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Learn to Use Online Resources
Databases, learning modules, skill builders? The statewide online resources are subscribed-to services for research and learning purposes. These might contain:
- articles, including full-text of magazine/journal issues you can read.
- images, audio, and videos.
- tutorials, practice tests, and quizzes.
- full reference eBooks, which are searchable for your topic.
Regular Research
- Bloom's Literature Overview Video
- Britannica Academic Guided Tour
- Britannica Academic Overview Video
- Britannica Library Guided Tour
- Britannica Library Overview Video
- Britannica School Guided Tour
- Britannica School Overview Video
- Britannica School for Students Video
- EBSCOhost Playlist - the majority of our databases are from EBSCO, including Explora. These videos overview searching, reading articles, and special tools such as permalinks and folders that work on all EBSCO databases.
- Explora Multi-Search - Exploras have multiple databases powering them, so you search once instead of having to do your search again in another database. This is a generic video, please realize we have more than one Explora version available (general, kids).
- Issues & Controversies Overview Video
- Gale Virtual Reference Center Resource Guide
- My Britannica for Educators Video
- My Britannica for Students Video
- ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health - for health professionals & students, a guide to getting the most out of searches and saving your research to a personal folder.
- U.S. Newsstream LibGuide
Health
Librarians & Educators- Consumer Health Complete - just about searching for health & drug information.
- Health Reference Center Overview Video
- Nursing & Allied Health LibGuide
- Nursing in Video LibGuide
- MEDLINE tutorials
- African American Family Research - Two-part guide that gives you tips on where to start, what to look for, and how to continue your research.
- Ancestry Anne's Top 10 Search Tips - Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced search tips to improve your search results.
- Creating Timelines That Produce Answers - How making and using timelines with your research results can help you expand your searches and organize your findings.
- Fold3 LibGuide
- HeritageQuest LibGuide
- The Mailbox (School & District) Video Tutorials
- NoveList - Using Basic Search Video
- NoveList - additional tutorial videos (linked at the bottom of the page)
- OCLC FirstSearch (WorldCat): The Basics
Skill Builders
- Auto Repair Source (Power Point)
- Auto Repair Source (Video)
- Learning Express Library - tutorials, practice tests, and ebooks for occupational exams, the GED, ACT, and other school exams, learning to use the computer, brushing up on your math & writing, selecting a career & building a resume, even a job search. Watch the full length video on their page or select a specific topic from the list.
- Mango Languages Video
- Universal Class FAQs
Tools are linked in the left navigation of the database page.
- Journal Finder - need to look in a specific magazine or journal? This tool tells you which database you will find it in full-text, so you don't have to try several.
- Kansas Periodical Index - Kansas journals and magazines are not always included in the big research databases.
Stats & Government
Need help with a product we don't have a video or tutorial for yet, or need help deciding which databases are best for your research topic? Just contact the State Library.
- SAGE Stats Overview Video
- SAGE Stats User Guide
- SAGE Stats Knowledge User Guide
- SAGE Knowledge - How to perform a basic search video
- U.S. Political Stats Overview Video
- U.S. Political Stats User Guide
Need help with a product we don't have a video or tutorial for yet, or need help deciding which databases are best for your research topic? Just contact the State Library.