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Library Skills Tutorial

How to Search the Library

The following videos will teach you how to use the library's main finding tool. These videos will also show you some advanced searching techniques that will make your research more effective.

The first tutorial teaches you how to use the Library's main search tool, LibrarySearch, step by step. It shows how you can find resources by typing in keywords, use filters to get better results, and see what the books or articles are about before you read them. You'll also figure out how to save things for later and send them to yourself. 

Once you have a good handle on the basics of the LibrarySearch tool, the second video tutorial dives into advanced search techniques to refine your search results and find what you need.

How to Search the Library

The following videos will teach you how to use the library's main finding tool. These videos will also show you some advanced searching techniques that will make your research more effective.

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