LibGuides: Library Services for WSU Global Campus: Tutorials

Introductory Tutorials to the WSU Libraries

Use My Library Account
Learn how to login to your Search It and Illiad accounts, where you can see what you have checked out, check due dates, and renew items.
Access Resources Off-Campus
Learn about tools such as LibKey Nomad or the Proxy Bookmarklet to make accessing full-text easier.

Citation Style Guides

These quick reference guides are designed to provide easy access to common formatting and stylistic requirements for each citation style. We are in the process of creating guides for each of the major citation styles. If we do not currently have a citation guide for a style you are working with, or you suspect that there may be an error please let us know.

MLA (Modern Language Association)
Frequently used in the Humanities.
APA (American Psychological Association)
Frequently used in the Social Sciences.
CSE (Council of Science Editors formerly CBE)
NLM (National Library of Medicine)
Frequently used in Medical disciplines.
Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of style has two methods of document - the Humanities style (notes and bibliography), and the autho-date style.

Database Demonstrations

How to Search JSTOR
This video tutorial demonstrates how to use advanced search features and narrow your results to find scholarly articles in JSTOR.
How to Search Project Muse
This video tutorial demonstrates how to use advanced search and narrow results to find scholarly articles in Project Muse.

Understanding Citations

Citation to Article PDF
This document will help you learn how to find/order the full-text of an article when you have its citation information (author, title, volume/issue, etc.).

Find an Article from a Citation
Learn how to track down a resource from its citation using Search It. Includes information on how to access the article whether we have full-text or not.