MINITEX Library Information Network

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• EBSCO
• Gale/InfoTrac
• ProQuest
• OCLC
• See tutorials & support for all vendors

EBSCO

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Index of all EBSCO tutorials (each tutorial has a direct link below)

EBSCOhost

• Advanced Search with Guided Style (Adobe Flash; 4 minutes)
• Advanced Search with Single Find Field; Creating Search and Journal Alerts (Adobe Flash; 3 minutes)
• Basic Searching for Academic Libraries (Adobe Flash; 3.4 minutes)
• Basic Searching for Public Libraries (Adobe Flash; 4 minutes)
• Basic Searching for Public Libraries (PowerPoint; 1.4 MB)
• How to Create Search and Journal Alerts (Adobe Flash; 3 minutes)
• How to Create Search and Journal Alerts (PowerPoint; 1.5 MB)
• Page Composer (Adobe Flash; 3 minutes)
• The My EBSCOhost Personalization Folder (Adobe Flash; 3.45 minutes)
• The My EBSCOhost Personalization Folder (PowerPoint; 548 KB)
• Visual Search (Adobe Flash; 2.2 minutes)

EBSCOadmin

• Authentication (Adobe Flash; 2.66 minutes)
• Branding (Adobe Flash; 3 minutes)
• Creating Profiles (Adobe Flash; 2.19 minutes)
• Creating Profiles (PowerPoint; 1.4 MB)
• Creating User Groups (Adobe Flash; 2.15 minutes)
• Creating User Groups (PowerPoint; 1.0 MB)
• Customize Services (Adobe Flash; 6.25 minutes)
• EBSCOadmin Security (PowerPoint; 1.3 MB)
• How To Create A Local Collection (Adobe Flash; 5.5 minutes)
• How To Create A Local Collection (PowerPoint; 432 KB)
• Multilingual Options (Adobe Flash; 2.75 minutes)
• Reports & Statistics (Adobe Flash; 4.5 minutes)
• Reports & Statistics (PowerPoint; 336 KB)

Product-Specific

• Business Searching: Basic Searching and Browsing (Adobe Flash; 2.5 minutes)

User Guides

• My EBSCOhost and Page Composer (Word document; 697 KB)
• Multilingual User Guide (Word document; 218 KB)
• Academic Search (Word document; 1.3 MB)

Help Sheets

• EBSCOhost Visual Search Help Sheet (Word document; 360 KB)
• EBSCOhost Clustered Results Help Sheet (Word document; 927 KB)
• EBSCOhost Printing, Emailing and Saving Folder Items Help Sheet (Word document; 112 KB)
• EBSCOhost Personal Folders Help Sheet (Word document; 211 KB)
• EBSCOadmin—Creating a New Profile (Word document; 35.5 KB)
• EBSCOadmin—Creating a New User Group (Word document; 45.0 KB)
• EBSCOadmin—Creating a Collection (Word document; 35.5 KB)
• EBSCOadmin—Authentication Information (Word document; 38.0 KB)

University of Calgary—COPPUL Animated Tutorial Sharing Project (ANTS)

• Business Source Premier—Advanced Search
• Business Source Premier—Basic Search

Gale/InfoTrac

• Thomson/Gale PowerSearch (Federated Search for InfoTrac Databases)
• Thomson/Gale Free Online Literary Index
• Citing from Thomson/Gale Databases

InfoTrac K-12 Series

• In-Service Packet (PDF; 435 KB)
• Navigation Guide (PDF; 261 KB)

InfoTrac K-12 Periodical Databases

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kids InfoBits

• Kids InfoBits Web Site
• Fact Sheet (PDF; 182 KB)
• In-Service Packet (PDF; 496 KB)
• Navigation Guide (PDF; 1.2 MB)
• PowerPoint Teaching Tool
  Select "Kids InfoBits" from the Product menu, then choose "PowerPoint (ppt)" from the Tools menu.
• Sample Searches
• Search Tips (PDF; 496 KB)
• Guided Tour

InfoTrac Junior Edition

• Fact Sheet (PDF; 223 KB)
• Sample Searches
• Search Tips (PDF; 207 KB)
• Navigation Guide (PDF; 651 KB)

InfoTrac Student Edition

• Fact Sheet (PDF; 105 KB)
• Sample Searches
• Search Tips (PDF; 202 KB)
• Navigation Guide (PDF; 248 KB)

Junior Reference Collection

• Junior Reference Collection Web Site
• Fact Sheet (PDF; 296 KB)
• In-Service Packet (PDF; 319 KB)
• Navigation Guide (PDF; 660 KB)
• PowerPoint Teaching Tool
  Select "Junior Reference Collection" from the Product menu, then choose "PowerPoint (ppt)" from the Tools menu.
• Sample Searches
• Search Tips (PDF; 391 KB)

Discovering Collection

• Discovering Collection Web Site
• Fact Sheet (PDF; 117 KB)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Guided Tour
• In-Service Packet—Discovering Collection: Biography (PDF; 379 KB)
• In-Service Packet—Discovering Collection: Geography & Cultures (PDF; 361 KB)
• In-Service Packet—Discovering Collection: History (PDF; 362 KB)
• In-Service Packet—Discovering Collection: Literature (PDF; 364 KB)
• In-Service Packet—Discovering Collection: Science & Health (PDF; 259 KB)
• Navigation Guide (PDF; 1.4 MB)
• Sample Searches
• PowerPoint Demo (PowerPoint; 3.3 MB)
• Search Tips (PDF; 401 KB)

¡Informe!

• Fact Sheet (PDF; 104 KB)
• Navigation Guide (PDF; 362 KB)
• Sample Searches
• Search Tips (PDF; 3.3 MB)

Professional Collection

• Fact Sheet (PDF; 317 KB)
• Navigation Guide (PDF; 741 KB)

ProQuest

• ProQuest Interface—Quick Reference Guide (PDF; 975 KB)
• ProQuest Search Interface—Introduction
• ProQuest Interface—Smart Search
• ProQuest Interface—Email Enhancement
• ProQuest Interface—Customizable CrossLinks
• ProQuest Interface—Alerts Preview
• ProQuest Interface—My Research
• ProQuest Interface—Localization
• ProQuest Interface—Enhancements

OCLC

• NetLibrary—Help, Quickstarts/Demos, FAQs
• NetLibrary 4.0 (includes demo)
• WorldCat—All About
• WorldCat—Searching via FirstSearch