Research Tools and Tutorials
Get help with your research. Request a one-on-one research consultation with a subject librarian and take advantage of their expertise to help you identify the best resources for your research.
Basics
Computing and Software
- MyStuff - your personal 250MB of file storage
- Print on computer cluster printers from your personal computer
- SPSS Tutorials
- RefWorks Tutorial (online research management, writing and collaboration tool)
Help Yourself
- Avoid Plagiarism
- Discover STM Information: How to Do Research at Brown for Chemistry, Engineering, and Physics
- Evaluate Resources for Accuracy and Authenticity
- Patent Searching: Don't Reinvent the Wheel: screencast of tips for successful searching for U.S. patents and patent applications
- Social Sciences: GIS Tutorials
- Social Sciences: Numeric Data and Statistics
- Citation Management
- Videos on Using the Library: overview, find books, find articles (including how to use InfoGate), how to find materials not at Brown, and how to critically evaluate all this information.
Database and Subject Area Guides
- Chemistry Language for Non-Native English Speakers
- Introduction to Google Scholar
- PubMed: Tutorial, Search Guide, Tips, and FAQ
- SciFinder (Web)
- SciFinder (Full Text)
- Using Infogate (simultaneously search a variety of resources)
Workshops @ training.brown.edu
- Google Scholar
- EndNote, RefWorks, and Zotero (Citation Managers)
- Information discovery (including Physics & Government Information)
- ArcGIS, SPSS, STATA
- ARTstore and Luna Insight (Images)
- Social Sciences Data (Federal, UN, and Rhode Island Government information) (Request a workshop)
Suggestions for research help and materials are welcome.