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See also Research Circuit: Information Skills Tutorials to build and refine your ability to locate information including books, articles and visual materials, and to evaluate what you find and cite it appropriately.

	Off Campus Access to Library Browser You Use: Internet Explorer \| FireFox < 2 minutes \| More
	Find Journals, Newspapers, Magazines Search for Journals, Magazines and Newspapers by Title (‹ 5 min)
	Find Articles Find Articles Using QuickFIND multi-database search (‹ 4 min) \| QuickOVERVIEW
	Find Books and Library Materials Find Books: Basic Library Catalog Searching < 4 minutes \| More Find Interactive & Major Qualifying Projects (Undergraduate Project Reports) < 5 minutes
	Getting Books & Articles Not at WPI Need a Book that WPI Doesn't Have? Try WorldCat to ILL the Item or Get an ARC Card Need an Article that WPI Doesn't Have? Try FullTextFinder to ILL the Item
	Cite Your Sources RefWorks - Create & maintain a database of your references < 25 minutes\| More EndNote Web - Create & maintain a database of your references, but first create a Web of Knowledge personal account 48 minutes \| More Chicago Style - Notes/Bibliography Basics < 5 minutes \| Chicago Manual Online
	Use the Library Collaborate - Using Tech Suites in the Library < 2 minutes
	Company Research Business Plan Research 29 minutes \| More Company Research: Companies & Competitors: Screening by Industry, Size and Location < 12 minutes Hoovers - How to Search < 5 minutes EBSCO Business Searching < 3 minutes Patent Searching Basics < 15 minutes
	Patent Research Patent Searching Basics < 15 minutes ESP@Net Guided Tour - Patents < 17 minutes \| More
	Specific Database Tutorials CSA Illumina < 10 minutes Engineering Village - INSPEC PowerPoint < 5 minutes Engineering Village - Compendex PowerPoint < 5 minutes \| 8 page PDF PubMed Tutorials < 3-5 minutes each \| More Gale PowerSearch < 3-5 minutes each \| More
	IQP/MQP Project Submission eProject Submission Tutorial for Students <8 minutes \| PDF transcript eProject Submission Tutorial for Advisors <8 minutes \| PDF transcript
	Theses Binding Want to Get a Bound Copy of Your Thesis or Dissertation? <2 minutes

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	Off Campus Access to Library Browser You Use: Internet Explorer \| FireFox < 2 minutes \| More
	Find Journals, Newspapers, Magazines Search for Journals, Magazines and Newspapers by Title (‹ 5 min)
	Find Articles Find Articles Using QuickFIND multi-database search (‹ 4 min) \| QuickOVERVIEW
	Find Books and Library Materials Find Books: Basic Library Catalog Searching < 4 minutes \| More Find Interactive & Major Qualifying Projects (Undergraduate Project Reports) < 5 minutes
	Getting Books & Articles Not at WPI Need a Book that WPI Doesn't Have? Try WorldCat to ILL the Item or Get an ARC Card Need an Article that WPI Doesn't Have? Try FullTextFinder to ILL the Item
	Cite Your Sources RefWorks - Create & maintain a database of your references < 25 minutes\| More EndNote Web - Create & maintain a database of your references, but first create a Web of Knowledge personal account 48 minutes \| More Chicago Style - Notes/Bibliography Basics < 5 minutes \| Chicago Manual Online
	Use the Library Collaborate - Using Tech Suites in the Library < 2 minutes
	Company Research Business Plan Research 29 minutes \| More Company Research: Companies & Competitors: Screening by Industry, Size and Location < 12 minutes Hoovers - How to Search < 5 minutes EBSCO Business Searching < 3 minutes Patent Searching Basics < 15 minutes
	Patent Research Patent Searching Basics < 15 minutes ESP@Net Guided Tour - Patents < 17 minutes \| More
	Specific Database Tutorials CSA Illumina < 10 minutes Engineering Village - INSPEC PowerPoint < 5 minutes Engineering Village - Compendex PowerPoint < 5 minutes \| 8 page PDF PubMed Tutorials < 3-5 minutes each \| More Gale PowerSearch < 3-5 minutes each \| More
	IQP/MQP Project Submission eProject Submission Tutorial for Students <8 minutes \| PDF transcript eProject Submission Tutorial for Advisors <8 minutes \| PDF transcript
	Theses Binding Want to Get a Bound Copy of Your Thesis or Dissertation? <2 minutes