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Online Training - Academic Resources
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Database/Website Fact Sheet Getting Started Tutorials iCONN-Specific
Recorded Webinars		 Live Webinars -
Register on Calendar**		 Search Tips
General     Access Points, Creating Direct URLs, Creating Search Widgets, Change Database Interface Preferences*    
ABI/Inform (ProQuest) Fact Sheet training tutorial   not available sample searches
Academic OneFile (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet See PowerSearch   register here search tips
Biography In Context (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet tutorial   register here search tips
Business Insights: Essentials Fact Sheet transition tools (scroll down to video tutorials)
on-demand training videos 		  register here search tips
Business & Company Resource Center (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet sample searches
Financials Tab tutorial 		  register here search tips
CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCO) Fact Sheet Tutorial
Basic Searching YouTube Video
Advanced Searching YouTube Video 		  register here user guide
E-Books (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet How to Use Gale Virtual Reference Library* Creating & Naming Subcollections of iCONN’s Gale Virtual Reference Library Titles* register here search tips
Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet See PowerSearch   register here search tips
General OneFile (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet See PowerSearch   register here search tips
General Reference Center Gold (Gale Cengage)   See PowerSearch   register here search tips
Hartford Courant - Historical (ProQuest) Fact Sheet text only   register here search tips
Health & Wellness Resource Center (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet tutorial   register here search tips
Hoover's Company Profiles Fact Sheet not available   not available not available
Informe (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet See PowerSearch   register here search tips
InfoTrac Junior Edition (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet tutorial   register here See PowerSearch
InfoTrac Student Edition (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet See PowerSearch   register here search tips
Kids InfoBits (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet tutorial   register here search tips
LegalTrac (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet See PowerSearch   register here See PowerSearch
Newspapers Hartford Courant, Wall Street Journal, etc. (ProQuest) Fact Sheet text only   not available search tips
Patrons & Gale/iCONN: How to Get Users to Skip Google     webinar    
PowerSearch (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet basic search tutorial
advanced search tutorial
How to Cross-Search Gale Resources tutorial 		PowerSearch and the Reference Desk register here search tips
PsycINFO (EBSCO) Fact Sheet text only   register here  
Science In Context Fact Sheet tutorial   register here search tips
Using Bookmarks (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet not available   not available not available
U.S. History In Context (Gale Cengage) Fact Sheet tutorial   register here search tips
World History In Context (Gale Cengage)

Fact Sheet

 tutorial   register here search tips

NOTE: Asterisk (*) indicates resource is intended for library staff.

NOTE: Double asterisk (**) indicates registration is restricted to librarians and teachers.
 

Definitions:

Tutorial: Non-interactive; available on-demand 7x24; self-running with both audio and text except where noted

Webinar: Interactive with online trainer; must register to attend; available sessions are usually listed on an online calendar

Search Tips: a short guide intended to be viewed on screen or printed

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