How to Use RPCC Library Resources
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RPCC Library Online Resource User Guides and Help
If you need help accessing the Library’s resources when off-campus, see the How to Access RPCC Library Resources page.
RPCC Library Online Catalog
The Catalog lists all the physical and online resources found in the RPCC Library collections (books, e-books, videos, etc.). Please see this Catalog Help page if you have questions related to catalog searches.
Database and Resource Tutorials and Help
RPCC Library Databases Overview - coming soon!
Find overviews and tutorials for several of our databases from Niche Academy. Check back for new content.
- CQ Researcher: (You will be prompted to login for off-campus access; use your Library User ID (or Alt.ID) and PIN to login.)
- CQ Researcher Tutorial Video, a quick introduction on YouTube, no login required.
- CQ Researcher Frequently Asked Questions
- CQ Researcher Search Tips
- EBSCOhost Tutorials: Many include video and PowerPoint presentations.
- Introduction to EBSCOhost
- Basic Searching on EBSCOhost
- Advanced Searching on EBSCOhost
- Using Persistent (Permalinks) in EBSCO Interfaces
- Reading an Article on EBSCOhost
- Citing Articles on EBSCOhost
- EBSCOhost Interface At A Glance
- Publication Finder – Overview Tutorial, from EBSCOhost. Use this to see if we have full-text access to a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper.
- Specific EBSCOhost Database Tutorials
- Business Source
- CINAHL: Allied health:
- History Reference Center
- Literary Reference Center
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Help
- Gale Database Help:
- General Gale Tools Tutorials:
- Product-Specific Tutorials:
See the following tutorials. In addition, once logged into any of the Gale databases, visit their respective Help pages as needed. All include a link to Help and one or more dictionaries in the website footer, excluding Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy whose Help link is located on the upper right menu.- Gale eBooks
- Gale In Context: Biography
- Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy: Activities
- Literature Resources: Literary Analysis
- JSTOR
- Accessing and Using JSTOR for RPCC Library Users (Accessible PDF) - coming soon
- JSTOR Help and Support: select Faculty or Student for appropriate resources as needed, or select from these support pages below:
- LearningExpress
- Nexis Uni
- Help Topics for Nexis Uni, for more online help
- How to Search from the Home Page on YouTube
- How to Use the Advanced Search Form on YouTube
- How to Use the Nexis Uni Citation Tool on YouTube
- OED: Oxford English Dictionary: Help
- Oxford Reference
- Oxford Reference: Take a Tour; This YouTube video takes viewers through a tour of the new Oxford Reference search features and other tools. Also included are links to PPT and PDF versions.
- Oxford Reference: Help provides more detailed information.
- World Book
- Tutorials for various products.
EBSCOhost eBook Collection
EBSCO Discovery Service
- EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS): Overview Tutorial (video)
- Improving Search Results in EDS
- Using Research Starters in EDS
- Searching in EDS with Stop Words
- Viewing Catalog Results in EDS
- Limiting Results Using Facets in EDS
If you need help accessing the Library’s resources when off-campus, see the How to Access RPCC Library Resources page.