These online tutorials will teach you how to use the library, search our resources more effectively, and improve your research skills.
These tutorials are available in a variety of formats, such as videos, HTML tutorials, and Canvas modules. Some have been produced by other libraries but have been handpicked by UNCW Librarians.
Please note: UNCW Library launched a new search experience during Summer 2026. As a result, some tutorials may display screenshots or instructions from the previous search interface while they are being reviewed and updated.
Are you an instructor looking for an asynchronous tutorial not found below? We are happy to work with you to meet your course's needs. Please email Delandrus Seales, Teaching & Learning Librarian.
Getting Started
Developing a Search Strategy
Advanced Keyword Searching [ Video | 4:10 ]
Basic Keyword Searching [ Video | 4:29 ]
Broaden Your Search with OR [ Video | 1:30 ]
Broaden Your Search With Truncation [ Video | 2:13 ]
My Research Strategy [ HTML | Self-Paced ]
My Research Strategy Tool - How to Use [ Video | 4:45 ]
Narrow Your Results With Not [ Video | 1:50 ]
Narrow Your Search with Exact Phrases [ Video | 1:05 ]
Narrow Your Search With Field Searching [ Video | 2:00 ]
Narrow Your Search with Limits [ Video | 1:20 ]
Picking Your Topic IS Research! [ Video | 3:10 ]
Searching for Arguments and Counterarguments [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
Synonyms - Do I Always Need Them? [ Video | 1:28 ]
Types of Publications
Finding Historical Primary Sources on the Open Web [ Video | 3:00 ]
Is This Journal Peer-Reviewed? [ Video | 2:20 ]
Peer Review in 3 Minutes [ Video | 3:15 ]
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Sources [ Video | 1:14 ]
Types of Periodicals [ Video | 5:08 ]
What is a Primary Source? [ Video | 2:37 ]
What is a Scholarly Article? (I'M RAD) [ Video | 2:18 ]
Research Overview
Get Started Researching [ HTML | Self-Paced ]
Graduate Student Workshops (recordings) [ Video | ]
Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students [ Video | 9:38 ]
Media Literacy: Navigating the News Landscape [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
One Perfect Source? [ Video | 2:08 ]
What's the Deep Web? And Why the Library? [ Video | 2:25 ]
Finding Books and Articles
Finding Books & Videos
eBooks - Finding at UNCW Library [ Video | 1:30 ]
Finding Books by Call Number [ Video | 3:20 ]
How to Find Foreign Language Films [ Video | 3:45 ]
Locating Children's Books at UNCW [ HTML | Self-Paced ]
Using eBooks [ Video | 4:30 ]
Finding Articles
Finding the Full Text of Articles [ Video | 3:10 ]
Get Search Alerts by Email [ Video | 2:00 ]
How to Pick an Article [ Video | 2:15 ]
Locating Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers by Title [ Video | 2:20 ]
Permalinks (Stable Links) in Library Databases [ Video | 2:00 ]
Searching Specific Resources for Articles and More
Searching Specific Resources for Articles and More
Access World News - Finding International News [ Video | 2:20 ]
Artstor "Groups" Exported into PowerPoint [ Video | 0:40 ]
Google Scholar - Linking to Library Resources [ Video | 1:30 ]
Locate Full Text Using ERIC [ Video | 3:41 ]
ProQuest Congressional - Legislative Histories [ Video | 0:30 ]
PsycINFO [ Video | 5:20 ]
PsycINFO / PsycARTICLES - Empirical Research [ Video | :30 ]
Randall Library Search Box - Advanced Searching [ Video | 3:35 ]
Randall Library Search Box - Overview [ Video | 1:55 ]
Wall Street Journal [ Video | 2:11 ]
Web of Science - Accessing publications [ Video | 8:00 ]
Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface [ Video | 6:41 ]
Using UNCW Library
Using UNCW Library
COVID 19 [ Video | 1:25 ]
Effectively Use the Library in Your Class [ Video | 5:00 ]
Get Help from UNCW Library [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
Importing Content Into Your Canvas Course [ Video | 0:35 ]
Library Student Central in Canvas [ HTML | ]
Microfiche - How to Load [ Video | 0:18 ]
Microfiche - Using [ Video | 6:06 ]
Microfilm - Loading onto a ScanPro 2000 Machine [ Video | 1:05 ]
Microfilm Navigation with ScanPro 2000 [ Video | 1:16 ]
