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Welcome to the University of Alabama Libraries' Tutorial Page! Here you will find tutorials created by The University of Alabama which can assist you in your research needs at UA. You will also find a highly selective list of tutorials from other individuals and libraries which provide general information applicable to many areas of research.

TUTORIALS CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Citation Searching [http://brunolib.cba.ua.edu/search/databases/tutorials/citation.html]

Citation searching, also called cited reference searching, is a specialized type of research in which the researcher searches for articles, books, or other materials that have cited or referenced a particular work.

Government Information Tutorials

TUTORIALS CREATED BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR LIBRARIES

Bare Bones 101: A BASIC TUTORIAL ON SEARCHING THE WEB [http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml] From The University of South Carolina's Beaufort Library. Covers troubleshooting searches, library gateways, Boolean Logic, Alta Vista, Google, Yahoo.

Evaluation of Information Sources: Popular vs. Scholarly [http://www.lib.lsu.edu/instruction/evaluation/evaluation06.html] from Louisiana State University. Explains how to distinguish scholarly from popular sources.

Finding Information on the Internet from UC Berkeley Library
[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html]
Browser guides, selecting a topic, recommended search strategy, glossary of internet jargon, powerpoint presentation and handouts.

Learn the Net[http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html ]
The basics of Internet searching along with more advanced topics such as joining newsgroups, building a Web site, and doing E-business