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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

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)
Welcome aboard! Discover how the UC Merced Library supports your academic success by joining us for this unexpected tour of the library.  Prepare for both likely and unlikely events as you begin...
Learn how to navigate UC Library Search, the Library's new catalog for locating books, eBooks, articles, newspapers and more. (6:17)

Research Skills: Introductory

In this interactive tutorial, you will practice searching for information in the PubMed database. 
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. 
Discover how to find databases for your research using UC Merced Library's A-Z Databases listing. (1:20)

Research Skills: Advanced

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.
Learn how CREDO Reference can help you locate important background information on a variety of topics. (3:11)
Credo Reference is a collection of searchable online reference books including specialized encyclopedias.  This is an excellent resource for readable, background information.  This tutorial...

Resources & Tools

This brief tutorial will help you search for, read, download, and annotate Ebooks in the Ebook Central (ProQuest) platform using UC Library Search. 
PsycINFO is a psychology database that you can use to find empirical articles (articles that report on original research).
Google can be easy to use, but do you know how to take advantage of its search capabilities? This tutorial will teach you fundamental Google search strategies for academic and personal use.