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 Frequently Asked QuestionsThe Cuesta Library Web Site is your gateway to accessing Library and online resources. The Library's Web Site is located at: http://library.cuesta.edu. Below are some frequently asked questions about the library and various resources. If these do not answer your question(s) please feel free to ask someone in the library.
Cuesta Library Frequently Asked QuestionsFinding Periodicals and Working with Online Databases
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FINDING PERIODICALS (Journal and Magazine Articles) and Working with Online Databases ONLINE DATABASES - to see a complete list of databases and their contents, choose the Databases icon above or go to http://library.cuesta.edu/database.htm.
The PHL alphabetically lists all the journals and magazines available at the Cuesta Library, whether in print or on microform. There is a subject index as well. However, it does not include all the journals available electronically in EBSCOhost or SIRS. Check these databases for full text availability of other titles, or ask the librarian on duty at the Reference desk for assistance. Access the PHL from the Library Home Page under Find an Article. Choose Periodical Holdings List or go directly to http://library.cuesta.edu/phl.htm. Back issues for periodicals at the San Luis campus library are located at the east wall, directly opposite from where you enter the Library. Magazines are fragile, and we only have one copy of each issue. You can copy the pages you need on photocopiers in the library. Copies are ten cents per page. If you go to http://library.cuesta.edu/database.htm, there is a list of every database we have at Cuesta... EBSCOhost is the largest, most general-use database. SIRS is good for social issues like euthanasia or capital punishment. ProQuest National Newspaper Index (NNI) is helpful for national or international topics, since it includes the full text of 5 major newspapers. NewsBank indexes the SLO Tribune, which makes it valuable when researching local issues. In EBSCOHost, when you choose your database there is a titles list. In SIRS, hold the mouse on "Educators' Resources" at the top of the search page, then click on "more". At the bottom of the page, under "Library Support" there is a Directory of Publications.. They are articles that have been read by other specialists in the same field. The term is used to indicate that before the articles were published in the journal, they were submitted to a panel of experts. In the eyes of the experts, the information meets the panel's standards of scholarship. EBSCOhost allows you to click on a "Peer Reviewed" only option when searching. However, if you are not sure if an article is from a peer-reviewed source you can ask the librarian on duty at the Reference desk, or look at the "Magazine vs. Journal" chart at http://library.cuesta.edu/workbook/mag_jou.htm That information is found in the MLA Handbook (Reference LB 2369 .G53 2003) and the Publication Manual of the APA (Reference BF 76.7 .P83 2001), available in the Reference book area. You can get handouts for MLA style at the Reference Desk, or you can print copies of the MLA handouts located at http://library.cuesta.org/workbook/index.htm Go to the library home page at http://library.cuesta.edu. Under Find an Article choose the Database List, then choose the database you want. Some databases will prompt you to enter your student ID and PIN number (these are the same numbers you used for access to Webreg). It means there are too many people on at the moment. Wait awhile and try again. There are several possible causes for this problem. The most probable cause is that your computer or web browser has a popup blocker/killer installed. This could be a setting in your web browser or a separate piece of software, designed to get rid of all the ads that pop up in new windows when you try to connect to a web site. ^ Top FINDING BOOKS, eBookS, AND VIDEOS
They are arranged in Library of Congress classification order, from A to Z. You will find the entire Library of Congress number for a book in the WebCat online catalog. Reference books, which are books that are for Library use only, are in a separate Reference area near the front of the Library on the low shelves. WebCat will specify a book's location as Reference, Bookstacks, or Reserve. Use Cuesta's online catalog, WebCat. You can access the library catalog from any computer with an Internet connection by going to the library webpage at http://library.cuesta.edu, then clicking on WebCat under Find a Book. Find the book in Cuesta's online catalog (WebCat). When viewing the item's record, click the "request" button on WebCat's top navigation bar, then click the "place holds" link. Enter your library card number as your User ID or your student ID as your Alt ID and select the pickup location you prefer. Then click "place hold." Or come to the Circulation Desk and ask a staff member to put it on hold for you. We will telephone you as soon as the item is available. Find the book in Cuesta's online catalog (WebCat). When viewing the item's record, click the "request" button on WebCat's top navigation bar, then click the "place holds" link. Enter your library card number as your