Video Tutorials

Your Library Barcode

Find your Library barcode and learn how it can be used.

RefWorks

Learn how to use RefWorks to organize your research.

Selecting a Research Topic

How to choose a topic for your research.

Keywords

Learn how to create keywords and search terms from your research topic.

Broadening

Not finding much on your topic? Learn how to broaden your keywords.

Narrowing

Too many results? Learn how to narrow your keywords.

Truncation

Save time and searches by truncating your keywords.

Boolean Operators

Find out how to use AND, OR, and NOT in a search to retrieve more meaningful results.

Quotations

How to search for proper names and phrases.

Parentheses

When using multiple Boolean Operators, you may need to nest your search terms with parentheses.

OhioLINK

How to request an item online for free from our statewide Library consortium, OhioLINK.

Classic Catalog

Learn how to search the Classic Catalog for materials owned by Blackmore Library.

OneSearch

OneSearch is your one-stop shop for articles, books, and media, covering both Blackmore Library, OhioLINK, and more!

Accessing Databases

Find the list of databases by subject or an alphabetical listing.

Off-Campus Access

How to access Library resources when away from Capital's campus.

EBSCO Results

Learn how to search the EBSCO databases.

EBSCO Full Text Access

Compare full text options in EBSCO, such as HTML, PDF, and more.

EBSCO Detailed Record Explained

Read the abstract of an article and learn how to print, email, save, and cite.