Tutorials

The materials listed below are a mix of web pages, PDF documents, and Flash tutorials.  If you do not already have the free Macromedia Flash Player installed on your computer, you can access this free program here
Tips for using our flash tutorials.

QuickTips Tutorials

• Finding books (flash)
• Finding journal articles (flash)
• Finding full-text journal articles from a citation (flash)

• General description of library resources (pdf)
• How to use the CSP library website (flash)
• Research 101: an introduction to the research process (html)
• JournalFinder/Article Linker: how to find full text when you only have a citation (flash)
• EBSCOhost databases advanced search (flash)
• ERIC tutorials (flash)
• CLICnet: how to find books and more (flash)
• BearHunt: Search multiple databases and CLICnet simultaneously (flash)
• Open Mind (pdf and flash)
• Audience Response System ("clickers")
• eFolio Overview (YouTube Video)

• Facts for Off-Campus Users (html)
• Logging in to library databases, CLICnet, and eBooks (flash)

• Library's section of the Orientation pages
• Concordia Library Resources (YouTube video) 

Research Process

• Research Process Overview (pdf)
• Finding a Topic (html)
• Developing a Research Question/Thesis (html)
• Developing Keywords (html)
• Article Databases in 5 Minutes (video)
• Peer Review in 5 Minutes (video)
• Anatomy of a Scholarly Article (html)
• Writing a Literature Review (video)

Evaluating & Using Information Ethically

• Five Criteria for Evaluating Webpages (pdf)
• Periodical Types and Characteristics (pdf)
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources (pdf)