Introduction to Library Resources What can the school library do for me?

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Introduction to Library Resources What can the school library do for me?

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Library Conveniences Three professional librarians Offer collections of books & magazines Place to do homework Offer six computers with Internet access & word processing Quiet study before or after class Other (OSHA, HIPAA testing)

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Introduction to Library Resources

What can the school library do for me?

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Location

SWC Library 7th Floor

Hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm Monday – Friday

6 PCs fully equipped with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Internet access

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Library Conveniences

Three professional librarians

Offer collections of books & magazines

Place to do homework

Offer six computers with Internet access & word processing

Quiet study before or after class

Other (OSHA, HIPAA testing)

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Subject-specialty Databases

Infotrac: great for medical subjects, persuasive papers and general research.

LexisNexis Academic: great for business, criminal justice and legal research.

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Infotrac

You can access Infotrac from any computer that has Internet access.

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/Username: lesdayPassword: dayton

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LexisNexis

Can only be used from school.

Click on computer desktop icons, or you can access at this site: http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic

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Internet Public Library

The Internet Public Library is a search engine that only provides quality results:

www.ipl.org

This is a free website that searches a collection of dependable sources.

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Ohio Public Library Resources

Do you have a library card in the state of Ohio? If so, you can access a statewide collection of online resources:

www.oplin.org/databasesThe Learning Express Library has practice GED tests!

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Library Catalog:http://swcollege.kohalibrary.com

Anna Jones, Librarian email: [email protected]

Jennifer Walker, Assistant Librarian email: [email protected]