Dietetics Research Guide: Database Tutorials

EBSCO has produced online tutorials to help you use their suite of databases.  Most tutorials are also available Vimeo and/or PowerPoint slideshow.  Click the YouTube links below to see other formats available. 

EBSCOhost Tutorials

• Introduction to EBSCOhost  (4 minutes) 
• (YouTube)
• My EBSCOhost personal folder (3 minutes)
• (YouTube)
• CINAHL and MeSH Headings (3.5 minutes)
• (YouTube)          
• CINAHL Basic Searching (3 minutes)
• (YouTube)  
• CINAHL Advanced Searching (4 minutes)
• (YouTube)
• Consumer Health Complete (3 minutes) - (Ebsco will be updating this for its new interface.)
• (YouTube) 

The following tutorials are provided by NLM's PubMed, Welch Medical Library, and Binghamton University Libraries.  The links will open in YouTube.

PubMed's MeSH Database

• What is in PubMed? (5 min., March 2022)
• PubMed: Basics of Searching (10 min., June 2020)
• PubMed Advanced Search Builder (3 min., July 2020)
• Combining MeSH Terms Using the MeSH Database (3 min., September 2020)

Using PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice - Mini training course from the NLM (National Library of Medicine) that shows how to use evidence-based practice when searching clinical questions using PubMed. The course site contains lots of additional resources!

ProQuest Basic Search Overview -YouTube (~3 min.)

ProQuest Basic Search:  Getting Started  (Watch this WebEx session for a deeper dive into basic searching! ~30 min.)

Expanded Integrations for Ebooks & Videos in ProQuest -YouTube (search overview begins at 1:26)

ProQuest Platform Searching  (print or download a pdf guide on searching)

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health - Libguide  

MU Libraries subscribes to Nursing & Allied Health basic database only - not Nursing & Allied Health Premium which is featured in the ProQuest LibGuide above. However, the guide does contain useful search strategies and related research information.

Note: All MEDCOM videos have been updated and moved to Nursing & Allied Health Premium.

Introduction to Summon Search & Discovery Tool

Summon is MU Libraries' search and discovery tool that enables you to do a "Google-style" search for reliable content available via MU Libraries.  Summon includes all materials currently available via the Libraries be it online, print or electronic; article, book, or journal; or any other media format that is available in our holdings.  Summon is a great place to start your research.