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Library Research Guides

Animated Demos
How to Find Books

How to Use Call Numbers

How to Find Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
What Magazines, Journals & Newspapers does NOVA subscribe to?
Find Film Criticism (recent films)
Find Film Criticism of Older Films
Find Computer Books

High-speed internet connection and Adobe Flash are needed
to view the
animated demos.

Alexandria Campus Library Tour
Entire Library Tour (8 minutes, with narration)

Checking things out and Reserves
Your Library Card/NovaCard
How to add money to your NovaCard
How to print and photocopy
Library & campus computers
Using your laptop in the library
Books, DVDs, & periodicals
Study areas
Library rules

High-speed internet connection, Adobe Flash, and headphone/speakers
are needed
for the library tour.

General Guides
Library Research: Getting Started
How to Find Books
How to Find Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles

Magazines vs. Journals
Tips for Searching the Internet
How to Evaluate Web Information
MLA Citation Style
Online Citation Guides
Citation Scrambles
How to Find Book Reviews
How to Find Editorials
Primary Sources at Alex. Campus Library

Materials for Math Placement Test
Materials for English Placement Test

Course- and Topic-related Guides
Art
Career & Counseling
English
English as a Second Language (ESL)
History
Information Science Technology (IST)
Local Issues
Primary Sources
Psychology
Sociology

Speech

What is Information Literacy? Watch the e-literate video online (Courtesy of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries and The PacificBell/UCLA Initiative for 21st Century Literacies at UCLA Graduate School of Education and Info. Studies)
Worksheet to Accompany e-literate? Video


 

For faculty: Information on scheduling group instruction for your classes.

 

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