The user training videos, designed to support effective and accurate use of the information resources and services provided by our University Library, are available under the course titled “User Training” on Open Course Ware (OCW). To access the training videos, you must use your METU username and password.
These videos offer comprehensive guidance on utilizing the library’s print and electronic resources, conducting academic research, and understanding the core services and procedures of the library.
New users are encouraged to begin with the introductory videos. Users seeking information on specific topics may directly access the relevant content through the corresponding headings.
These training materials have been developed to support your academic work and to enhance your information literacy skills.
We hope you find these resources helpful and wish you a productive learning experience.
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TRAINING VIDEOS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS
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BASIC TRAINING VIDEOS
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Avoiding Plagiarism – Turnitin Date: 25 November 2025 Duration: 90 minutes Session Content: Evaluation of academic publications, introduction to the plagiarism prevention tool, and its use Avoiding Plagiarism – iThenticate Date: 28 November 2025 Duration: 45 minutes Session Content: Evaluation of academic publications, introduction to the plagiarism prevention tool, and its use WOS-InCites Webinar Date: December 01, 2025 Duration: 45 minutes Session Content: Benchmarking research performance, Researcher profile, Emerging areas in science, Journal Impact Factor - JIF, Accessing quartiles data, Selecting journals for research outputs, Discovering key data (Authors, Institutions, Countries, Research Areas, Journals, Funders) Scopus Training Date: December 03, 2025 Duration: 60 minutes Session Content: Effective literature search, Journal selection, Research trend analysis, International collaboration, Author profile management Knovel Database Webinar Date: December 09, 2025 Duration: 60 minutes Session Content: Content, usage and new features of Engineering Sciences databases Reference Management Tools - Mendeley Date: December 10, 2025 Duration: 60 minutes Session Content: Creating your reference library, adding sources alternatives, easy citation and bibliography use in different styles SciFinder Duration: 75 minutes Session Content: Artificial intelligence called SearchSense for the main module of SciFinder, artificial intelligence-assisted retrosynthesis, citation map, lexicon, analytical methods module, formula module, life sciences Institutional Open Access Systems and Research Data Management Date: December 24, 2025 Duration: 45-60 minutes Session Content: Open science, METU open access systems and research data management
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Effective Use of Library Resources Date: 24 November 2025 Duration: 45–60 minutes Session Content: Borrowing rules, OPAC search techniques, Using METUnique Search, Managing your library account, Steps for remote access via VPN
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