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Learn how to find the full text of an article through the library catalog! This video covers how to identify the different parts of an article citation and how to use…
How to Find an Article from a Citation
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This video from the Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana is designed to help Asynchronous Rhetoric students navigate to the Find Articles…
Using the Find Articles Guide
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This video will help students utilize the tools in Academic Search Ultimate for their research, including saving, emailing, citing, and printing their articles.
Using Database Tools
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This video will show students how to refine their search results within the database using keywords, alternative keywords, and limiters.
Refining Results in Academic Search Ultimate
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This video is designed to help students navigate through the multi-subject database Academic Search Ultimate using a sample class topic.
How to Search Academic Search Ultimate
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This video will help students find Academic Search Ultimate from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana's Undergraduate Library website.
How to Find Academic Search Ultimate
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This video will guide students through the steps of finding an article's Full Text, and the variety of ways Full Text options are displayed in a database.
Finding Full Text of Articles
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This video is will help you learn how to evaluate your sources to use in an assignment. This is a part of the University of Illinois's Undergraduate Library series…
Evaluating Sources
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This is a video explaining the information cycle, or the progression of media coverage of a particular newsworthy event.
Understanding the Information Cycle
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A "Quick Tip from the UGL" video: What is plagiarism? How do you know when you are plagiarizing? And more importantly how can you avoid plagiarizing? This…
Tips to Avoid Plagiarism
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A "Quick Tip from the UGL" video: Pro/Con arguments can be helpful for understanding all sides of an issue. This short videos discusses finding and using…
Pro/Con Arguments
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A "Quick Tip from the UGL" video: What is a primary source? This short video explains primary sources, how to differentiate between primary and other…
Identifying Primary Sources
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A "Quick Tip from the UGL" video: Scholarly articles can be dense and difficult to read. This short video explains steps that undergraduate students can take…
How to Read a Scholarly Article
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A "Quick Tip from the UGL" video: Learn search strategies to improve and refine your Google search engine results. For comparisons of library databases…
Google Search Tips
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A brief tutorial on how to navigate ProQuest Dissertations and Theses’ features in order to successfully search for non-University of Illinois dissertations.
How to Search for General Dissertations
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A brief video introduction to the University of Illinois Library for students taking Composition I courses.
Introduction to the University of Illinois Library
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This video will teach you what the Ask a Librarian chat service is, how to find it on our Library website, and show an example of an Ask a Librarian chat so you can feel…
What is Ask a Librarian and how do I use it?
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Learn how to access University of Illinois databases.
How to Search Databases
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In this video, you’ll learn how to use IDEALS [the Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship] to find UIUC-specific dissertations.
How to Search for UIUC Dissertations
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In this video, you will learn what a subject librarian is, how to find your subject librarian, and what kind of questions you can ask them.
Is there a Librarian for that?
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Learn how to search for and request materials through Interlibrary Loan - a service that lets you request materials from libraries around the world! This is a great way…
How to Request Materials Through Interlibrary Loan
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Learn how to tailor your searches to get better, more relevant results! This video covers how the asterisk, quotation marks, and parentheses can be used in a database in…
Advanced Searching in a Database: Modifying…
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Learn how to conduct simple searches in Google Scholar! This video covers simple searching and how to use basic filters to optimize your results.
Google Scholar: Simple Searching
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Learn how to request a physical book through the library catalog and set a pickup location that's convenient for you! This video also covers how to get a book…
How to Request a Book
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Learn how to search for and request materials through I-Share - a group of libraries throughout Illinois that share materials with each other! This is a great way to get…
How to Request Materials through I-Share
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Learn how to conduct advanced searches in Google Scholar! This video covers advanced searching and using search operators to optimize your results.
Google Scholar: Advanced Searching
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Learn how to set up library links for Google Scholar to get around paywalls and access Library materials directly through Google Scholar searches! Please note that the…
Google Scholar: Library Links
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Learn how to tailor your searches to get better, more relevant results! This video covers how the Boolean Operators AND, OR, & NOT work in a search engine to let you…
Advanced Searching in a Database: Combining…
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Watch this short video to learn more about the speaking center and how a consultation or workshop can help students at any stage of their presentation preparation…
Introduction to the Speaking Center
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Learn how to find the full text of an article through the Library's Easy Search! This video covers how to identify the different parts of an article citation and…
How to Find an Article From a Citation
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