LIBRARY RESOURCESWho, Where, What & How

The People

• Boise

Rachel, librarian

rachel.hollis@stevenshenager.edu

383-4540, x1814

Library hours are the same as the building…

• Nampa

Heather, academic advisor

heather.lowe@stevenshenager.edu

467-0501, x1811

… service hours vary.

The Resources

• Physical:bit.ly/WHkTw9librarything.com/catalog/

StevensHenagerIdaho

• Type your word in the “search this library” box• Most items check out for

2 weeks, 4 items max

• Request materials from other locations

• Electronic:online-shc.com

ProQuest:•Name: , password:

lili.org•Use home city & zip

• Use APA tools @ citationmachine.net

Searching Tips

• Use “Helps” to get even more tips

• Boolean Operators refine:• AND combines• OR contains at least one• NOT excludes

• (Parentheses group words) for focused searches

• Quotation Marks “search for exact phrases” • Question Ma?k replace any single character• Aster* include words with multiple endings

CRAAP

• Use CRAAP when evaluating information• Currency: The timeliness of the information• Relevance: The importance of the information to your needs

• Authority: The source of the information• Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness & correctness of the content

• Purpose: The reason the information existswww.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/evalsites.html

Summary

• Library resources are people & stuff–If you need or want more, contact the people–Some information is only available on the web

• Use CRAAP method to evaluate information• Within EBSCOhost & ProQuest:

–Use Cite tool to get APA citations–Print, email or save before ending session

• Practice search skills, you can use them for the rest of your life