LibGuides: Earth Sciences (Dale Mabry): Search tutorials

HCC Libraries Online: an introduction

Overview of HCC Libraries Online (4:00)
Short video tutorial - 2/12/24

Library discovery search, also known as Primo

You may find all that you need, including more than just books, when searching the library catalog, Results often include articles, ebooks, streaming video, and more.

Searching

Library discovery search: articles (6:58)
Finding articles using Primo, the library discovery search service.
Library discovery search: books (5:40)
A brief demo of how to find print books, and other physical items in the library, bysearching Primo, the library catalog discovery service.
Library discovery search: ebooks (4:40)
Finding ebooks using Primo, the library discovery search service.
Library discovery search: streaming videos (2:44)
Searching for streaming videos using Primo, the library discovery service.

Citing

Getting formatted citations in the Discovery search (1:12)
Quick video demonstrating the citation feature in the Discovery search.

Library databases: general

Searching

Overview of the Databases A-Z list (4:03)
The Databases A-Z list of library research databases.

Demonstrations of some specific databases, which can help you understand how most of them work

Citing

Getting formatted citations in the databases (1:41)
Quick video detailing the database citation feature common in most library databases.

Library databases: some specific ones

Demonstrations of specific databases can help you understand many others.

U.S. History (4:32)
A short video highlighting the Gale database U.S. History
History Reference Center (4:32)
A short demo of the History Reference Center database.
PsycArticles (6:35)
Find literary sources using Primo and literary databases (10:44)