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Building LY 3, 1st Floor East
Boca Campus

Reference Desk Phone:
(561) 297-3785

Reference Office Phone:
(561) 297-3780

Tutorials & Webcasts

Need online help with a database or in using library materials? Help is available in these tutorials and webcasts.

Accessing Your Library Account Information
(3:00 Webcast) Librarian Lauri Rebar will show you how to access your library account information. You will be able to see what you have checked out, place a hold, and renew your books online.
The Bare Bones Beginner's Guide to RefWorks
Use this resource to help in organizing reference information in one,  easy-to-find place! In addition, it will create a bibliography and cite in-text references using one of many citations styles.
How to Find Books Using the Library Catalog
(3:00 Webcast) Librarian Alyse Ergood will show you how to use the library's catalog to perform basic search for finding books and other resources.
Introduction to Accounting Research, Part 1
(28:51 Webcast) Students will learn how to use ABI Inform Complete and Lexis Nexis to find articles on various accounting issues, and also use Mergent Online to find financial information on companies.
Introduction to Accounting Research, Part 2
(19:18 Webcast) In Part 2 of this videocast, students will learn how to use Accounting Research Manager to find pronouncements and other publications from AICPA, FASB, GASB, and other accounting organizations.
L.O.T. Library Online Tutorial
This tutorial assists students in their search for books and full-text articles using FAU's online catalog and databases, and includes information on locating call numbers, scholarly journals and popular magazines, and how to evaluate the quality of information.
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
A comprehensive guide to writing. It includes ideas to begin the process of writing, style and structure, doing Internet research, and the mechanics of turning in a presentable paper.
SciFinder Scholar How to Guides
These 'How To Guides' show step-by-step examples and tips for using features in SciFinder Scholar.  Sponsored by Chemical Abstract Services.
PubMed Tutorial
A tutorial designed by the National Library of Medicine. It shows how to search the MedLine database using PubMed.
Using Business & Company Resource Center
(5:00 Webcast) Librarian Dr. Darlene Parrish will show you how to use the Business & Company Resource Center database to find information on public and private companies.
Using Off Campus Connect (EZproxy)
(3:00 Webcast) Librarian Kristy Padron will show you how to use Off Campus Connect / EZproxy to access journals, articles, and eBooks from off campus.

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