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1 Everest College Resource Center How to Use the LRC Website

2 Everestlibrary.pbwiki.com Connects to many tools you will use in your college career

3 Announcements Click to find out what events are scheduled at the library. This could be : Library Committee Meeting A contest A class on how to use library resources Is the school closed because of bad weather?

4 Ask Colorado Click to chat with a reference librarian 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the exception of major holidays

5 Citation Machine Click to connect to the Citation Machine which helps your create citations and a Works Cited page Click either the MLA or APA format you need and then the type of resource you wish to cite Complete the Web form that appears with information from your source, and Click Make Citations to generate standard bibliographic and in-text citations.

6 Library Word The catalog of materials found in the LRC Use keyword to find a word in the title, or author For author, just type in last name If you still can’t find anything, try another search

7 LIRN Databases Databases give you access to 1,000’s of full text articles and books at school and home Please ask librarian for the code.

8 InfoTrac InfoTrac Criminal Justice Collection – contains Journal articles Business and Company Resource Center - search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information Computer database - find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology

9 Custom Newspapers – search news from the world’s top newspapers Expanded Academic ASAP - meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

10 Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module - Find alternative medicine-focused magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, videos, & reference information. Health Reference Center Academic - Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Prescription Drugs, etc.

11 InfoTrac Onefile - A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics LegalTrac - articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers. Included are articles on Federal and State Cases, Laws and Regulations, Legal Practice, and Taxation. Also included are: British Commonwealth, European Union and International Law.

12 Literature Resource Center - covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors Newsletters ASAP - access to information from specialized business, industry and technology newsletters issued by various news services and industry watchers

13 Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

14 Student Resource Center - Gold - containing thousands of curriculum- targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips Business Index ASAP - in-depth research on management issues, economic indicators and business theories and practices, as well as on the activities of companies and industries worldwide

15 Proquest Connects to psychology journals and newspaper abstracts

16 E-Library An easy to use database that indicates whether the material is from a book, periodical, images, TV interviews, maps, newspapers, etc.

17 MLA or APA Brief Guidelines To get a copy of either the MLA or APA guidelines Click on the desired choice Click on open Then print your own copy

18 Everestlibrary.pbwiki.com also connects to: Pikes Peak Library District Pueblo Library Use your Library card to access their catalog, databases, renew or reserve materials

19 Also: Tutorials – How to use the website, How to use databases, and Evaluate websites WebPicks – PPLD has chosen a number of excellent websites for a variety of subjects

20 And: Well-Connected – Database for medical students for a wide variety of diseases and conditions. This will only connect in the LRC. WhoIs – Tells who is responsible for the website. This is a useful tool in evaluating websites

21 Remember : Everestlibrary.pbwiki.com Has your tools for college success


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