Tutorials and Resource Help

• Moodle Tutorials
• Catalog Tutorials
• Database Tutorials
• EBSCOhost's eBook Collection Tutorials
• Study Tips and Guides
• Other Guides, Tips, and Tutorials

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Moodle

• RPCC Moodle Help

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RPCC Library Catalog (Accessing Your Library Account; Searching for Books, DVDs, and Videos)

• Accessing Your Library Account, a PowerPoint slide show (2.3MB).
• Accessing Your Library Account, a printable handout (8 pages).
• Searching the Catalog, a PowerPoint slide show (4.6MB).
• Searching the Catalog, a printable handout (11 pages).
• Other Features of the Online Catalog, a PowerPoint slide show (1.9MB).
• Other Features of the Online Catalog, a printable handout (4 pages).

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RPCC Online Databases (How to Search for Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles)

• Databases: An Overview, a PowerPoint slide show (1.6MB).
• Databases: An Overview, a printable handout (8 pages).
• Using A-to-Z Full-Text Title List, a PowerPoint slide show (2.2MB).
• Using A-to-Z Full-Text Title List, a printable handout (6 pages).

Database/Resource-Specific Tutorials & Help

• American History in Video offers help with Getting Started, Browsing, Searching, and more.



• AtoZ Maps Online Online Demos includes online video tutorials for using Modern Map and Ancient Map Collections as well as help accessing and using PDF files.



• CQ Researcher Frequently Asked Questions. You will be prompted to login for off-campus access; use your Library User I (or Alt.ID) and PIN to login.
• CQ Researcher Search Tips. You will be prompted to login for off-campus access; use your Library User I (or Alt.ID) and PIN to login.



• EBSCO Tutorials: from EBSCOhost Research Databases, the provider of most of our databases. These include overviews as well as database-specific help. They include several tutorials in Flash, PowerPoint, or both. Some are available for the iPod and some even include an interactive quiz; some are also available in Spanish and French.
• EBSCOhost Basic Searching for Academic Libraries (PowerPoint, 1.35MB)
• EBSCOhost Business Searching (PowerPoint, 265kb)
• EBSCOhost Literary Reference Center (PowerPoint, 651kb)



• Encyclopædia Britannica Online Help



• Gale-Cengage: Gale Databases Help provides product overviews and detailed help; it also includes a text reader function. You will be prompted to login for off-campus access; use your Library User I (or Alt.ID) and PIN to login.
• Literature Resource Center includes links to a PowerPoint guided tour and other resources.
• Help Using Scribner Writers Series; you will be prompted to login for off-campus access; use your Library User I (or Alt.ID) and PIN to login.
• Help Using Twayne's Authors Series; you will be prompted to login for off-campus access; use your Library User I (or Alt.ID) and PIN to login.



• Global Road Warrior Online Demos offers video tutorials on Lifecycle, Food and Recipes, and Currency features.



• JSTOR Help includes FAQs as well as videos & tutorials on advanced and basic searching, working with citations, and more, available is several formats. Click HERE to login to JSTOR for off-campus access.
• JSTOR Support Channel on YouTube offers several tutorial videos.



• LearningExpress Library Help Center



• LexisNexis, includes 4 tutorials from LexisNexis.
• LexisNexis Online Help Index of help topics.



• OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary) Help



• Oxford Reference Online Help; For off-campus access, you may be prompted to log in; see RPCC Library Services in Moodle for login information.



• World Book Advanced Tutorial, a flash video tutorial that provides detailed information; 10:15 duration.
• Help for World Book Advanced, provides help with the site's main features, searching, articles, and more. For off-campus access, you may be prompted to log in; see RPCC Library Services in Moodle for login information.
• World Book Advanced, Customer Training Site.
• Interactive Maps, a flash video on using the World Book Interactive Maps and related articles.
• Using Pathfinders, a flash video on Pathfinders, tools used to help locate resources.
• Using Timelines, another flash video, with help using existing timelines in World Book Advanced or to create your own.

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EBSCOhost's eBook Collection

• eBooks on EBSCOhost - Quick Guide
• Accessing and Using EBSCOhost's eBook Collection, COMING SOON!
• Accessing and Using EBSCOhost's eBook Collection, COMING SOON!
• Help from EBSCOhost - You may need to login to access EBSCOhost's help functions from off-campus. If you need more help using this resource, see the above tutorials or contact the Library. Please note that we do not offer downloading capabilities.

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Study Tips and Guides

• 24-Hour Rule (PDF), or "How to Save Hundreds of Study Hours!"
• Content-Based Reading Strategies (PDF)
• Cornell Note-Taking System (PDF)
• Curve of Forgetting (PDF) More on the 24-Hour Rule
• Effective Note-Taking (PDF)
• Evaluation of Time-Use (PDF)
• Study Skills Checklist (PDF) What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• Study Skills Tips (PDF)
• Studying With Note Cards (PDF)
• Ten Principles of Memory (PDF)

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Other Guides, Tips, and Tutorials

• Homework Louisiana provides one-on-one help from a certified tutor from LiveTutor, and videos, study guides, worksheets, etc., in SkillsCenter Resource Library. Select either "Live Homework Help" or "Access SkillsCenter," then choose "College Center." A free resource for Louisiana residents!
• Using the Library's Document and Image Scanners Tutorial (PowerPoint 1.5MB)
• Boolean Operators, a PowerPoint slide show (398kb).
• Boolean Operators, a printer-friendly handout (3 pages).
• User IDs, Passwords & PINs, a PowerPoint slide show.
• User IDs, Passwords & PINs, a printable handout.
• Beginner's Typing Lessons, an online tutorial.

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