User ID or your student ID as your Alt ID and select the pickup location you prefer. Then click "place hold." Or go to the Circulation Desk and request that the book be sent from the other campus. There is a 24-hour turnaround time on intercampus requests. First, ask a librarian to help you find out if the material might be available. If not, you can try other local libraries, such as Kennedy Library at Cal Poly or the SLO public library. Cuesta students are allowed to use books at the Cal Poly library, but need to purchase a library card to check books out. Any resident of this county can use the public library system if they have a free public library card. Both Cal Poly and the public library system's online catalogs can be found by going to the Cuesta Library homepage under Find a Book. Choose Other Library Catalogs. If they don't have what you need, you can try an Interlibrary Loan. The Interlibrary Loan form is located on the left side of the Cuesta Library homepage under Library Services; or go directly to http://library.cuesta.org/illoan.htm. The reserve materials at both campuses are located behind the Circulation Desks, and may be checked out using your Cuesta College library card or Cuesta College student body card. eBooks are books that were originally printed on paper, that you may now access and read online. In WebCat, they appear on your results list with ONLINE as the call number, and a location (on the right side of the list of results page) of Internet. To read an eBook, choose the title you want to view then click on view to the left of the title. At the bottom of the entry is the term electronic access. Click the link after "electronic access" near the end of the record to load the full text of the the eBook. A separate window will open with the book displaying in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format. eBooks can be used on campus, or from off campus with a Cuesta ID and password. eBooks can be located through Cuesta's online catalog WebCat and have call number ONLINE and the location "Internet." To access the full text of these books, view the book's record and click the link after "electronic access" near the bottom of the record. Netlibrary books are electronic books -- full text versions of printed books saved as Adobe Acrobat .pdf files. They can be read on any computer with Internet access. You will need an Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer to read them. This software might be already installed on your computer, or it is available for free online. More information about NetLibrary books is available on the vendor's site (http://www.netlibrary.com/Help/Default.aspx?Page= You must create a user account to view ebooks. From any any Cuesta computer go to the Library home page and select eBooks (under Find a Book). This takes you to the NetLibrary page. At the top right select Create an Account. You can print ebooks one page at a time, but they are subject to copyright and use restrictions. You will see a warning message from NetLibrary if you try to print more pages than is allowed. ^ Top
Columbia College provides currently enrolled Columbia students with access to a broad range of databases through their Stafford Library web site (http://www.ccis.edu/offices/library/) In order to use Columbia subscription resources, you must obtain password from your instructor or campus office. The Stafford Library also provides an electronic reference service (https://www.ccis.edu/offices/library/ At the San Luis Obispo campus, the Library and High Tech Computer Lab computers have both. The North County campus library has both on all their computers. Go to the menu bar at the top of the document, click on File, then Print. Yes, there are many new group study rooms along the walls in the San Luis Obispo campus library, and one available at the North County library. Yes, there are four photocopiers in the room right inside the entrance to the San Luis Obispo campus library, and one at the North County library. Copying on both campuses costs ten cents per page. ^ Top
Cuesta College has a contract with Turnitin.com that enables faculty to use their software to detect plagiarism. Contact Kathy DeCou at x3190 to obtain your faculty login and password. Call or email Kathy DeCou at x3190, kdecou@cuesta.edu or Kevin Bontenbal at x3117, kbontenb@cuesta.edu. One of them can schedule your tour or orientation with an available librarian. To schedule a tour or orientation at the North campus call the library at 591-6211. Send a copy of the author, title, and ISBN number (if available) to Tina Lau. You may send your requests via campus email, call her at x4412, or email her at tlau@cuesta.edu. Forms for ordering videos can be found on the Instructional Technology Services homepage at http://academic.cuesta.edu/its/Forms.htm. Instructional Technology Services also handles video duplication, equipment loans and repairs, and Polycom teleconference requests. Cuesta faculty may check out as many books as they need, for a semester loan period. You may also borrow videos to preview and show in your classes. Free Cal Poly library cards are available upon request. Technology questions can be directed to Kevin Bontenbal at x3117. |
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