Introduction

The following is the Henry Whittemore Library's Instruction Online. Here you will find lessons, tutorials, handouts, quizzes, and e-resource guides that will help you find information in the library more effectively. These self-paced, instructional resources are designed to assist you in how to better find and utilize information from both online and print sources available in the library and through the library's Web page. The lessons include the most detailed instruction and are the basis of the Tutorial.

e-Resource Guides

The library has created a number of e-Resource Guides with links to useful databases and Internet resources. They are available from this link:
http://www.framingham.edu/wlibrary/finding/subject_guides.htm

Automated Tutorials and Search Help for Online Databases

Below are tutorials that will walk you through the research process.  You will need the Flash Player software to view the tutorials, which you can download at http://www.adobe.com. For some of the tutorials, you also will need sound. For PDF files, you will Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at http://www.adobe.com.

Please note: The tutorials are best viewed with a computer monitor resolution of 1024x768. To make sure you have these settings, go to "Start" and select "Settings."  Then click on "Control Panel" and click on "Display."  In the display window, click on "Settings."  You then should be able to move the bar to select the screen resolution.  If the tutorial is still too small, you can try to change the resolution setting to 800x600.    

Infotrac:  Expanded Academic Index ASAP Guided Tour

EBSCOhost:  Basic searching for Academic Libraries

JSTOR: Basic Search Tutorial

LexisNexis: Basic Search Steps (not automated)

Project Muse: Searching in Project Muse (not automated, PDF file)

Flash tutorials

1. Logging into the databases from off-campus - tutorial.

2. Using InfoTrac - tutorial.

3. Keyword searching in the online catalog - tutorial.

Tutorials on General Research Issues

Lessons - These guides are in-depth examinations of information research, and will hopefully help you get a better understanding of finding and utilizing information. 

• Introduction to Library Research 
• The Information Search Process 
• The Internet 
• Evaluating Internet Information 
• Finding Images in the Library and on the Web     
• Ethical Aspects of Information Research

Tutorials -  These are brief self-paced instructional guides that walk you through the more specific aspects of the research process like finding books in the library.

• Plan Your Research 
• Find Books 
• Find Articles

Lunchable Handouts - All of the handouts distributed in the sessions will be posted below.

• Primary Resources
• Visual Search Engines
• Searching with Google and GoogleScholar