Video Guides | Morris Library | SIU

We’ve got videos on library skills and concepts ranging from citation and databases to academic honestly. Do you have an idea for a video you’d like us to make? Email Joshua Vossler at jvossler@siu.edu.

• APA 7 Citation Style
  How to cite an article from a database in APA 7 citation style.
  
  
• MLA 8 Citation Style
  How to cite an article from a database in MLA 8 citation style.
  
  
• EBSCOhost Databases Search (ENGL 101/102)
  Demonstrates how to find articles using EBSCOHost Database Search on the library homepage.
  
  
• How to Print in Morris Library
  Step-by-step instructions for how to print in room 139, the lab that's available during the pandemic.
  
  
• Library Services During the Pandemic (UNIV 101)
  Library services relevant to UNIV 101 students and touches on how they've been affected by the pandemic.
  
  
• Finding & Retrieving Books
  Step-by-step overview of the process of locating a book in the library catalog and requesting it for retrieval (specific to the COVID-19 pandemic).
  
  
• Selecting & Using Keywords
  Advice on how to best conduct keyword searches in library databases for novice users.
  
  
• What is a Research Question?
  Explanation of the importance of creating a research question prior to conducting research. Characteristics of an effective research question.
  
  
• What is a Literature Review?
  Definition of a literature review and explanation of the purpose of conducting a literature review.
  
  
• Primary & Secondary Sources
  Explanation of primary and secondary sources, with emphasis on how the definitions of each vary with discipline and topic.
  
  
• Copyright #1: What is Copyright?
  Explanation of the legal concept of copyright in the United States.
  
  
• Copyright #3: The Bundle of Rights
  Analysis of the elements of copyright in the United States.
  
  
• Reproduction Citation Style
  Brief history of citation and an introduction to the journal Reproduction's preferred citation style.
  
  
• From Manuscript to Shelf: The Publication Process
  Describes the steps involved with publishing a book. Created in support of the 60th anniversary of the Southern Illinois University Press.
  
  
• Information Cycle
  Explanation of the concept of the information cycle, its component stages, and associated document types.