Most Requested Research Tutorials: Biology
In addition to the tutorials below, if you are a current student, faculty, or staff member, you can find additional resources by joining the Library Canvas Hub for Biology.
Interactive Database Tutorials:
- PubMed Essentials: Getting StartedA guided walk through of PubMed covering creating effective searches using filters, natural language terms, and MeSH terms.
- Web of Science: Getting StartedAn interactive tutorial created by the Northeastern University Library on the fundamentals of searching Web of Science.
- Google Scholar tutorial (interactive)An interactive tutorial that covers ways to both search Google Scholar effectively and customize your settings to make Google work most efficiently for you.
- PubMed: Online TrainingTraining available from NCBI on using PubMed
'How-To' Research Tutorials:
- How to use MeSH terms in your PubMed searchA guide to using PubMed's MeSH Database and searching with MeSH terms
- How to build a MeSH searchA handout sharing the steps to identifying and adding MeSH terms to your PubMed search
- Primary vs review articlesHandout on the differences between primary and review articles
- Keeping up with the Conversation: PubMed search alertsStep by step instructions for setting up search alerts in PubMed
- Keeping up with the conversation: Setting up alerts for new research publicationsStep by step instructions for setting up search alerts and publication alerts in PubMed as well as setting up publication alerts in BrowZine, JournalToCs, and Web of Science
For other useful tutorials and selected webinar recordings, including Search Tips and Strategies as well as the Bite-Sized Webinars series, visit the library's Research Tutorials guide.
How to Use EndNote 20 in 7 Minutes (Mac)
For more EndNote tutorials, including those in other languages, check out their YouTube channel.
For some of the most common questions Northeastern Biology students have about EndNote, check out our guide to Getting Started with EndNote for Biology students.
How to Use EndNote 20 in 7 Minutes (Windows)
For more EndNote tutorials, including those in other languages, check out their YouTube channel.
For some of the most common questions Biology students have about EndNote, check out our guide to Getting Started with EndNote for Biology students.