This document provides an overview of how to use the Daytona State College library. It explains that most library resources are available online 24/7. It then outlines how to navigate the library website to find different types of sources, such as books, e-books, articles, and videos. It provides step-by-step instructions on searching the library catalog and databases. It also describes how to check out and renew books, read and download e-books, and get research assistance.

1. U S I N G T H E D AY T O N A S TAT E C O L L E G E
L I B R A R Y
LIBRARY INTRODUCTION
PART 1

2. WELCOME!
• The library staff is pleased to welcome you to your
Daytona State College Library! This guide will show you
how to use the library.
• Fortunately, most of our library resources are available
24/7 from any computer with an Internet connection. This
means that you can use the library even when it’s
closed.

3. LET’S GET STARTED!
• Here are the basics:
• You will often have assignments for which you’ll have to use
library sources.
• The library website is the starting point for finding all of those
sources.
• http://library.daytonastate.edu/
• The next slide is a picture of the library home page.
• Our location:
• Daytona Campus: Building 210 (the door by the manatee fountain)
• Deland Campus: Building 1 (behind the administration building)
• Always check the website for our hours of operation, as they
change for holidays and summer sessions.

5. HOW TO FIND SOURCES
• There are four kinds of sources available through the
library website: books, e-books, articles, and
streaming video.
• All four types of sources can be found using the library
search tool – the library catalog.
• The next few slides will take you step-by-step through
using the library catalog to find sources.

6. FINDING BOOKS
• Go to the library home page:
• http://library.daytonastate.edu/
• Click on the “Books” tab
• Type your topic into the search bar
• Click on the blue “search” icon at the end of the search
bar

9. FIND YOUR BOOK ON THE SHELF
• Use the Call Number (for example: DS558 .P45 2007)
to locate your book on the shelf.
• The call number is the exact location of the book on the
shelf. Each book has a unique number.
• If the shelf was a street and the book was a house, you
can think of the call number as the address of the book.
• Books are shelved alphabetically by the first few letters
of the call number, and are arranged by subject. Once
you find one book, the other books on that subject will be
nearby.

11. CHECKING OUT A BOOK
• Books with Circulation or Circulation/UCF may be
checked out at the Circulation Desk.
• Books with Reference must be used within the library
building.
• You will need your Student ID Card to check out books.
• If you can’t locate a book on the shelf, come to the
Research Assistance Desk on the second floor. The
librarian there will help you.

12. RENEWING BOOKS ONLINE
• You can renew your books from your account through the
library website.
• Go to the library home page:
• http://library.daytonastate.edu/
• Click on “Account” in the upper right hand corner.
• Log in using your Student ID number as your borrower ID
and the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number as PIN.
• Choose the books you want to renew by clicking in the box to
the left of the title, then click on “Renew Selected” or (if you
want to renew all your books) “Renew All.”
• NOTE: This will not work on the day the book is due. You
will have to bring the book in to renew it.

16. FINDING E-BOOKS
• E-books have several advantages over print books.
• They are available 24/7
• They tend to be newer than print
• The library has three times as many e-books as print books
• E-books can be downloaded to your smart phone or e-reader
• E-books can be searched
• To find e-books, go to the library website.
• Click on the “E-books” tab and type in your topic, then
click on the “Search” icon.
• If you are not already logged in, you will be asked to at
this time.

19. READING AN E-BOOK
• To view the eBook, click on View Online at the bottom of
the record. eBooks are available 24-7.
• You can save eBooks to your e-Shelf for easy retrieval
by checking the box next to the title of the book.
• After opening the book, click on PDF Full Text at the left
to read or search the book.
• Click on Download This E-book to download. The
instructions for downloading are on the library home
page under the E-books tab.

22. READING AND USING E-BOOKS
• Once you open the e-book, you will see the cover.
• Use the menu items above the book to save, print, or
email pages.
• You can also download the book from this screen.
• You can also search within the book to narrow your
findings.
• Click on Search Within then type your search term into
the box and hit Enter.
• You will get a list of pages that contain your search term.
Each item is a direct link to that page. You can find the
exact information you’re seeking much more quickly.

26. FINDING AN ARTICLE
• From the library home page, click on the Articles tab.
• Type your key words in the Search box. Click the search
icon.
• If you didn’t have any results, try different key words.

29. USING YOUR RESULTS
• You can limit your results to scholarly journal articles
by clicking Peer-reviewed Journals under Show Only in
the left hand column.
• To view the article, click on Read Article at the bottom of
the record. Articles are available 24-7.
• You can save articles to your e-Shelf for easy retrieval
by checking the box next to the title of the article.
• Articles can be printed, saved, or e-mailed.

32. NEED HELP?
• If you have any problems, we’re here to help!
• Phone: 386.506.3518 (Daytona) or 386.785.2017 (Deland)
• In person: Come to the Research Assistance Desk on the
second floor of the library, any time the library is open.
• E-mail: Use the Email a Librarian link on the library home page to
send us an email question.
• Chat: Use the Ask A DSC Librarian tab on the right side of the
library home page.