Introduction to the Walden University Library
Video link: Introduction to the Walden University Library
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Visual: Library home page
Narration: Welcome to the tour of the Walden Library website.
Our website is your portal to all of the library’s articles, books, dissertations, and more. This short tour will show you where to locate the most used resources within the library.
The course readings button on the left side of the library home page …
Visual: How to Find Course Guides page
Narration: … will take you to the course readings guide for your class. Click the letter tab that matches the first letter in your course code, and then your course code, finally click on the title of your course.
Visual: Course guide COUN6100
Narration: The course guide will contain links to all of your required library readings.
Visual: Library home page
Narration: The articles by topic button helps you locate research databases by subject area.
Visual: Articles by Topic home page
Narration: Choose the subject area to see that research home page.
Visual: Business & Management Research Page
Narration: The research home page provides links to relevant article databases, as well as tabs for other resources such as books, statistics, and more. If you’re new to searching you can watch the short video on the research home’s main page.
Visual: Search and Find drop down
Narration: The library website also has a search and find tab.
Visual: Start Your Research: Overview
Narration: Here you’ll find many resources such as books, dissertations, journals and the link you can use to verify peer review.
Visual: Help tab drop-down
Narration: Help is another tab ...
Visual: Help: Welcome
Narration: … with links to library resources and assistance.
Visual: Instructional media page
Narration: Instructional media has links to recorded library labs as well as other departments’ webinars.
Visual: The Research Process page
Narration: The Research Process has help with choosing a topic, finding theories, keyword searching and much more.
Visual: Technical Help
Narration: Technical Help will take you to guides on PDF troubleshooting, ebook navigation and more.
Visual: Library home page
Narration: The answers you need may be just a click away in our quick answers tool. This tool contains quick answers to frequently asked questions from the library and many other departments within Walden.
Visual: Typing full text into Quick Answers search box:
Narration: Type in a question or keyword
Visual: Quick answer to How do I find full text?
Narration: and click on the question to find your answer.
Visual: Library home page
Narration: Finally, Ask a librarian is just a click away when you have a question about using our site or about doing your research.
Visual: Ask a Librarian: Home
Narration: You can contact us by phone, or use the form to send us an email.
Visual: Library home page
Narration: We hope you’ve enjoyed this tour of the Walden Library website. Feel free to explore our resources and if you have any questions, just ask a librarian.