Overview of the UNCW Library Search Interfaces [ Video | 2:00 ]
Services & Resources for Distance Learners [ Video | 2:10 ]
Welcome for International Students [ Video | 1:20 ]
Getting Items from Other Libraries
Getting Items from Other Libraries
Document Delivery [ Video | 2:54 ]
ILL Services for Distance Students & CMS [ Video | 4:21 ]
Introduction to Interlibrary Loan [ Video | 5:51 ]
OpenStax Textbooks in Canvas [ Video | 2.40 ]
Citing and Evaluating Your Sources
Citing and Evaluating Your Sources
Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction [ Video | 1:54 ]
APA Crash Course 7th Ed. [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
EndNote Basic - Editing References [ Video | 2:10 ]
EndNote Basic - Exporting from Web of Science [ Video | 3:00 ]
EndNote Basic - Formatting Bibliographies [ Video | 3:00 ]
Evaluating Sources [ Video | 3:30 ]
Factual or Opinion [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
MLA 9th Edition Tutorial [ Video | 4:30 ]
MLA Crash Course 9th Ed. [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
Navigating the Academic Publishing Landscape [ HTML | Self-Paced ]
Recognizing Plagiarism [ HTML | Self-Paced ]
Using Images From the Web [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
What is plagiarism? [ Video | 2:40 ]
Zotero Introduction [ Video | 9:00 ]
Course Tutorials
Course-Specific Tutorials
BIO 335 - Web of Science - Search techniques [ Video | 25:45 ]
COM 200 [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
CRM 105 (Criminology) Research Tutorial [ Video | 2:50 ]
ENG 101 [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
ENG 103/201 [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
First-Year Seminar - Using the Search Box [ Video | 3:12 ]
HST 290 Canvas Modules [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
IDS 300 (Inter-Disciplinary Studies) [ Video | 2:30 ]
INT (International Studies) - Interdisciplinary Research [ Video | 1:54 ]
INT 300 (Interdisciplinary and International Studies) [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
PBH 105 Explorations in Public Health - Finding and Understanding Scholarly Sources [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
PIA Research Strategies [ Video | 4:30 ]
SOC/CRM (Sociology/Criminology) Research Strategies [ Video | 5:30 ]
SOC/CRM 300 (Sociology/Criminology) [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
THR 165 - Finding Articles & Books [ Video | 3:20 | 2:20 ]
THR 165 Canvas Module [ Canvas Commons | Self-Paced ]
CHHS
CINAHL - A few last things [ Video | 7:40 ]
CINAHL - Just the basics [ Video | 5:30 ]
CINAHL - Subject Headings [ Video | 10:00 ]
CINAHL- Advanced Searching [ Video | 10:00 ]
Cochrane Library [ Video | 10:45 ]
DNP - Literature Search Tutorials [ Video | 25:00 ]
Google - Using to Search for Articles in the Health Sciences [ Video | 11:00 ]
Introductory Nursing Tutorial [ Video | 5:22 ]
Nursing Reference Center - Care Sheets [ Video | 0:30 ]
Ovid - Search Builder [ | 7:30 ]
Ovid - Subject Searching [ Video | 5:40 ]
Ovid Medline [ Video | 13:15 ]
PubMed - Find Articles on a Topic [ HTML | Self-Paced ]
PubMed - Get the Full Text [ HTML | Self-Paced ]
R2 Digital Library [ Video | 3:00 ]
Visible Body Human Anatomy [ Video | 0:30 ]
Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas - Key Features [ Video | 10:05 ]
Makerspace Tutorials
Makerspace
Adobe Illustrator [ Video | 6:05 ]
Adobe Premiere Pro 1 [ Video | 3:05 ]
Adobe Premiere Pro 2 [ Video | 3:35 ]
Adobe Premiere Pro 3 [ Video | 5:25 ]
DMS Introduction [ Video | 1:10 ]
DMS Recycling [ Video | 1:05 ]
InDesign 1 [ Video | 6:10 ]
InDesign 2 [ Video | 5:30 ]
TinkerCAD 1 [ Video | 4:35 ]
TinkerCAD 2 [ Video | 4:45 ]
Community
History & Society
Presidential Inaugurations: A Lesson Plan for Secondary School Teachers and Students [ HTML | Self-Paced ]
The Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History
Using and Understanding Primary Sources: Reading Cursive Handwriting [ Video | 8:37 ]
K-12 Schools
K-12
Video Overview of New Hanover County (NHC) CLASS Project - High School Resources [ HTML | Self-Paced ]