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Databases
Formatting
100

These can be reserved in 15 minute intervals as a study space.

What are study rooms?

100

This is where you go to check out a book.

What is the circulation desk?

100

This is another name for search terms.

What are keywords?

100

This general database that is a good place to start with your research begins with a letter A.

What is Academic Search Complete?

100

This formatting style was created by the Modern Language Association.

What is MLA formatting?

200

This is where you can find informaton about resources for students.

What is the "Resources for Students tab?"

200

This is where you go to get research help.

What is the reference desk?

200

What should you never type into the search box.

What is a question?

200

This general database has a lot of encyclopedia entries, dictionary entries, and short articles and begins with the letter C.

What is Credo Reference?

200

This formatting style was created by the American Psychological Association.

What is APA formatting?

300

These are the library hours for Monday through Thursday.

What are 9 am to 6:55 p.m.?

300

This is where you go to get a print job released.

What is either the circulation desk or the reference desk?

300

When you cannot find what you are looking for, try using this kind of word that means the same thing.

What is a synonym?

300

This database is specifically created for nursing students and begins with the letter C.

What is CINAHL?

300

This formatting style uses abbreviations in footnotes such as ibid and op. cit.

What is Chicago style formatting?

400

These are the library hours for Saturday and Sunday.

What are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.?

400

This is where you go to get 24/7 help online.

What is the Library 24/7 chat on the library's homepage?

400

This kind of search allows you to combine multiple terms and preselect limiters.

What is an advanced search?

400

This database is great for finding quality videos about topics and begins with the letter A.

What is Academic Video Online (AVON)?

400

This formatting style has a heading that includes the following information:  your name, the instructor's name, the class, and the date in the format of day month year.

What is MLA formatting?

500

This is where you can go to make a one-on-one appointment with a librarian.

What is the "Make a Research Appointment" tab?

500

This is where you go to help with APA, MLA, and/or Chicago style formatting.

What is the reference desk?

500
This is what the limiters AND, OR, and NOT are known as.

What are Boolean Operators?

500

This is the database you can go to that contains most of the library's holdings.

What is Search the Library (aka Onesearch)?

500
On the references page for this formatting style, much of the article title is lowercase and the volume number is italicized.

What is APA formatting?

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