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Library Tutorials

These tutorials offer a variety of quick how-to-help in regards to researching and citation styles

EBSCOhost and Gale Demonstration

Database Tutorials

Understanding the process of researching a topic is an important part of understanding how to use library resources.  

  1. Review this Gateway Library Guide about the research process.
  2. Watch the two videos below. 

Publication Titles in EBSCO and Gale

Finding Citations in Databases

Databases create citations for you!  Follow these instructions to find citations on sources, but be sure to check them for accuracy. 

EBSCOhost

To copy citation information for articles, eBooks, etc:

  1. From a record's detail view, click the Cite tool icon.

    Cite icon on article detail page

Scroll down until you find MLA style. Copy and paste citation to your Works Cited page.​

Gale

Click on the title of the resource. In the upper right corner, look for a banner of icons each labeled with a function including "Cite" and this and an icon of a quotation mark. 

Change the option to your citation style of choice and copy and paste the citation to your Works Cited page. 

Boolean Logic

Boolean Logic is a term for the language used to tell databases how to do specific things. The table below outlines the three terms most databases use. Make sure they are typed in all caps when used, otherwise the database will treat them as a normal word.