Information Commons Library SAC Information Commons Library Quick Guide to IC Library Resources for Students and Faculty September 9, 2014 Created by Elizabeth Murphy, Fidel Espino, Nick Maltby, Guillermo Solano, Raul Pineda, Janina Sandoval and Alix Sanchez.

SAC Information Commons Library Web Site library.staugustine.edu 2 SAC Information Commons Library Web Site library.staugustine.edu This is the website address This is what the website looks like

Understanding My Student Account (for use off campus)

Where can I find good information and publications on my topic? 4 Where can I find good information and publications on my topic? Use databases to find scholarly and research journal articles, ebooks, and reference sources (encyclopedias & dictionaries) Use Library Catalog “Destiny” to find books, ebooks, and videos/digital media Use Google to find websites

How to Search in any Library Database 5 How to Search in any Library Database Keyword (any word in the author, title, subjects, or description of the work. Author (articles or books written by this person) Title (name of one specific article or book) Subject (use subject words, such as “overpopulation,” “autism,” “business start-up,” “Asian Carp,” “tiramisu,” “Alzheimer’s.”(Tutorials). Combining words (use “and,” “or,” or “not” to narrow or broaden your search. This is called “Boolean search.” (Tutorials) Smart text search (Only EBSCO databases have this option. You may enter a sentence or a question, and it searches keywords automatically).

6 Reference Sources Begin your research process by using reference sources to identify and define your research topic, or question. On Library website, click on “Reference Sources” tab, and choose a source. Credo Reference Encyclopedia Britannica Britannica Spanish Reference Center

Journal Databases, continued 7 Journal Databases, continued 3. Choose a database, such as Academic Search Complete (Ebsco). 4. Save and/or print search results. Follow Ebsco instructions.

Journal Article Databases 8 Journal Article Databases 1. Choose the ARTICLES & DATABASES tab on the IC Library website. OR from the IC Library website under “Featured Resources,” click on EBSCO. 2. If using databases at home you will need to login with your student account (slide 3)

To get a peer reviewed article click here Remember to click Full Text to get a complete article! To get a peer reviewed article click here (an article reviewed by experts in their fields)

10 Sample article SAMPLE ARTICLE Use Ebsco’s TOOLS to print, email, cite, translate, or save articles on your sky drive.

To Search the Library Catalog 11 To Search the Library Catalog From the Library web site, click “Books & Ebooks” Tab, then click the Library Catalog “Destiny” The computer catalog contains bibliographic records of all books, videos, and ebooks currently owned by St. Augustine College.

Books and eBooks Use SAC’s Library Catalog to identify which books or ebooks you want. Books owned by St. Augustine College Library are housed at the Main Campus, and will be sent to other sites upon individual request. SAC ebooks are available at all times anywhere you have an Internet connection.

13 Library Book Checkout With a current SAC ID card, students, faculty, and staff may check out print books from the IC Library, main campus. Books are checked out for 2 weeks, and may be renewed. Contact a Technology Library Assistant who will request a book or video to be sent to another site for your pickup, unless the book is already checked out. Please allow 2-3 days. Library Desk 773-878-7599

Interlibrary Loans Library Desk 773-878-7599 14 Interlibrary Loans SAC Library will request an Interlibrary Loan book or journal article from another library upon request from any current SAC faculty, staff, or student with valid SAC ID card (allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.) Send an email to library@staugustine.edu requesting an Interlibrary Loan. Include the following information: For a book, include author, title, publisher, date of publication. For a journal article, include author, title of article, name of journal, volume, issue number, date, and page numbers. Name of library that owns the item, if known Borrower’s name, phone, and email. Library Desk 773-878-7599

SAC eBooks Search by author, title, or keyword. 15 SAC eBooks SAC Library has lots of online ebooks in all subject areas, and ebooks in Spanish, too. Ebrary (ProQuest) – over 165,000 titles includes Spanish titles. Ebook Collection (Ebsco) – about 5,000 titles Search by author, title, or keyword. You can print, save, download, add to folder, cite, and export. Ebrary and Ebsco ebooks have different search and save functions; follow screen directions. You may need to login (Slide 3)

To Open Ebooks from Destiny catalog 16 To Open Ebooks from Destiny catalog

To Print or Copy in an Ebook

Citation and Writing Style Guides 18 Citation and Writing Style Guides American Psychological Association (APA) Modern Language Association (MLA) Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago) Hacker, Diane and Barbara Fister. Research and Documentation Online, 5th ed. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006. Latest print version available in IC Library. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/ Purdue OWL [online writing lab] websites APA : owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01 Chicago: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01 MLA : owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Style Guides In Word 19

Works Cited in MLA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoO1BPfNnzc 20 Works Cited in MLA Basics of Citing, MLA, YouTube Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoO1BPfNnzc (Hess, 2010) MLA Format- First page and Works Cited MLA Format- First page and Works Cited - YouTube

References and Citations in APA 21 References and Citations in APA APA Citation Style & Format (Taylor, APA Citation Style & Format , 2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsYUA-helk APA Format Citations-Sixth (6th) Edition (Taylor, APA Format Citations-Sixth (6th) Edition , 2009) APA Format Citations-Sixth (6th) Edition - YouTube

How to Access your St. Augustine Email Open your Web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer) and go to: http://mail.staugustine.edu. 2. Enter your St. Augustine e-mail address: Username found in ID card, followed by @my.staugustine.edu Example Student Email: maruiz@my.staugustine.edu Enter your password. SAC (capital letters) and your student ID number #sign: Example: SAC12121# Forgot your password? Call the IT HELP DESK (773-878-3855)

Username can be found in ID card bellow your first and last names 23 How to access ecampus Ecampus is an exchange for students and teachers to communicate about their classes. Go to ecampus.staugustine.edu/ To login: If you are not listed in the class, only the instructor can add you to the class. Username can be found in ID card bellow your first and last names Example: maruiz Enter your password: SAC (capital letters) and your student ID number followed by the # sign. Example: SAC12345#

References Hess, K. (2010, September 24). Basics of Citing, MLA, 1 of 3 . Retrieved from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoO1BPfNnzc Martin, J. (2013, January 21). MLA Format- First page and Works Cited . Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3qEzyxxvU Taylor, D. (2008, October 26). APA Citation Style & Format . Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsYUA-helk Taylor, D. (2009, October 30). APA Format Citations-Sixth (6th) Edition . Retrieved from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5tyY