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Research Basics - All Subjects

Montgomery Library's Guide to Research Basics

Tutorials

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CU Search Help

Use this Library Guide to learn how to set up your account, search, request Interlibrary Loan, and more!

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Videos:

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CU Search Tutorial

 

 

 

Citing and Saving Sources in CU Search

 

 

 

Advanced Search Methods - Part 1: Boolean Operators

 

 

 

Advanced Search - Part 2: Subject Search and Truncated Search Terms

 

 

 

 

CU Library Exchange

 

 

Interlibrary Loan - Items from Other Libraries

 

 

 

Avoiding Plagiarism - 12-minute video

Avoiding Plagiarism - 9-Minute Video Podcast and Downloadable Audio File

This video and the audio file are licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

 

Tour Montgomery Library

Library Orientation Webinars

Making CU Search Work for You - April 3, 2024

  • CU Search, books through the mail, Academic Search Complete, and other resources

 

 

 

Introduction to CU Search and Academic Search Complete - September 11, 2024

  • Database tools, books in the mail, interlibrary loan, tips for avoiding disinformation

 

Tutorials for Individual Databases

Many database providers have online tutorial links on their search pages that you can access by clicking on the HELP tab. Use these tutorials to improve your online database searches. Here are some links to database tutorials: