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Books, Magazines and Journal and Newspaper Subscription lists HELIN catalog 
Find Your Way  Series Guides for PC Majors and Special Programs. 
Includes PC databases, reference books and free Internet sources
Search Engines Windows Live Academic Search; Google; Google Scholar; Yahoo
  in Databases Try the Quick User Guide for finding full text fast!
   
Choosing PC Databases
PC Databases: Subjects Indexes, summaries and some full text databases grouped by subject
PC Databases: A-Z    Indexes, summaries and some full text arranged alphabetically
   On Campus For direct access to PC subscriptions.  Sometimes faster.
   
Getting Library Assistance
Electronic Classroom Presentations   If you don't see your class on the page of presentations, ask your professor to schedule a session.

PC: Tutorials

HELIN: Tutorial

From PC: Self-paced Online audio/video guides

From HELIN: Information Literacy Tutorial
Ask Library Staff   Add PCLibchat to your buddy list on AIM/iChat/Yahoo Messenger
Ask-a-librarian (e-mail)
Consult-a-Librarian (appointments)
Compiling the Research Report
Internet Detective An internet evaluation guide from the United Kingdom
Scholarly vs. Popular Explanations for Scholarly journals vs. Popular Magazines 
Primary vs. Secondary Sources Explanation and examples of primary and secondary sources used in research
Citing Sources   Specific examples for APA, MLA, Chicago Manual of Style
Formatting Footnotes and Citing in Text  Specific examples also given

Also try the link below for another web page:

For Students   For more general orientation and material descriptions

D. Russell Bailey, Library Director, 401-865-1188; drbailey@providence.edu
Maureen Whalen, Executive Assistant, 401-865-2244;mwhalen@providence.edu

Last revision to this page : 14 August 2007
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