Video Tutorials
Below are library-produced tutorials, arranged by topic. If you prefer, you can view our entire channel on YouTube.
- Overview of Searching the Library Collection
- What is a Scholarly Source?
- Finding Background Information
- Choosing and Accessing a Database
- How Library Stuff Works: Boolean Operators: AND OR NOT (from McMaster University Libraries)
- How Library Stuff Works: Boolean Modifiers "", *, ( ) (from McMaster University Libraries)
- Overview of Searching the Library Collection
- Finding Background Information
- Finding a Scholarly Article
- Finding a Literary Criticism
- Finding a Scholarly Sociology Article
- Finding Sources for Argumentative Essays
- Finding a SWOT Analysis
- Finding Print Books
- Finding Ebooks in EBSCO Ebooks Academic
- Request a Scanned Chapter from MVCC Libraries
APA
- APA Citation Workshop, Spring 2023
- APA Walkthrough: Editing a Citation from a Citation Generator
- APA Walkthrough: Creating a Citation from Scratch
- Step-by-Step Guide to APA-Style Student Papers (CHOICE/APA-sponsored webinar)
- APA Style: In-Text Citations (from Greenley Library at SUNY Farmingdale)
- APA Style: References List (from Greenley Library at SUNY Farmingdale)
MLA
- MLA Citation Workshop, Spring 2023
- Citations Matter: MLA Style in 8 Minutes
- MLA Style: In-Text Citations (from Greenley Library at SUNY Farmingdale)
- MLA Style: Works Cited List (from Greenley Library at SUNY Farmingdale)
Chicago
- Printing in PowerPoint
- Creating a Hanging Indent in Word and Google Docs
- Accessing an Article When the Link from the Main Search Box Does Not Work
- Filter Search Results by Date
- Using Permalinks
- EBSCO Ebooks
- Attaching a File to an Email
- YouTube Video Controls
- Email Etiquette 101 (produced in partnership with MVCC Career Services)
- Finding a Sociology Scholarly, Research Article
- Finding a SWOT Analysis
- Professor Nackley's HU187: Research strategies for the three essays
- Professor Nackley's EN248: Research strategies for your final paper
- Research Strategies for Professor Nackley's EN249 Final Paper
- Researching the Birthday Assignment for Dr. Searles
Didn't find what you need? Contact us to suggest a video topic! We make new videos every semester and welcome your ideas!