LibGuides: Help for Students: Searching Library Resources

Help with SearchIt!

Did you know you can conduct a discovery search of STLCC Libraries’ entire collection on a single, powerful search platform—including 60+ databases, eBooks, catalog records, and a wide range of digital content available through your library? Try SearchIt!

Search It! to find books, articles, videos and other sources with just one search
Created by Becky Helbling and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

An interactive tutorial designed to introduce the Libraries' discovery tool. Students' work can be collected and sent to instructors. Contact Becky at rhelbling@stlcc.edu for more information.

Searching as Strategic Exploration
Using Search It!
A brief video which shows how to use the new Search It! (3:50 min., EBSCO) (Requires Adobe Flash. Not playable on iOS).

Searching Library Resources

Keyword Searching in the Library Catalog
A brief tutorial which shows how to construct keyword searches specifically for the library catalog, as compared to natural language searching on the web. (self-paced, Abotsi)

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Revised for new catalog and new Libraries webpage.
Locating Books in the Libraries
A brief tutorial which shows how to find the books on the shelves in STLCC libraries. (self-paced, Abotsi)

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Revised for new catalog.
Controlled Vocabulary
A brief, generic tutorial introducing the use of controlled vocabulary in library catalogs and databases. (self-paced, Abotsi)
Truncation
A brief tutorial introducing the search strategy of truncation, one that can make your information search more efficient and effective. (3:20 min., Helbling) (Requires Adobe Flash. Not playable on iOS.)
Reference Resources
Eight minute tutorial introducing basic electronic and print reference materials. (8.00 min., Smith)

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