1. 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.

2. SAC Information Commons Library Web Site library.staugustine.edu2
SAC Information Commons Library Web Site library.staugustine.edu
This is the website address
This is what the website looks like

3. Understanding My Student Account (for use off campus)

4. 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

5. How to Search in any Library Database5
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).

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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

7. Journal Databases, continued7
Journal Databases, continued
3. Choose a database, such as Academic Search Complete (Ebsco). 4. Save and/or print search results. Follow Ebsco instructions.

8. Journal Article Databases8
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)

9. 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)

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

11. To Search the Library Catalog11
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.

12. 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.

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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

14. Interlibrary Loans Library Desk 773-878-759914
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 to 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 .
Library Desk

15. 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)

16. To Open Ebooks from Destiny catalog16
To Open Ebooks from Destiny catalog

17. To Print or Copy in an Ebook

18. Citation and Writing Style Guides18
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, Latest print version available in IC Library.
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/

19. Style Guides
In Word 19

20. Works Cited in MLA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoO1BPfNnzc20
Works Cited in MLA
Basics of Citing, MLA, YouTube Tutorial:
(Hess, 2010)
MLA Format- First page and Works Cited
MLA Format- First page and Works Cited - YouTube

21. References and Citations in APA21
References and Citations in APA
APA Citation Style & Format (Taylor, APA Citation Style & Format , 2008)
APA Format Citations-Sixth (6th) Edition (Taylor, APA Format Citations-Sixth (6th) Edition , 2009)
APA Format Citations-Sixth (6th) Edition - YouTube

22. How to Access your St. Augustine Email
Open your Web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer) and go to: 2.
Enter your
St. Augustine address:
Username found in
ID card, followed
Example
Student
Enter your password.
SAC (capital letters) and your student ID number #sign:
Example: SAC12121#
Forgot your password? Call the IT HELP DESK ( )

23. Username can be found in ID card bellow your first and last names23
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#

24. References
Hess, K. (2010, September 24). Basics of Citing, MLA, 1 of 3 . Retrieved from YouTube:
Martin, J. (2013, January 21). MLA Format- First page and Works Cited . Retrieved from YouTube:
Taylor, D. (2008, October 26). APA Citation Style & Format . Retrieved from YouTube:
Taylor, D. (2009, October 30). APA Format Citations-Sixth (6th) Edition . Retrieved from YouTube: