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General Research Help
- Does the library have this book? (YouTube) - look up books by title or author
- What books does the library have on my topic? (YouTube) search for books using keywords
- Find similar books using subject terms (YouTube)
- Searching Cited References
Database-Specific Help
- Using Gale PowerSearch (YouTube)
Vendor Supplied Database-Specific Tutorials (not developed by CSUN)
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text
- EBSCOHost (Flash); tutorials for additional products and functions available
- Factiva
- FirstSearch Guided Tour (html)
- Human Relations Area Files (eHRAF) (PDF) (requires Adobe Reader)
- LexisNexis (youtube); Easy Search screen help (html); more LexisNexis help (html)
- Oxford English Dictionary Online (html)
- Oxford Music Online guided tour (Powerpoint presentation)
- PubMed (html)
- Rand California (html)
- ScienceDirect User Guides and Tutorials
Click the 
button on Databases A-Z and the Find Articles by Subject pages for more help using individual databases.