Learning and Research Skills

Hamilton Library

• Overview of Hamilton Library’s home page — video
• Locating physical materials at Hamilton Library — video
  • The Library of Congress (LOC) classification system
• Using “My Account” to renew books and view fines — video

OneSearch (search the library collection)

• OneSearch Overview — video
• OneSearch Advanced Searching — video
• OneSearch Advanced: Using Scopes — video
• Finding specific types of material:
  • e-Books — video
    • installing Adobe Digital Editions and borrowing an e-Book

  — video

  • Video Recordings (DVDs, BLU Ray, VHS) — video is forthcoming
  • Audio Recordings (compact discs and phonodiscs) — video

Databases and Other Resources

• List of journal databases
• Specific Databases
  • Films on Demand — video
• Resources
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education — video

Finding Help with your Research

• Research Guides
• Online chat (when available)
• Finding your subject librarian
• Contact a librarian — form

Evaluating Material

• Understanding Sources
  • Evaluation Overview (PDF)
• Understanding Why People Believe

Working with Material

• Zotero — tutorials