Research Guides: Humanities Core: How-to videos

Tutorials

Image: Langson Library featured in "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" and today. Photos by Tony Hoffarth.

Using the UCI Library Website (Fall 2021)
Navigate the website, access research guides, important VPN settings, how to get help. (2:27)
Humanities Core Research Guide
Overview of resources in the research guide. (1:51)
Using Special Collections and Archives
Watch Peter the Anteater visit Special Collections for the first time. (0:31)

UC Library Search
Finding materials in Library Search (2:26)
* Using filters, accessing e-books, borrowing books from UCI and other UC libraries
JSTOR
Overview of the JSTOR database (1:53)
* Simple search, full-text, database tools and limitations
Google Scholar (2022)
Getting the most out of Google Scholar (2:58)
* Settings to link to UCI's full-text journal articles, Cited by and Related articles searching, Advanced search, citation, and save tools
Academic Search Complete / Ebsco Databases (2022)
Overview of Academic Search Complete and Ebsco databases (2:54)
* Search across multiple databases, limiters, basic keyword strategies, getting full-text, citation tools
Proquest News & Newspapers
Overview of Proquest News & Newspapers (2:00)
* Searching across Proquest databases, limiting to date ranges, full-text newspaper scans