View our Fake News and Digital Media Literacy guide to learn more about the different forms of misinformation and how to spot them. This guide includes links to many interactive tutorials and videos.
View our Introduction to Research Skills guide for tutorials, videos, and other resources that guide you through the steps of the academic research process!
View our Managing Sources with Zotero guide for instructions, tutorials, videos, and other resources that guide you through how to sign up and use Zotero as a citation management tool.
View our Using InterLibrary Loan guide for ways to get the full text articles and books you need, even if if you can't find them in our catalogs or databases!
Learn more about the services and resources offered by the Library!
Take a look at the Research Guides tab of the website to view our full offerings for subject, course, and topic guides.
Does the Library have a copy of the textbook I need for class?
My professor said that I need to use peer-reviewed articles. What does that mean?
Help! I am having trouble finding sources for my research project. What do I do?
The Library's regular semester hours are listed below. These hours are subject to change during holidays, summer session, and campus closures. To see the Library's current hours, visit the Library's webpage.
Yes! There are black and white printers available on the first and second floors of Cupples Hall. You can print from your iPad or one of the computers in the building.
It depends. The Library does have a collection of textbooks on the course reserves shelf behind the front desk, but not every class has textbooks on reserve. Check the Library catalog or talk with library staff at the front desk to see if the textbook you need is in the library.
Library databases like Central Search are often the best places to find journal articles. See Find Articles for more information.
Most Smiley Memorial Library print materials will circulate for 28 days and can subsequently be renewed unless another user has placed a hold on the item. Exceptions include ready reference books, course reserves, journals, and magazines. These items do not circulate, meaning that they can be used in the library only.
Peer review is a system adopted by some scholarly journal publishers where subject experts evaluate the quality and validity of research before it is published. The peer-review process is designed to help ensure that only the highest quality work is published. Scholarly journal articles can be found in library databases.
Never fear! Contact the library and we would be happy to help! For larger and more complex research projects, we may request that you schedule a research consultation to meet with a librarian.
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