Searchpath - START HERE
Searchpath is an online self-paced tutorial that can help you learn basic library and research skills. There are five modules:
- Starting Smart - when to use what; types of information
- Keywords/Searching - keywords, combining ideas, limiting or broadening your research
- Finding Books - find e-books, books, videos, theses, and more at Babson Library
- Finding Articles - article databases—get those all important scholarly works
- Citations/Plagiarism - don’t get busted, play it smart!
Take SearchPath to gain an understanding of how the library works, and how to find what you need! Each module takes between 15 to 20 minutes to complete. You can either watch each one in order or mix and match. It's up to you!
RefWorks
RefWorks is a bibliographic management tool that will allow you to import, store and format citations for the articles you find. It also will help you format your research papers!
View the RefWorks Tutorial: Learn how to set up a RefWorks account, then zap references from library databases straight into your account, format them, and generate a bibliography with just a few clicks. Pick from 15 sections, which can take anywhere from 45 seconds to eight minutes to watch.
Babson Library Online Tutorials
Babson Library has a growing collection of tutorials either created by Babson Library staff or collected from the web. For a complete list of tutorials go to the Library's Tutorials web page. This page lists selected tutorials of use to School of Human Services students.
A good place to start is the Searchpath tutorial to the right. If you've never used the library before, or aren't sure about some of the basics, this is a good place to check.
The rest of the tutorials below will show you how to use specific resources and services. If you have an idea for a tutorial you think should be here, or spot a problem with any of our existing tutorials, let us know! Email Chris at cbigelow@spfldcol.edu. Thanks!
Using Babson Library for Research
- Get It ( Regional campuses)
Finding full text. Regional campus users. Requires Adobe Flash. - Setting up Alerts in EBSCO Databases Set up email alerts for when new articles appear in your area of interest, or sign up to receive tables of contents for your favorite journals. 3 minutes.
- Using Visual Search in EBSCO Check out this cool new tool for searching journal articles. Runtime 2:20.
- Using Ebrary This tutorial shows you how to access e-books using Ebrary.
Using the Web
- Understanding Web Addresses, Using Search Engines, and Interpreting Results This is a quick introduction to searching using a search engine like Google. Requires Adobe Flash. Runtime: 8mins.
- Using Subject Directories and Evaluating Websites This tutorial shows you some of the best ways to evaluate websites, and how to use subject tutorials. Requires Adobe Flash. Runtime: 8mins.
- Finding Demographic Information This tutorial will show you how to use the Census website to get demographic information about a specific place. Requires Adobe Flash. Runtime: about 3mins.
Writing Resources
- You Quote it, You Note It An excellent, fun tutorial on how to cite your sources appropriately and avoid plagiarism. Learning these techniques are fundamental to making fair use of others' research. (Produced by Vaughan Memorial Library, Acadia University)
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