We are still working on strategies to get students back to pre-COVID library use levels. When work begins on the open web, it is an upward battle. If you are just looking for something, the open web usually delivers.
Many students don’t know that most academic content sits behind paywalls. They also don’t understand that if you are looking for context, tools to sift through and understand the relationship between different sources, and to go deeper in your research, the library still wins hands down. Help us lead students back to the library through the library module in Blackboard shown below. Also, please contact us if you would like us to make any enhancements to this module.
Good places to start
- How to use the library: introduction to the library and its resources.
- OneSearch: the library's catalog and mega-database for finding books, articles, videos and more.
- Gale EBooks (Gale Virtual Reference): for finding reference books with topic overviews.
- Academic Search Complete: for finding magazine & scholarly articles across the disciplines.
- Oxford English Dictionary Online
For deeper or discipline specific research
Library tutorials
- From question to keywords (2-minute video)
- OneSearch tips (3-minute video)
- How to find articles in library databases (step-by-step guide)
- How do I…??
Quick links
- From question to keywords (2-minute video)
- APA, MLA, and Chicago guides
- Getting textbooks
- E-reserves (you will need your course password)
-Maureen Richards