LibGuides: Leatherby Libraries Instructional Videos: Library Databases

General Databases

Multidisciplinary Databases

Start Your Search (4:44) In this video you will learn about the library's Start Your Search tool and how to use it to find peer-reviewed journal articles.
Library Databases (3:01) Learn how to locate the library databases.
Downloading EBSCO eBooks (for offline reading) (03:13) To download e-books to read offline for up to one week, you must first: 1. Install the free Adobe Digital Editions on your computer for offline viewing, and 2. Create a free MyEBSCOhost account. You can use your Chapman email ( which is a Google account) for this.
Finding Tests in APA PsycTests [Non-Chapman link] (4:36) In this video you’ll learn how to find psychological tests and measures from the APA PsycTests database. You'll learn about getting permission to use a test and how to find more information about a specific test.
Searching with the APA Thesaurus and Index Terms in APA PsycInfo [Non-Chapman link] (5:52) This video from APA Publishing will show you how to locate Index Terms using the APA Thesaurus and use them to conduct a search in APA PsycInfo.
Using the Methodology Limiter in APA PsycInfo [Non-Chapman link] (4:33) In this video from APA Publishing, you’ll learn how use APA PsycInfo’s methodology limiter to find journal articles that use a specific methodology or study design.
Award-winning children's books (2:00) How to find award-winning children's books at the Leatherby Libraries.
How to Set Up Search Alerts in CINAHL (2:40) Learn how to create search alerts in CINAHL, an extensive nursing and allied health resource, through this informative tutorial. Search alerts are convenient ways to be automatically updated when new research becomes available on a topic you are interested in. This walkthrough covers the creation of a MyEBSCOhost account, enabling you to create search alerts across various EBSCO databases. In under three minutes, you will be shown how to create alerts based on keywords, authors, and journals, allowing you to get alerts for multiple research projects and interests.
Searching for Scores through the Classical Scores Library Database (1:49) Learn how to search for music scores online through our Classical Scores Library database
5 Quick "Do's and Don'ts" for Your ERIC Search [Non-Chapman link] (2:26) Five helpful search practices for your ERIC.ed.gov search.
JSTOR (4:28) Learn how to search in JSTOR.
Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Orange County Register, Wall Street Journal (3:13) Read some major newspapers online.
Mango (3:55) Learn a new language with Mango!
Mango Reader explanatory video (2:27) With Mango Reader, you can go to any website on the internet and get translations for words you don’t know, in real time, while you’re reading. This feature is a Google Chrome extension currently available in 12 languages and it integrates with Mango's vocabulary feature.
New York Times (website) (Faculty and staff access): How to set up an account (3:11) Instructions for faculty and staff on how to create an account for New York Times website access provided by the Leatherby Libraries. (Students should use the link provided by the Student Government Association for access.)

Video Databases

Swank: Instructions for creating an instructor (faculty) account (1:36) Instructions for creating an instructor/faculty account for the Swank streaming video database.
Swank: Instructions for faculty to request films (2:29) Instructions for faculty on how to request videos on the Swank streaming video after creating an account.