This document provides an introduction to using the library for research. It outlines resources for background information like encyclopedias and dictionaries available through CREDO Reference. It describes how to access electronic books and articles from databases like EBSCOhost. It also discusses citing sources properly to avoid plagiarism and explains the different citation styles of MLA, APA, and Chicago. Students are encouraged to ask librarians for help.

1. Introduction to the Library Huntingdon Cornelia Penner & Nicole Haché September 2011

3. Background information: encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books

4. We have access to many encyclopedias and dictionaries through CREDO Reference. For example, in something like the Dictionary of Contemporary History, you could find information on China’s Cultural Revolution. This is especially useful for topics you don’t know very much about.

6. To get to the Library website, start at the main College webpage (http://www.champlainonline.com) and click on “Library Services”.

7. Library website

8. When accessing the library’s electronic resources, you’ll need to log in with your student ID number and the password for college computers (given to you on Sept 7th).

9. Enter your search term(s) in the search box.

10. CREDO will look for your term(s) in all its encyclopedias and dictionaries.

11. The results come from different encyclopedias and dictionaries.

12. This is an encyclopedia entry on eating disorders from the Encyclopedia of Women’s Health.

13. Topic Pages include many different resources on the same topic.

15. You can also get to Topic Pages from the link along the top menu bar in Credo.

16. Try the Concept Map option.

17. The concept map may help you when you are deciding what aspect of a topic to focus on. Each of the words is linked to a different encyclopedia or dictionary article in CREDO.

18. : electronic books

19. Ebrary is accessible from the Library website

20. Use the search box to search for your topic.

21. You’ll get a list of books that contain your search term(s).

22. Use the arrows to move from page to page, or click on a chapter title on the right to skip straight to that chapter.

23. You may also need to find articles in periodicals. newspapers magazines Academic journals

26. The periodical databases are accessible from the Library website.

27. EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier

28. Enter your search terms in the search boxes.

29. Click on the “Full Text” link to read the whole article. Use the buttons on the right to print, email or save the article.

30. Use the “Add to folder” function to print/email/save several articles at once.

31. You can limit your search results to only academic/scholarly articles. You can also limit by date, choosing only articles published within a certain range of years.

34. Three citation styles MLA APA Chicago

35. Citation styles: handouts available on library website

37. Need help? Ask a Librarian. [email_address] or