Credo Reference is a collection of searchable online reference books including specialized encyclopedias. This is an excellent resource for readable, background information. This tutorial...

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Using CREDO Reference to Locate Background Information for a Disciplinary Field

Learn how CREDO Reference can help you locate important background information on a variety of topics. (3:11)

Resources & Tools

Using Sociological Abstracts

Through this tutorial you will learn how to access Sociological Abstracts to successfully limit results and access the full-text of articles and generate ASA citations.

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Using Zotero to Manage Your Research

Learn how to use Zotero to organize your research, make citations in many styles, annotate, and use the plug-ins to connect Zotero directly to Microsoft Word and GoogleDocs. (50:00)Originally...

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