Tutorials and Guides

Online tutorials and guides tell you how to use the library, i.e., library catalogs, subject databases, citation styles and citation management software. They also provide tips on how to do research and write papers. The tutorials and guides below have been selected to support use of the education, psychology and social science collections.

Contact a Librarian for additional and personal assistance. Faculty may also want to request an in-class instruction session or a customized online guide for research-oriented courses using bSpace. View one of the online guides below to improve your skills.

Library Catalog Guides

• Melvyl. The UC-wide catalog. NEW Melvyl Pilot.
• OskiCat. The UC Berkeley catalog.
• UC-eLinks. The technology that links databases to UC collections. Movie.

Database Guides

• ERIC (via CSA).
• ERIC (via Department of Education, IES).
• Linguistics (via CSA).
• PsycInfo(via CSA).
• PsycInfo Quick Guide. (pdf)
• Psychology Tutorial. (ppt)
• Pubmed-Medline.
• Sociological Abstracts (via CSA).
• Social Science Abstracts (via CSA).
• Social Science Citation Index.

Citation Management

• RefWorks - Text tutorial.
• RefWorks - Movie tutorial.
• RefWorks - How to Import tutorial.
• Endnote 9.
• APA Citation (U of Wisconsin at Madison Writing Center).
• APA Citation Style for Electronic Resources.
• APA Exposed. Harvard's online APA style tutorial.
• Guide to Citation Styles. (U Iowa).
• CDL Guide - Using Citation Software at UC.
• See also Citation.

Research and Writing

• Citation and Paper Writing. Education Psychology Library, UC Berkeley.
• Copyright. (UC Berkeley).
• CSA Alert Service (UC Berkeley).
• Peer-reviewed Journals in Education and Psychology. Education Psychology Library, UC Berkeley.
• Primary and Secondary Sources in Education and Psychology. Education Psychology Library, UC Berkeley.
• Online Resources for Writers. Amherst College.
• Writing Resources. St. Ambrose University.