1. Information Literacy How to navigate Magale Library’s website to find research information.

2. How to get to Magale Library’s website Click on “Magale Library” Click on the “Library” tab on the Centenary home page

3. Magale Library’s home page Bring your Centenary ID to the Circulation Desk and have a library account set up for you. Library hours: Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm Fridays: 8am-4:30pm Saturdays: Closed Sundays: 3pm-11pm Special hours will be posted on the website.

4. Looking for library materials Search for a book or an eBook 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 (usually from off campus), the username is: Centenary The password is: Mag318

5. Using research databases USE THIS USERNAME AND PASSWORD ONLINE ARTICLES FOR RESEARCH SUBJECT SPECIFIC RESOURCES

6. Databases Most popular databases for research: Academic Search Complete CQ Researcher Gale Virtual Reference Library JSTOR LexisNexis Also check out: American Chemical Society Annual Reviews GeoScience World Literati Literature Resource Center Oxford English Dictionary

7. Academic Search Complete

8. “Choose Databases” options

9. Searching for articles about “student athletes”

10. Viewing a specific article Citations can be done in MLA, APA, Chicago/ Turabian and other styles.

11. How to refine searches for better results

12. CQ Researcher

13. CQ Researcher articles

14. Gale Virtual Reference Library is a good place to find background information on a topic as well as more detailed information.

15. Gale Virtual Reference Library

16. GVRL search results and sample article

17. JSTOR

18. JSTOR search results

19. LexisNexis and Literati LexisNexis is useful for news, business, and legal issues. Literati can help with background information and has an interesting cross-referencing technology called Mind Map.

20. Literati search results

21. Literati mind map

22. FYE and other Research Assistance FYE helpful links

23. First Year Experience Link to this PowerPoint

24. Subject resources Subject specific resources

25. Useful links Other useful links: Ask a Librarian Interlibrary Loan Renew My Materials Tutoring/Student Resource Center

26. Ask a Librarian

27. Student Resource Center The SRC is located on the 2 nd floor of Magale Library. Tutoring is available as well as help with study skills and time management. If you need help or find yourself falling behind, schedule an appointment.