Tutorials

This self-paced tutorial will introduce health sciences students, staff, and faculty to Norris Medical Library and USC Libraries resources and services.

This general orientation is designed to help introduce students, staff, and faculty to the resources, services, and spaces available through the USC Libraries.

This self-paced tutorial will introduce Ostrow students, staff, and faculty to USC Libraries resources and services.

This tutorial covers unauthorized collaboration, cheating, falsifying records, and other elements of academic dishonesty. Developed by the USC Libraries in collaboration with USC’s Student Judicial Affairs and Community Standards; includes instructions for taking a screenshot to prove completion. NOTE: works best in Firefox browser.

The Library offers several methods for accessing PubMed@USC.

Learn to use the Emtree indexing system and how to limit Embase results by study type.

Generative AI tools require ethical and responsible use from their audience. This tutorial provides you with an overview of what AI and Machine Learning is, and general guidance on how to wisely and ethically apply AI tools in your research.

A short tutorial covering the basics of accessing and using Embase.

Learn how to access BoardVitals through USC Libraries to create quizzes on your computer or mobile app to study for board exams.

Struggling to select a topic for your research assignment? Here are practical strategies to brainstorm a topic and begin to develop a research question.

Students are often expected to build strong arguments in their research. But what does an instructor mean when they ask that of their students? What does a strong argument actually look like? This video draws on strategies from philosophy, critical thinking, and learning theory to help students use research to build stronger arguments in their writing.

This tutorial provides a brief overview on formatting Chicago Style's Author-Date in-text citations and common reference source types. This tutorial is based on the 17th Ed. of The Chicago Manual of Style.