LibGuides: PSYC A301 Introduction to Research: Tutorials

Research Guidance

Library Catalog and Database Tutorials

PsycINFO video tutorials

These YouTube tutorials are from the American Psychological Association, the EBSCOhost company (which provides our version of PsycINFO), and from other libraries.

Monroe Library database tutorials
Links to our locally-produced tutorials on searching EBSCOhost databases. (EBSCOhost is a company from which we get about 50 different databases.)
Sample PsycINFO Search on EBSCOhost
Covers advanced searching and using the thesaurus. Length: three minutes and 25 seconds.
How (and Why) to Use the APA Thesaurus When Searching PsycINFO via EBSCOhost
Length: two minutes, 54 seconds.
Find Three Peer-Reviewed Empirical Articles in PsycINFO via EBSCOhost
Length: two minutes five seconds.
Format a Citation in APA Style Using EBSCOhost
Length: 56 seconds.
Using the Methodology Limiter in PsycINFO on EBSCOhost
Assumes knowledge of how to use the thesaurus (subject list). Length: one minute 45 seconds.
PsycINFO on EBSCO: Using the Classification Codes
Another way to limit a broad search using subject concepts, not using the thesaurus. Uses an older version of the EBSCOhost interface. Length: two minutes 45 seconds.