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- Library databases vs. Google (4:31)
- Choosing an appropriate article database for your topic (2:04)
- Deciphering citations (1:02)
- Getting full text (3:35)
- Web of Science (3:01)
Go to Web of Science - Tracking a citation using Web of Science (5:14)
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- About the MIT Libraries (3:03)
- The Scientific Publication Cycle (3:06)
- The Scientific Paper (2:55)
- Primary and Secondary Sources (3:05)
- Using Barton, the MIT Library catalog (4:44)
- Locating materials in the MIT Libraires (3:24)
- Introduction to Compendex and Inspec (3:04)
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