Module 4: Online Resources Tutorials, Part 1
Here are some quick tutorials on how best to use some selected online digital collections. There are many more digital collections out there! However, these tutorials should help you get started with tips useful for any online collection.
North Carolina Digital Collections: Tips to Get Started
A quick overview of different ways to search across digital collections. The NC Digital Collections are used as an example. [Captions available, or view a transcript Links to an external site.] [Download slides Links to an external site.] (4:50)
NC Digital Collections Links to an external site.
Advanced Keyword Search Tips Links to an external site. - National Archives
North Carolina Digital Collections: Searching for People by Name
A quick overview of different ways to search for people by name in digital collections. The NC Digital Collections are used as an example. [Captions available, or view a transcript Links to an external site.] [Download slides Links to an external site.]
Example Google Search Links to an external site. for "John Smith" on the NC Digital Collections website
Digital Collections: Behind the Scenes
Chelcie Rowell, Digital Initiatives Librarian at the ZSR Library at Wake Forest, explains how digital collections come into being. [Captions available, or view a transcript Links to an external site.] [Download slides Links to an external site.]
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