Library Instruction

Quick Videos and Podcasts

General Videos

  • CLUE
    Learn the basics of using the UW-Madison campus library system. This tutorial is divided into 5 modules.

  • More Research Tips and Videos
    A series of videos outling the fundamental steps to the library research process.

  • Finding People to Interview on Campus
    Need to interview someone for your paper or presentation? Want some good quotes from a specialist? This tutorial will help you find people on campus doing research on your topic.

  • Finding Pro/Con Statistics for a Persuasive Paper
    Writing a persausive paper or giving a pro/con speech? This tutorial will hep you find statistics and data to back up your arguments.

  • Importing Records to RefWorks from PubMed
    Learn how to move records from PubMed into your RefWorks account. This tutorial features the new PubMed interface.

  • Information Sources Tutorial: Identifying Reliable Sources
    How do you know what information to trust? Use this tutorial and learn the questions to ask about an information source before using the information in college-level research. A 10-question quiz follows this tutorial, which is required for Bio 101 students but optional for all others.

  • Primary versus Secondary Science Literature
    Not sure if your article is a primary or secondary resource? This video will help identify major characteristics of both types of literature.

  • RefWorks
    RefWorks will help you organize your information and format bibliographies in a variety of styles. Learn the basics of using this software, which is provided free to UW-Madison campus users through the UW-Libraries.

  • Searching the Web
    Learn how to evaluate websites, exert more control over your search results with advanced search, and find information in the deep web.

  • Web of Science Cited Reference Searching
    Need to know how many times an article was cited or where? This tutorial takes you through the steps in tracking citations for specific papers.

If you are in one of these classes, these tutorials may also be found in your Library Course Page.


Videos for Specific Classes