Research Guides & Tutorials
Basic Introductions
Specialized Resources
Faculty Information
Introduction to the Library Catalog
- Searching the Library Catalog Help with finding library materials.
- Exploring the MOBIUS System Help with finding materials available at Missouri academic libraries.
- Finding Videos and Other Media Materials in the Library Catalog Useful search techniques.
- See our Passports Skills Video Series for online demonstrations of various resources.
Introduction to Online Databases & Finding Articles
- Selecting a Database Help with selecting the appropriate database for a given search.
- Searching Databases Using databases to search effectively for articles.
- Using Internet Search Engines Help with using directories such as Yahoo! and search engines such as Google)
- Tips for Searching the Online/Full-text Databases Brief printable guides to basic searching.
- See our Passports Skills Video Series for online demonstrations of various resources.
Tutorials on Writing Research Papers/Theses
- Finding a Topic
- Evaluating Internet Information
- Citing Online Sources (help with listing online sources in your papers)
- Thesis Guidelines (Webster U.)
- Writing Resources (links to great writing how-to sites on the Internet)
Doing Research in...
Each module in the "Doing Research in" series outlines basic research methods and suggests specific databases and Internet resources to use for research in a subject area.
- Doing Research in Business & Management
- Doing Research in Computer Resources
- Doing Research in Counseling & Psychology
- Doing Research in Education
- Doing Research in Human Resources
- Doing Research in International Relations
- Doing Research in Nursing
- See our Passports Skills Video Series for online demonstrations of various resources.
Passports Skills Video Series
The series offers a number of brief, automated demonstrations that illustrate how to use various features in Passports. See our Passports Skills Video Series main page for descriptions, running times, equipment requirements, etc.Topics include:
- Overview of Passports Services
- Doing Research in Business & Management--Part 1: Articles
- Doing Research in Business & Management--Part 2: Financials
- Doing Research in Education
- Doing Legal Research
- Doing Research in Nursing
- Doing Research in Psychology & Counseling
- Finding books in the library catalog
- E-books
- Finding Articles on Your Topic
- Identifying Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Getting Books and Articles from Emerson Library
- Managing Sources and Creating Bibliographies with RefWorks
- Videos for Instruction
- Web Sites for University Courses
- Electronic Reserves for Students and Faculty
- Identifying Plagiarism with Turnitin
- Getting Research Help