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• What to Do When Full Text Doesn't Work
  1667 views Sometimes full text doesn't work as well as we'd like it to. This screencast shows you a work around for finding full text in the library. Time: 02:36.
• Find the newest DVDs
  1510 views This screencast will show you how to find a list of the newest DVDs in the library. Time: 01:16.
• Better Search Results with Boolean Searching
  1360 views This screencast will show you how to use Boolean Searching ("and," "or," and "not") to get better results from your searches in the catalog and in databases. Time: 03:12.
• Deciding Which Full Text Options to Use
  1217 views HTML, PDF, and WFU Full Text Options are available in the ZSR databases. This screencast explains how they are different and some of the pros and cons of each. Time: 04:02.
• Getting Started with Web Evaluation
  1131 views Wondering what to look for in a website? Here's a checklist of things that indicate a more trustworthy website.
• Quick Pick Databases
  1126 views This screencast will show you how to find ZSR Library's quick pick databases and give a brief overview of the most helpful ones. Time: 01:11.
• Renewing Books and DVDs Online
  1097 views This screencast will show you how to access your account and renew books using the ZSR Library catalog. Time: 01:44.
• Limiting Searches in the Catalog
  1079 views Sometimes you need to find a reference book or a book published in the last year. This screencast shows how to limit searches in the catalog. Time: 02:07.
• Books, Journals, and Databases
  990 views This mp3 points out the differences between books, journal articles, and databases to help you know where to get started for your research. Time: 01:00.
• Using Multisearch
  966 views This screencast will show you how to use the new Multisearch tab on the Library homepage. Time: 02:15.
• Narrowing Searches in EBSCO Databases
  828 views This screencast will show you how to narrow your searches and get better results in EBSCO Databases. Time: 01:33.
• Ask a Librarian
  740 views This audio recording explains just how a librarian can help you with your research. Time: 01:00.
• Contact a Librarian
  708 views This audio recording tells you about all the different ways you can contact a librarian. Time: 01:00.
• Finding E-Reserves
  700 views This video will show you how to access e-reserves for your class. Time: 01:30.
• Printing in JSTOR
  691 views This screencast will show you how to print articles from the JSTOR database. Time: 01:31.
• Introduction to the ZSR Catalog
  674 views If you're new to college or WFU, this video show you how to use the library catalog to find books. Time: 02:16.
• Finding Full Text in Google Scholar
  657 views This video will show you how you can use Google Scholar to find materials and then how to find them on the ZSR Library website. Time: 02:42.
• Web Evaluation
  637 views Feel like you're pretty good at judging websites, but want to make sure you're using a good one for your classes? Here's a more advanced method for picking useful websites.
• Advanced Web Evaluation
  625 views You know how to judge websites, but you know you need to be able to prove that the site is a good one, too. Here are expert tips for finding out who owns the website, what sites are related, and other useful information.
• Multisearch
  619 views This recording explains the new multisearch tab on the library's home page and explains how you can use it to find articles. Time: 01:00.
• Better Search Results with Truncation
  614 views This video will show you how to use truncation in order to get better results from your searches in the catalog and in databases. Time: 02:32.
• Find a Journal by Title
  592 views This screencast will show you how to find a journal by title. Time: 02:21.
• Accessing Your Catalog Account
  582 views This video will show you how to access your library catalog account online, as well as point out some of the information you can find in your account. Time: 02:15.
• Searching the Catalog by Title
  576 views This screencast will show you how to search the catalog for books, journals, and DVDs by a given title. Time: 01:36.
• Searching the Catalog by Subject
  558 views This screencast will show you how to search the catalog for books on a given subject. Time: 02:15.
• Searching the Catalog by Author
  543 views This screencast will show you how to search the catalog for books by a given author. Time: 02:41.
• Finding a Specific Database
  537 views This screencast will show you how to find a database by title. Time: 01:59.
• Finding Primary Sources in the Online Catalog
  530 views This screencast will show you how to find primary sources in the library's online catalog.
• Advanced Searching in WorldCat
  520 views This short video tutorial explains how to do advanced search in WorldCat database and access books which are not in our library.
• How To Request Off-Site Storage Materials
  505 views a how-to for requesting materials from the ZSR off-site storage facility Time: 1:42.
• Finding and Using LC Subject Headings in the ZSR Library Catalog
  460 views This short video will show you how to locate Library of Congress Subject headings in the catalog, and how to use them in your research.
• ATLA Scripture Search
  454 views How to locate scripture references in the ATLA Religion Database
• Searching State-Specific News in Lexis Nexis
  453 views This will show you how to isolate state newspapers in Lexis Nexis for searching for state specific news.
• Saving Citations from Academic Search Premier in Zotero
  410 views This video covers the steps required to add a citation from Academic Search Premier to the open-source reference manager, Zotero. Time: 1:22.
• Creating a Collection in Zotero
  355 views This screencast will show you how to create a collection to organize citations in Zotero. Time: 1:05.
• Searching America History and Life
  355 views This screencast shows you how to begin a search in America History and Life and how to apply limits in the database.
• Publishing your WFU homepage with Dreamweaver
  345 views This video covers the basic steps for publishing changes to your WFU homepage with Dreamweaver.
• Using Early English Books Online (EEBO)
  143 views How to access and use the Early English Books Online database. Time: 02:10.
• Accessing Sociology Databases at ZSR
  118 views How to access the subject specific databases for Sociology via the ZSR Library databases page. Time: 01:19.
• Adding Articles from ProQuest into Zotero
  111 views This screencast explains how to use the Zotero Firefox plugin to save a citation from ProQuest. Time: 01:51.
• Locating Course Reserves Materials
  108 views A quick screencast showing how to access Course Reserves materials for your classes. Time: 01:15.