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Introduction to Library Research
Contents
Introduction
Library Orientation
Resources Supported by FSU
Services Provided by Chesnutt Library
Library Guide to Starting Research
Searching for Materials at Chesnutt
Library
Chesnutt Library Orientation
Chesnutt Library Holdings
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Over 300,000 Book Titles
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Over 2,700 Current Periodical Titles in the Library
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Over 410 Electronic Journal Titles
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Access to over 11,700 Full-Text Electronic Journal Titles through
NC Live
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Over 230 Full-Text Article and
Information Databases (statistics, biographies,
reference works and books)
Reference Department
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Staffed by professional librarians.
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Assistance with using reference materials, the online catalog,
electronic databases,
and basic Internet searching to find books, journal
articles and relevant Web sites.
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Over forty-plus computers with
Microsoft Office 2007 and Internet
capabilities.
Regular Fall and Spring Hours
Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. until 10:00
p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Regular Summer Hours
Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. until 10:00
p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Circulation Department
Circulation is another
important library service. The library circulation desk is where
you:
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Check out library materials
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Return library materials you have
borrowed
- Check
out Reserve materials
- Check
out a laptop computer for use within the library
Your Bronco Express Card serves as your
library card. You must have it with you at the circulation desk to
check out library materials and to access the computer lab area.
For more
information about the Bronco Express Card visit
Bronco Express OneCard.
Resources
you can access via the Charles W.
Chesnutt Library Homepage
The library homepage provides
information and access to library services.
Research
Tools are services of the library that support research.
Catalog
Search the online catalog to find books and other materials held by
Chesnutt Library.
Database Finder
Use the Charles W. Chesnutt Database Finder to choose appropriate
databases to search for articles.
Journal Finder
Use Journal Finder to determine if Chesnutt Library provides electronic
access to a journal, owns a print copy of the journal, find out which
other libraries own the journal, and to order copies of articles through
Interlibrary Loan.
Reference Shelf
The Reference Shelf is full of internet
resources on a variety of topics that our librarians believe are reliable
and useful:
Addresses,
Phone Numbers, Email;
Biography and
Genealogy;
Books,
E-Books, Bookstores, Publishers, and Open Access Journals; Calculators
and Converters and Mathematical Formulas;
City, County
and State Resources;
College
Guides and Financial Aid;
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Thesauri and Other Reference Web Sites;
Ethnic
Minority Resources;
Federal Resources;
Maps and Mapping;
News and
Newspapers;
Radio Stations;
Statistical Sources; Style
Manuals and Information on Writing Papers; and
Television
Networks
and Stations.
Course
Reserves
Instructors may place materials on reserve for a class. Print and
Electronic reserves can be searched by Course Name or Instructor. The
reserves are kept at the Circulation Desk and may be checked out for one
hour. Electronic reserves may be accessed on campus or off-campus.
Subject Guides
Subject Guides are a
compilation of library and internet resources on a specific topic prepared
by the librarians. Subject guides provide a useful starting point as
you begin to learn and research a topic.
Using the Library
points you to this subject guide on "Introduction to Library Research."
About the
Library provides information about the operation of the library.
Departments:
Contains links to library department web pages.
Hours:
The hours of operation for Chesnutt Library are posted here. Holiday
hours are regularly updated.
Phone
Directory:
The phone directory contains the names, titles, phone numbers, and email
addresses for the Chesnutt Library Staff.
Mission/Policies:
Here you can read the mission statement and policies of the Chesnutt
Library.
Library Tour: An
online tour of the library.
Friends of
the Library:
Information about the Friends of the Library.
Services
provides links to the services supported by the library.
Interlibrary
Loan:
Interlibrary Loan allows you to borrow books, journal articles, microfilm,
ot audio-visual materials from other libraries.
My Library
Record:
My Library Record allows you to check your status; how many books have you
checked, when are your books due, etc.
Circulation:
Here you can find information about Circulation services and hours.
Reference:
Here you can find information about Reference services and hours.
Government
Documents:
The Government Documents page has information services and hours, and
provides GPO Access.
Suggest a
Purchase:
If you find a particularly useful book that the Library does not own, you
can suggest a purchase.
Distance
Learners:
Describes library services available to distance learners.
The FSU
menu provides links to non-library services that are often accessed
by students at the library.
Blackboard
Student
Webmail
Current
Students
Faculty/Staff
Webmail
Faculty &
Staff
The News
and Newspapers menu provides links to trial databases (when
available) and local newspaper web sites like the
Fayetteville Observer and the
Raleigh News and Observer.
Links are also provided to the
Wall Street Journal, the
Washington Post, and
ProQuest Newspapers, which is a
database that allows you to search many newspapers at
one time. There is a list of publications available.
BACK TO TOP
Return to
Subject Guides Home Page
Return to
Reference Department Home Page
Return to Chesnutt Library's Home Page
Return to Fayetteville State University's
Home Page
Charles W. Chesnutt Library,
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, N.C. 28301
Page Maintained By: Jan Whitfield
jwhitfield@uncfsu.edu
Last Updated: 6/16/09 |
