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Albert S. Cook Library

ISTC 541: Foundations in Instructional Technology

YouTube Video Tutorials

The Cook Library YouTube Channel has multiple playlists conducting academic research, learning citation management software, and using advanced search skills in Google. If you prefer demos to text walkthroughs, give it a view!

Academic Research Overview

How to Search a Database

Your instructor recommends you use the library's academic databases to find sources, but: Where are those, and how do you use them anyway? With these six search strategies, you're well on your way to meeting those rubric requirements!

This Sway is best viewed full screen. To navigate, just scroll vertically or use the outline icon in the bottom right to jump to specific sections. Please also click any screenshots to view in their entirety.

Set Up and Use Interlibrary Loan

This brief video tutorial demos how to create an Interlibrary Loan plus use it to request physical and digital items from libraries across the country. It features closed captions and audio narration. To easily navigate the many different sections of this 4 minute 30 second video, please watch it on YouTube to access the Table of Contents in the Description field.

Prefer step-by-step text direction? Learn more and set up your Interlibrary Loan account.

Physical items

Most physical ILL items arrive within 10-14 days. You will be notified via email when the item is ready for pickup and items will be available for checkout from the Help Desk. 

Electronic items

Most electronic ILL items arrive within 2 business days. You will be notified via email when the item is ready to download and save to your own device. Please save the item within two weeks since access via your ILL account is temporary.