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Library Tutorials

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Academic Integrity & Plagiarism
This brief tutorial discusses academic integrity and plagiarism as defined at CMU, and provides tips for avoiding plagiarism. A text-only version of the tutorial is also available.

CINAHL - Basic Searching
Demonstrates how to perform a basic keyword search for articles in the field of Health Science using the CINAHL database.

Citing Sources Using Style Guides
Introduction to the purpose, selection and location of various style guides. A text-only version of the tutorial is also available.

Citation Chaining
This five part tutorial explains what citations are, how to identify citations for different types of sources, as well as how to locate backward and forward citations.
Part 1: What Are Citations? | Text-only version
Part 2: Finding Books Using Citations | Text-only version
Part 3: Finding Book Chapters Using Citations | Text-only version
Part 4: Finding Articles Using Citations | Text-only version
Part 5: What Are Forward Citations? | Text-only version

Citation Linker
This tutorial demonstrates the basics of using citation linker to find known articles in a variety of available formats. A text-only version of the tutorial is also available.

Finding Business and Economic Resources
Provides help choosing the correct start page for finding different types of business and economic information. A text-only version of the tutorial is also available.

Importing from PubMed to RefWorks
This brief tutorial will show you how to take PubMed citations and add them to RefWorks. A text-only version and PowerPoint version of the tutorial are also available.

Locating Law Cases Using LexisNexis
This short tutorial explains how to use the LexisNexis database to locate specific law cases. A text-only version of this tutorial is also available.

Journal Citation Reports - The Impact Factor
Provides a basic introduction to Journal Citation Reports, including how to find journals in a particular category, how to rank those journals by impact factors, and how impact factors are calculated.

Popular vs Scholarly Articles
Provides general guidelines for identifying scholarly and popular articles. A text-only version of the tutorial is also available.