Tours & Tutorials

2024 Library Tour


Virtual Library Tour

Check out our virtual library tour! Discover our study spaces and services and resources available at the Library. Library staff are friendly, welcoming, and here to help you!

The current library tour video was recorded in March 2024. You can check the tour script here.

The virtual library tour is also available in French (tour script in PDF) and Cantonese  (tour script in PDF).

 

For more information about visiting Robertson Library:

Library Database Tutorials

Business Source Complete tutorial     (6:29 minutes)

Written Business Source Complete tutorial with screenshots

This tutorial demonstrates how to access and search Business Source Complete, a scholarly business database providing indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals.

 

OneSearch tutorial    (6:38 minutes)

Written OneSearch tutorial with screenshots

This tutorial demonstrates how to access and search OneSearch, a tool which allows you to search the vast majority of the Library's resources.

 CAB (Veterinary) tutorial     (6:26 minutes)

Written CAB (Veterinary) tutorial with screenshots

This tutorial demonstrates how to find veterinary medicine evidence using the EBSCO version of CAB.

CINAHL (Nursing) Title Slide

CINAHL (Nursing) tutorial    (8:11 minutes)

Written CINAHL (Nursing) tutorial with screenshots

This tutorial demonstrates how to access and search the nursing literature using CINAHL, which stands for the Cumulated Index in Nursing and Allied Health Literature.

ERIC (Education) tutorial  (6:20 minutes)

Written ERIC (Education) tutorial with screenshots

This tutorial demonstrates how to access and search ERIC (Education), the major research database in Education.

 

PsycINFO tutorial      (8:00 minutes)

Written PsycINFO tutorial with screenshots

This tutorial demonstrates how to access and search PsycINFO, the main database for Psychology.

How-To Tutorials

 

Ask Us Live Chat   (00:58 minutes)

This video demonstrates how and when to use the Library's Ask Us Live Chat box.

Call Numbers & How to Find Books in Robertson Library

Call Numbers & How to Find Books in Robertson Library     (5:54 minutes) 
A video describing how to read Call Numbers and how they can be used to locate books in the Robertson Library.

Call Numbers - How to Read Them  

Finding Scholarly or Academic Books   (3:28 minutes)

This instructional video describes how to identify scholarly or academic books.

Grammarly      (9:22 minutes) 

A video that demonstrates how to access and use Grammarly, an automated revision tool that helps you identify ways to improve spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and style in your writing.
Interlibrary Loan Title Slide

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)   (2:56 minutes)

This video tutorial demonstrates the process of requesting materials from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.


Borrow a Laptop and Other Equipment    (2:35 minutes)

This video describes the various equipment you can borrow from the Library, including laptops and computer accessories.

Library Catalogue     (3:26 minutes)

This video tutorial provides instructions on accessing and searching the Library Catalogue.

Proxy Bookmarklet   

This webpage describes how to use the Proxy Bookmarklet, a "one-click" tool added to your browser's toolbar, which helps you get off-campus access to Library resources without having to browse from the Library website.

Find Quality Web Information

Quality Web Information 

The Web is a popular place for finding research material.  However, finding high-quality material on the web and critically assessing the material you find are valuable skills that take time to master. 

RefWorks: How To Log In To Your Account   (1:03 minutes)

This video demonstrates how to access a RefWorks account. RefWorks is a tool that you can use to store and manage your citations or bibliographical references.

RefWorks: How To Log In To Your Account

RefWorks: The Basics   (7:46 minutes)

This video demonstrates how to use RefWorks to store, organize, insert, and format citations for research papers.

Subject Librarians and Subject Guides   (1:55 minutes)

This video demonstrates how to access information on subject librarians and subject guides on the Library website.

Basic Academic Skills Video Series

Basic Academic Skills Video Series    (Various)

This series of videos is aimed at secondary and post-secondary students who want to learn more about researching and writing.

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