Online eTutorials
Research Guides
The TMC Library offers Research Guides on different topics. These guides will often contain tips or tutorials to help you navigate your topic of interest.
ProSearch Reference Tips
ProSearch allows you to search up to twenty-seven databases simultaneously, and is a quick and easy way to access the Library's resources. Here are some tips that will help you effectively use the tool.
Information Literacy Tutorials
Research has grown complicated due to the wide variety of formats and the large number of information sources available today. Learn the basics of the research process with these tutorials.
- Information Literacy Research Guide - For additonal online resources, see the Web Resources tab.
Database Tutorials & User Guides
Each database uses slightly different search methods. Learn the best techniques for each one with these helpful guides.
ACP PIER
ALFRED
BestBets
Canary Database
CINAHL
- Basic Searching (video)
- Advanced Searching (video)
- List of EBSCO tutorials (video, PowerPoint, iPod, etc.)
Clinical Knowledge Summaries
- Using the Website (Powerpoint) (National Library for Health)
- How to Search and Browse
Cochrane Library
- Demos, User guides (PowerPoint, pdfs) (Wiley InterScience)
- Search Manual
dbGaP Genotypes and Phenotypes
DynaMed
- Main DynaMed help page
- How to install Dynamed on a PDA device using a Windows System
- How to install Dynamed on a Blackberry Device
- How to install Dynamed on an iPhone
- How to Install DynaMed on a PDA device using a Mac system
FDA MAUDE Database
Gene Ontology (GO) Project
IEEE
Journal Citation Reports
- Overview (Thomas Reuters)
MedCalc3000
MedlinePlus
- Evaluating Health Information (video) (National Library of Medicine)
- Finding Quality Health Information to Support Student Health: A Tool Kit (University of Washing Center for Public Health Nutrition)
- Medical Words (Flash)(National Library of Medicine)
- Introduction (Mental Health Information Network)
- MedlinePlus (video) (Hepatitis B Foundation)
- MedlinePlus Tour (video) (National Library of Medicine)
Mobile Compatible Databases and Applications
Nursing Reference Center
Ovid SP
- Basic Search Overview (video) (Ovid)
- Advanced Search Overview (video) (Ovid)
- Applying Limits to Search Results (video) (Ovid)
- Find Citation Overview (video) (Ovid)
- Multi-field Search Overview (video) (Ovid)
- Personal Accounts and Workspace Customization (video) (Ovid)
OvidSP Getting Started
PubMed
RefWorks
- RefWorks provides a series of extensive video tutorials on their YouTube Channel.
- Learn to Use RefWorks in 20 Minutes
- RefWorks Fundamentals
- RefWorks Advanced Features
- RefShare: Sharing Your References
- RefWorks Output Style Editor
SciFinder Scholar
Scopus and Scopus Getting Started
STAT!Ref
SUMSearch
Wiley Online Library
- Tutorials (video) You will need to enter your name and email to access the tutorials. The most helpful ones will be
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WISER
Using the Library
Quick Facts
Over 150,000 patrons passed through our gates in 2009-2010.
We currently hold over 351,000 book and journal volumes for use.
Patrons have access to over 7100 electronic full-text journals.
InterLibrary Loans lent over 11,800 books, articles, or journals in 2009-2010.
The TMC Library held over 120 classes, with over 2600 attendees in 2009-2010.