Online Tutorials and Archived Webinars

Need help? The following tutorials and webinar recordings demonstrate several library resources. Contact Reference for additional library assistance.

Online Tutorials

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• Tour of the NJ State Library - 2:32
  This tutorial provides an overview of the NJ State Library's website and highlights popular links on the State Library Information Center's home page.
• Getting a Library Card - 1:47
  Learn how to obtain your library card online or in person.
• Requesting a Book in the Catalog - 2:35
  Provides instructions for requesting a book from the online catalog when the item is available, checked out, or non-circulating.
• Renewing a Book in the Catalog - 3:07
  Information on renewing your books through the online catalog, including how to renew interlibrary loan items.
• Reserving a Computer - 3:28
  Provides instructions on how to reserve a public computer for up to a week in advance and how to manage your reservations.
• Requesting Books and Articles with ILLiad - 3:25
  This tutorial will give you an overview of ILLiad, the New Jersey State Library's system for requesting books and articles.  Please keep in mind that ILLiad can only be used by New Jersey State employees and Thomas Edison State College staff, students, and mentors.  Anyone else interested in placing a request should contact the Reference Department.
• Using the New Jersey Statutes Database - 4:42
  Learn how to browse or search the New Jersey Statutes database by keywords or citation.

Archived Webinars

To see the live webinars being offered, please visit the Lunchtime Learning webinar listing. 

• Locating Nursing Literature: CINAHL with Full Text - 38:20
  CINAHL (the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) is one of the most comprehensive online resources available for finding information covering the nursing and allied health fields.  This class will cover how to perform an effective search to locate articles and other types of publications.  It will also review basic search tips and using CINAHL Subject Headings to perform more focused searches.
• Making PubMed Work for You - 43:50
  PubMed provides free access to MEDLINE--the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier biomedical database.  The database contains over 20 million citations to professional level medical and life science journals.  By setting up a personal PubMed account, you can be updated on the latest research published on your topic of interest.  This class will review some basic search techniqes and then learn how to set up an email or RSS alert.