Tutorials / Research Helps

Below are tutorials that will help you find and use the Library resources.

How to Use Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)

The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) helps the patrons locate library resources. OPAC shows the resource location, availability, and bibliographic information.

How to Renew Books Online

The Leslie Hardinge Library allows you to renew books online. This tutorial helps you to do it with the use of your AIIAS account. Make sure you activated your account at the circulation desk before trying to renew books online.

How to Place Hold Online

Resources you need might have been borrowed by other patrons. If you wish to be the next person to borrow those checked out items, this tutorial tells you how to do it.

How to Find Academic Reserves

These are resources requested for reserve by faculty for specific courses.

How to Create and Save List

This feature helps patrons collect titles and resources that is related to their desired topic.

How to Use Online Databases

EBSCO Databases

The library is subscribed to EBSCO databases which include Academic Search Complete and ATLA Religion/ATLASerials. This tutorial gives you a general background of finding articles using the EBSCO interface.

How to Search Academic Search Complete

How to Search ATLA Religion/ATLA Serials

Proquest Databases

The library is subscribed to a number of ProQuest Databases which includes ABI/Inform Global, Religion, and Dissertation and Thesis. This tutorial gives you a general background of finding articles using the ProQuest interface.

How to Search ABI/Inform Global Business

How to Search Proquest Religion

How to Search Dissertation and Thesis

Other Databases

How to Search JSTOR

How to Search Religion Compass

Finding Resources

How to Find Theses and Dissertations

How to Find Journal Articles

How to Find E-books

AIIAS Writing Standards References

APA Formatting Video Tutorials / by AIIAS Writing Center