How Do I...
General Info
- Contact the library
- Find my way around the library
- Donate items to the library
- Make a suggestion
- Find the library hours
- Find library news
- Connect from off campus
- Recommend an item for purchase
- Find tax forms
- Get help from a librarian
Borrower Services
- See what I have checked out
- Get course reserves (PDF 133k)
- Renew my books (or videos, CDs, etc.)
- Request materials (place a hold)
- Get materials not available at Edgewood
- Find how long can materials be checked out
- Get a library card
RSS / Browser Add-ons
Technical Support
For technology questions such as:
- Network logins
- ID cards
- Swipe issues
- Wireless access
- Computer labs
- Etc.
Contact the Edgewood College Technology Assistance Center.
Research / Find Materials
- Get started with my research
- Find a book
- Find an article
- Find music CD's, videos, or recorded books
- Find a review (of a book, film, drama, etc.) (PDF 95k)
- Find Dissertations (PDF 90k)
- Use the UW Libraries
- Get Edgewood full-text articles in Google Scholar
Evaluating / Citing / Writing
- Tell if it's a scholarly journal or popular magazine
- Primary vs. secondary sources (PDF 108k)
- Evaluate internet information sources
- Avoid plagiarism
- Cite a source
- Use RefWorks
- Find information about copyright issues
- Write a literature review (PDF 62k)
Articles & Index Databases
- Use Adademic OneFile (PDF 75k)
- Use Academic Search Premier (PDF 88k)
- Use ATLA and Catholic Periodical Literature Index (PDF 127k)
- Use Business & Company Resource Center (PDF 87k)
- Use the Chronicle of Higher Education
- Use Communication and Mass Media Complete (PDF 88k)
- Use Historical New York Times or Wall Street Journal (PDF 135k)
- Use LexisNexis
- Use ProQuest Research Library (PDF 82k)
- Use Value Line
- Use WorldCat (PDF 242k)
Use the WilsonWeb databases
(PDF 1.11mb) Includes:
- Current Biography
- Essay & General Literature Index
- Play Index
- Short Story Index
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