1. Fall and spring semester hours: Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Friday: 7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Summer semester hours: Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Friday: 7:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Closed on Saturday and Sunday

2.  Access to nearly 18 million books and other materials through the MOBIUS Common Library Platform  24 hour a day/seven days a week/ 365 days a year access to electronic databases and our Galahad and MOBIUS card catalogue  To access databases off campus you will be prompted to enter your student ID number (including MAC at the end).  Magazine, journal, and newspaper databases for use in research  Learning Express Library practice online tests  DVDs and videos to check out  New books  Wireless Internet  Student lounge  Free coffee  Feel free to contact me at (573) 518-2236 or e-mail me at rkharrin@mineralarea.edu rkharrin@mineralarea.edu

3.  You can do this any time from any computer.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “my library account” on the left hand side.  Type in your first and last name.  Then type in your MAC student/faculty ID# plus MAC and click the login button.  From here you can: * check what materials you have checked out. * see if any materials are overdue or on hold. * renew any books as long as they are not overdue.

4.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for books, videos…”  Click on “CARDinals Catalog”  You may enter in a quick search by keyword or you can search by author, title, etc.  Once you find your book and click on it you will be able to see:  The location of the book in the library  The call number  Status or availability  You may search for DVDs or CDs from the “search for books, videos…” link too.

5.  Missouri Bibliographic Information User System  MOBIUS is a union of libraries in the state of Missouri. The membership includes 62 full members from colleges, universities, the Missouri State Library, and two public libraries (cooperating partners).  MOBIUS allows MAC students, faculty, and staff access to nearly 18 million books that are held in other Missouri academic libraries and not found at the MAC library.  Requested books usually arrive within 2 – 4 days.  There is no charge to request a book but any book that is lost will cost you $120.00.  Up to three books may be checked out at a time.  Books can be checked out for 3 weeks and may be renewed two times as long as they are not overdue or have a hold.

6.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for books, videos…”  Click on the “MOBIUS” link.  You can search by keyword, title, author, genre, subject, etc.  When you find the book you need click on the “request” button.  When asked to select your cluster choose the Galahad cluster.  Click “submit above information.”  Enter your first and last name.  Then enter your ID number plus MAC.  Choose your pickup location (most likely Mineral Area) and then click “submit.”

7.  Boolean operators are conjunctions that link keywords, subjects, authors, and titles when searching on electronic databases. The Boolean operators are “and” “or” and “not.”  They can either increase or decrease the amount of search hits or results from a given database.  For example: if you used keywords “jazz” and “cows.” - If you used Boolean operator “ or ” you would get the most results because you would get all articles that mention the word “jazz” or “cows.” - If you used “ not ” (“jazz not cows”) you would only get articles dealing with “jazz.” - If you used “ and ” (“jazz and cows”) you would get the fewest results. For example you would get articles that discuss both jazz and cows.

8.  Does the article have the name of the author and where it was published?  If it’s an unknown author are there links where can you find information about them or the organization?  Watch for (“member”, “user”, % or ~) in the url address because this could be a personal website.  Check the domain (.edu,.org,.gov).  The domain “.com” usually indicates a personal website.

9.  The page should have a “serious” look.  The site should not have advertisements or pop ups.  Is it a commercial or personal site powered by AOL, geocities, etc.?  Does the article have a copyright and published date?  Does the article indicate dates when the information was found for the particular article?  Does the article cite well known sources or authorities?  There’s more info on the library page under the “tutorials” section located on the left hand side.

10.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for articles” on left hand side.  Click on “Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost).”  You can search by a keyword or by several words. Click “search” when ready.  Click on the title of the article you want.  The article will be displayed.  You can print the article.  E-mail it to yourself (click on white envelope icon at top) even in the MLA citation format.

11.  JSTOR is an online searchable archive of scholarly peer-reviewed journals and other materials.  Peer-reviewed means experts in that field have given the article their “stamp of approval.”  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for articles” on the left hand side.  Click on the JSTOR link.  Type in a search term or keywords. Put the keywords in quotations to refine the search.  Under the “Narrow by:” section make sure to check article as your type, and English as the language.  Articles you have access to have a green circle by them. Choose the article you want. If you want to print the article choose the PDF format.  If you need more help look under the “tutorials” link on the library’s home page.

12.  SIRS is a great database for articles on social, scientific, global, economic, and political issues.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for articles” on left hand side.  Under “magazine articles” click on SIRS link.  You can search by subject headings or keywords.  There is even a “top 10” location for current topics and an A-Z Leading Issues topic list.  Click on article you want to view.  Click on “print view” and you then can print the article by clicking the print icon above the article.  The MLA citation is listed at the bottom of the article.

13.  News Bank is another good database for articles on popular periodicals from 1992-current.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for articles” on left hand side.  Under “magazine articles” click on News Bank link.  You can explore by popular topic links or by entering in a keyword.  You can also limit the time frame of articles by clicking on the “from” box menu.  Use “advanced search” to use boolean operators.  Click on the article you wish to view. If you click “printer friendly” above the article is opens in an easier format.  You can print or e-mail the article.

14.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for articles” on the left hand side.  Under “Newspapers” click on the News Bank link.  If you choose “The World” option under “search shortcuts” you can view articles from almost anywhere.  For example if you search under Missouri you will be able to find links to many newspapers in the state.  You may search by keywords, dates, etc.  You can sort articles from newest to oldest or by year.  The location you have selected will limit your searches.  The articles listed will be from newspapers in the area you chose.  Once you click on the article you can e-mail or print it.

15.  Opposing Viewpoints is a good database of today’s hottest social issues and topics.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for articles” on the left hand side.  Under “Controversial Topics” click on the Opposing Viewpoints link.  You can search by keywords or choose from a list of current hot topics/issues.  When searching by keywords you can choose which source you want the article to come from by selecting under the “Everything” list on the left hand side.  When you select your article you can e-mail, print, and even choose to see the MLA citation format on the right hand side under “tools.”

16.  CINAHL is a great resource for finding medical articles through EBSCOhost.  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on “search for articles” on the left hand side.  Scroll down to the nursing section and click on the link “CINAHL with Full Text.”  You can search using a keyword, or boolean operators.  You can limit or narrow your search by author, language, published date, peer review articles, and much more.  Viewed articles have a link to other related articles listed under “major subjects.”  When you click on the article you want you can print or e- mail (click on envelope icon) the article to yourself in the MLA format.

17.  There are many more databases to use in the MAC library. If you would like to access these:  Go to www.mineralarea.edu/librarywww.mineralarea.edu/library  Click on the “search for articles” link on left hand side.  Click on “all databases” on the right hand side.  All the database links will be listed alphabetically.