Information Literacy How to navigate Magale Library’s website to find research information.
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Information Literacy
How to navigate Magale Library’s website to find research information.
Slide2How to get to Magale Library’s website
Click on the “Library” tab on the Centenary home page
Slide3Magale Library’s home page
Bring your Centenary ID to the Circulation Desk and have a library account set up so you can check out materials.
Library hours:
Mon-Thurs:
7:30am-11pm
Fridays:
7:30am-4:30pm
Saturdays: 1pm-5pm
Sundays: 3pm-11pm
Special hours will be posted on the website.
Search forlibrary materials
List of all the databases that the library subscribes to
Additional resources available for research
Slide4Looking for library materials
Search for books,
eBooks
and journals by typing in the title, author, keywords, etc. in the search box. Use the drop down menu to specify your search option. You can also do an Advanced Search.If asked for a username and password (from the dorms and off
campus),
the username is:
Centenary
The password is:
Mag318
Type your search here
Slide5Search Results
Limit your search results by checking any of these boxes along the left side.
Slide6Example of eBook & BookClick on a specific title and see detailed information. This is an eBook. Click on the URL to access it.
This is an example of a book that
is available on the 2
nd
floor of
the library.
Slide7Databases
Most popular databases for research:
Academic Search Complete
CQ Researcher
Gale Virtual Reference Library
JSTOR
Encyclopedia Britannica
Also check out:
American Chemical Society
GeoScience
WorldCredoLiterature Resource Center
Oxford English Dictionary
Slide8Academic Search Complete
Slide9“Choose Databases” options
Slide10Searching for articles about “student athletes”
Slide11Viewing a specific article
Citations can
be done in
MLA, APA, Chicago/ Turabian and other styles.
Slide12How to refine searches for better results
Slide13CQ Researcher
Slide14CQ Researcher articles
Slide15Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library
i
s a good place to find b
ackground information ona topic as well as moredetailed information.
Slide16Gale Virtual Reference Library
Slide17GVRL search results and sample article
Slide18JSTOR
Slide19JSTOR search results
Slide20Credo search results
Slide21Credo mind map
Slide22Library Resources
Slide23Using Other Research Links
SUBJECT SPECIFIC RESOURCES
There are many other
resources available to
help with your research.
USE USERNAME Centenary and PASSWORD Mag318
Slide24TREK and other Research Assistance
TREK
helpful links
Slide25TREK
Link to this
PowerPoint
Slide26Subject resources
Subject specific resources
Slide27Useful links
Other useful links:
Interlibrary Loan -
request material from another library if it is not available at Magale
Archives –
Centenary historical records and LA Methodist Church's records
Contact Us –
869-5047
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Information Literacy How to navigate Magale Library’s website to find research information.
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