How to Find Databases
- Vendor Guides to Using Databases
- Database providers created detailed guides to selecting and using their electronic resources.
- George William’s shortened method to database access
- A quick guide with pictures for off-campus and other database users
- Guide to using the CSU ID Number to request items from Rover or the I-Share libraries
- A text and pictorial guide to the ID number and its structure
How to Use Library Tools
- Call Number Guides
- Call numbers are used to shelve and locate materials in the library.
- Terminology Used in the Library
- A short glossary of library terms
- Guide to “MyAccount” in I-Share
- You must login in order to access your MyAccount information, to settle library fines and fees, to renew books, to access your Remembered Searches and Remembered Titles, or to set up your search Preferences.
- Tutorials
- Guides to using the library catalog, using journals, finding articles,
researching topics, and more
Various Guides, How-To's, and Skill-builders
How to Use Research Tools
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- RefWorks—an online research management, writing and collaboration tool—is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.
- Guide to Citation Styles
- Here are guides to how to cite using standard format. The page provides links to university courtesy pages detailing American Psychological Association (APA) and Modern Language Association (MLA) style guides.
- How to Research a Topic
- Identifies and describes research steps and library resources appropriate to completing a paper
Other User Guides
- Resources for Grants and Scholarships
- Print and electronic resources for obtaining funding and aid
