LibGuides: ENGL 01A Barba: Tutorials

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Recommended Sources & Databases - ENGL 01A Barba
In this Merced College Libraries tutorial, you will learn about the types of sources the library faculty recommend that you use for your research assignment. The tutorial will share information about the source types recommended for your assignment, examples of sources, and recommended databases that can help you find different types of sources. There is also some information about evaluating sources.
Using OneSearch
In this Merced College Libraries tutorial, you will learn how to use OneSearch, available on the library website.OneSearch can help you can find the library's books, textbooks, eBooks, and articles from some of the library's databases.
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Using Basic Search Strategies
In this Merced College Libraries tutorial, you will learn how to use basic search strategies in library databases. Searching in databases requires a bit of a different approach than how you would search in a search engine like Google.
Using Academic Search Comeplete
In this Merced College Libraries tutorial, you will learn how to use Academic Search Complete. Academic Search Complete is a library database provided by EBSCOhost that can help you can find news, magazine, trade, and journal articles from a variety of disciplines. Databases provided by EBSCOhost have very similar interfaces, so once you learn how to use Academic Search Complete, you will also be able to more easily use the library's other EBSCOhost-provided databases.
Using JSTOR
In this Merced College Libraries tutorial, you will learn how to use JSTOR Essential. JSTOR Essential is a library database that can help you can find journal articles, book chapters, and primary sources related to the humanities and social sciences.
Citing & Formatting in MLA (8th ed.)
In this Merced College Libraries tutorial, you will learn how to format papers, create in-text citations, and identify to the core elements for creating works cited entries in MLA 8th edition.