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Research Guides and Tutorials

The librarians at Stony Brook University have created guides and handouts to help you with your research, so whether the library is open or not, help is no more than a click away.

Check the library's new subject guides [1] for more assistance.

Recordings of library workshops are available on the Library Workshops [2] page.

 

SBU Library Research Guide

Did your instructor request articles from peer-reviewed journals? No idea what that means or how to find one? Can't tell the difference between a primary and secondary source? Never created a References or Works Cited list? Not clear on how to find articles? Take our self-paced, online tutorial [3]to get up to speed quickly. Take 10 minutes to focus on one problem area or go through the entire tutorial in about an hour.

Research Guides

Stony Brook Libraries Research Guide [4]

APA Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue University Online Writing Lab [5]

APA Citation Style Quick Sheet (Stony Brook University Libraries) [6]

Council of Science Editors Citation Style Guide [7] 
 
Database Searching Concepts [8]
 
Domain Names [9]
 
Evaluating Internet Resources [10]
 
Xtreme Googling [11] Updated!
 
Get Your Learn On: Web Research 2.0 [12] 
 
How to Research Movies Online [13]
 
Introduction to Library Resources [14] 
 
Library Terminology [15]
 
Library Resources for Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies [16] 
 
Library Resources for Graduate Students [17] 
 
Library Resources for Non-Traditional Students [18]
 
Map of Campus Libraries [19] 
 
[20]
MLA Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue University Online Writing Lab [21]

MLA Citation Style Quick Sheet (Stony Brook University Libraries) [22]

Newspaper Holdings at Stony Brook University [23] 
 
Research Guide for CEE 505 Education, Theory & Praxis [24]
 
Wolfie's Top Library Tips [25] 

Video Tutorials

Search PsycINFO using EndNote Online Search [26] 
 
UC Berkeley Library's Congressional Research Tutorials [27]
 
USA.gov Tutorials – Help Finding Government Information Online [28]

Specific Research Databases Tutorials

Academic Search Premier Quick Reference [29] Print. 

How Do I Use EDGAR? [30] Web.
 
JSTOR Tutorials [31] Video & Print.(Available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and other languages.)
 
LexisNexis Tutorials [32] Video.
 
MedlinePlus - Interactive Health Tutorials [33] Video.
 
PubMed Tutorial [35] Video & Web.
 
ScienceDirect Tutorials [36] Video & Print.(Available in Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and other languages.)
 
Web of Knowledge Tutorials [37] Video & Print. Includes Web of Science. (Available in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and other languages.)

 

 

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Source URL: http://www.library.stonybrook.edu/tutorials

Links:
[1] http://sunysb.libguides.com/browse.php
[2] http://www.library.stonybrook.edu/workshops
[3] http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/tutorial/
[4] http://www.library.stonybrook.edu/tutorial/index.html
[5] http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
[6] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/APA2011.pdf
[7] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/CouncilofScienceEditorsCitationStyleSBUL_0.pdf
[8] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/Database Searching Concepts_0.pdf
[9] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/DomainNames_0.pdf
[10] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/internet resources.pdf
[11] https://docs.google.com/View?id=ah76pmqc78nf_96kb8svdcb
[12] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/WebResearch20_0.pdf
[13] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/Film_research_0.pdf
[14] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/IntroductiontoLibraryResources2009.pdf
[15] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/Library terminology.pdf
[16] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/CLCSLibraryResources.pdf
[17] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/GraduateStudentsBrochure2009.pdf
[18] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/Non-TraditionalStudents2009.pdf
[19] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/CampusLibrariesMapF2010.pdf
[20] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/MLA 2010 .pdf
[21] http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/1/
[22] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/MLA032011.pdf
[23] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/NewspaperHoldingsSBU_0.pdf
[24] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/DATABASE%20RESOURCES%20CEE%20505.pdf
[25] http://www.library.stonybrook.edu/sites/default/files/WolfiesLibraryTips092010.pdf
[26] http://libmedia.cc.stonybrook.edu/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p3006coll39&CISOPTR=1&filename=2.wmv
[27] http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/wikis/congresearch/
[28] http://www.usa.gov/About/tutorials/
[29] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/AcademicSearchPremierQuickGuideSBUL.pdf
[30] http://www.sec.gov/edgar/quickedgar.htm
[31] http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/archives/tutorials.jsp
[32] http://www.lexisnexis.com/tutorial/global/globaltutorial_frameset.asp?locale=en_US&lbu=US&adaptation=Academic&sPage=menu
[33] http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
[34] http://library.hsclib.sunysb.edu/sites/default/files/OpposingViewpointsQuickGuideSBUL.pdf
[35] http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmedtutorial/index.html
[36] http://www.sciencedirect.info/using/
[37] http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/training/wok/#recorded_training