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Videos & How-Tos

Short videos and guides that answer frequently asked questions about library research, services and more.

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Articles

	Full Text Article: Get It    How do I get a full text article from a database or the Get It @ Western button? (1:47)
	Full Text Article: Storage    How do I get a full text article from 'Storage'? (1:22)
	Full Text Article: The Catalogue    Having trouble finding the full text an article? Check the catalogue for the journal! (1:24)
	Get it @ Western not working    When "Get it @ Western" doesn't get you what you expect, follow these steps
	How to Find Journal Articles    How to pick the right database and get the full text of articles. (1:26)
	How to Read a Scholarly Article    Tips on skimming and digesting journal articles. (2:34)
	Journal Abbreviations    How to find full journal titles and journal title abbreviations.
	RACER and Interlibrary Loan Services    How to borrow books or get articles that Western Libraries does not have.
	Review Articles: A very brief introduction    What is a review article? How do I find a review article and more. (02:12)
	The Peer Review Process    What is it? Why is it important to know about it? (1:56)
	With a citation, how to find a journal article    Tips on how to find a journal article given its citation.

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Books

	FAQ: E-Books at Western Libraries    Western's e-book collections and subject coverage; how to find, download, email, print, read e-books; use with e-book readers
	Finding Books and ebooks    Learn how to find books and ebooks via two routes. Search keywords from the search box on the library homepage or search the catalogue.
	How to Find Books    Three tips on finding print books in Western Libraries. (1:10)
	Introduction to Call Numbers    How to read those letters and numbers on the spine of a library book. (2:25)
	My Library Account: Requesting a Book    How to get books from other Western Libraries locations delivered to your favourite library. (0:58)
	My Library Account: View and Renew Your Books    How to view and renew your books online. (0:41)
	RACER and Interlibrary Loan Services    How to borrow books or get articles that Western Libraries does not have.
	With a citation, how to find a book    Tips on how to find a book given its citation.

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Borrowing

	My Library Account: Requesting a Book    How to get books from other Western Libraries locations delivered to your favourite library. (0:58)
	My Library Account: View and Renew Your Books    How to view and renew your books online. (0:41)
	RACER and Interlibrary Loan Services    How to borrow books or get articles that Western Libraries does not have.

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Citing and Writing

	Annotated Bibliographies    What is an annotated bibliography? Why write one? What kinds of sources should you annotate?
	Benefits of Using Citation Management Tools    Why should you consider using a Citation Management tool? Learn here! (1:32)
	Literature Review       Are you a graduate student? Need to do a literature review? Here is how to get started. (3:45)
	Literature Reviews, Introduction to Different Types of    An explanation of some of the more common types of literature reviews
	Plagiarism       What plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
	APA Style Guide Videos    A collection of helpful videos on using APA citation; based on the 6th edition of the style guide

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Course Readings

Finding Materials on Reserve    How to look up or access course reserves and other reserve materials.

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Evaluation

	Evaluating Sources    Criteria to help you critically evaluate sources of information and ensure that you're only using quality sources of information (2:16)
	RADAR    This interactive module will show you how to use your RADAR to evaluate information!

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Full Text Access

	Full Text Article: Get It    How do I get a full text article from a database or the Get It @ Western button? (1:47)
	Full Text Article: Storage    How do I get a full text article from 'Storage'? (1:22)
	Full Text Article: The Catalogue    Having trouble finding the full text an article? Check the catalogue for the journal! (1:24)
	Get it @ Western not working    When "Get it @ Western" doesn't get you what you expect, follow these steps

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Getting Started

	Getting More Help    There are a number of ways you can get help from Western Libraries (0:36)
	Library Stuff You Need to Know       Here are a few things you should know about the library!
	Research Guides    Start your research here. There is one for each academic program at Western. (0:54)
	Research Process Toolkit    Have an assignment due? Don't know where to begin? Use this toolkit on how to get started and complete your assignment.
	Western Libraries Homepage Search Engine    What is it? What does it search? How does it work? (2:26)

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Metrics

Research Metrics    An introduction to the metrics used in the evaluation and assessment of research. Includes Impact Factor, h-index, and who is citing your work.

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My Library Account

	My Library Account: Requesting a Book    How to get books from other Western Libraries locations delivered to your favourite library. (0:58)
	My Library Account: View and Renew Your Books    How to view and renew your books online. (0:41)

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Playlists and Toolkits

	Library Stuff You Need to Know       Here are a few things you should know about the library!
	Research Process Toolkit    Have an assignment due? Don't know where to begin? Use this toolkit on how to get started and complete your assignment.
	APA Style Guide Videos    A collection of helpful videos on using APA citation; based on the 6th edition of the style guide

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Scholarly Sources

	RADAR    This interactive module will show you how to use your RADAR to evaluate information!
	The Peer Review Process    What is it? Why is it important to know about it? (1:56)

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Search Tips

	Concept Mapping    Plan your search with a visual representation of your search terms.
	Decoding Search Results    How to identify the type of source (journal article, book, chapter in book) based on the information provided (1:58)
	Developing a Research Question       Explains why phrasing your research topic as a question can help you focus your research and find relevant information (2:57)
	Developing Search Terms    Tips on brainstorming for additional search terms to help you get the best results (2:57)
	Keeping a Search Log    How do you keep track of your searches effectively, and save time.
	Picking the Right Database    How to find the best database for a topic (3:24)
	Putting Together your Search Terms    Tips on creating effective search strategies. (1:35)
	Refining your Search with Fields    Tips & tricks for narrowing down your search results. (1:22)
	Revising Your Search Strategy    Helpful search tips to use when you can't find any sources on your topic. (1:45)
	Searching with Boolean Operators    Learn how to create a effective search strategy using the Boolean operators, "AND" and "OR". (3:43)
	Subject Headings    What they are and how they can help you find sources. (4:26)
	Two ways to Search a Database    The all-in-one approach vs. the search-history approach. (2:12)

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Subject Specific

	Engineering Standards and Codes Guide    Reading standard numbers, finding standards at Western, equivalency and currency of standards
	Finding Market Share       What is Market Share? Resources for determining Market Share
	Google and Google Scholar    What’s the difference between Google and Google Scholar? Learn how both can help you meet your research needs.
	How to Find Engineering Conference Proceedings    Tips and sources for finding these.
	Types of information sources for Science, Medicine & Engineering    Where to look for different types of information. (1:59)

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Theses and Dissertations

	How To Find Dissertations    How to find theses and dissertations from anywhere.
	How to Find Western Theses and Dissertations    How to find these in Scholarship@Western and the library catalogue. (2:09)

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Tours

	Library DIY    Let Skelley the Skeleton show you around the Taylor Library and demonstrate all of our new self-check services. (2:03)
	Taylor Library Virtual Tour    Our Science, Technology & Medicine library.
	Tour of the D.B. Weldon Library    Our Arts & Humanities, Social Science, and Information & Media Studies library. (3:39)
	Western University Archives Tour    Tour the Reading Room at Western Archives (1:51)

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Types of Sources

	Grey Literature    What it is, how to find it, and how it might help your research. (2:39)
	RADAR    This interactive module will show you how to use your RADAR to evaluate information!
	Reference Tools    What they are and how they can help you find more sources to support your research. (0:58)
	Review Articles: A very brief introduction    What is a review article? How do I find a review article and more. (02:12)
	Types of information sources for Science, Medicine & Engineering    Where to look for different types of information. (1:59)

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