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This toolbox provides information about library research.
  • Accessing Your Catalog Account
    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.
  • Better Search Results with Boolean Searching
    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.
  • Better Search Results with Truncation
    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.
  • Deciding Which Full Text Options to Use
    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.
  • Finding Full Text in Google Scholar
    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.
  • Introduction to the ZSR Catalog
    If you're new to college or WFU, this video show you how to use the library catalog to find books. Time: 02:16.
  • Renewing Books and DVDs Online
    This screencast will show you how to access your account and renew books using the ZSR Library catalog. Time: 01:44.
  • Searching the Catalog by Subject
    This screencast will show you how to search the catalog for books on a given subject. Time: 02:15.
  • Using Multisearch
    This screencast will show you how to use the new Multisearch tab on the Library homepage. Time: 02:15.
  • What to Do When Full Text Doesn't Work
    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.

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