Section Navigation

• 1 Introduction to the Before the Term Section
• 2 Faculty Development Support
• 3 Getting a Class List Online
• 4 Designing Instruction
  • 4.1 Writing Learning Objectives
    • 4.1.1 School of Business and Technology
    • 4.1.2 All Other Schools
  • 4.2 Writing Your Syllabus
  • 4.3 Fair Use
  • 4.4 Preventing Plagiarism
• 5 Supporting Research for Your Students and Yourself
  • 5.1 Introduction to Library Resources and Services
  • 5.2 Library Catalog
  • 5.3 Accessing Other Library Catalogs
  • 5.4 Using Library Databases to Find Articles and Other Information
    • 5.4.1 Searching for Articles in a Database
    • 5.4.2 Obtaining Full-Text Articles
  • 5.5 Research Guides
  • 5.6 Websites / Search Engines
• 6 Getting Materials from the Library
  • 6.1 Document Delivery
  • 6.2 Reserving Videos
• 7 Other Faculty Library Services
  • 7.1 Electronic Reserves
• 8 Review of Before the Term Section

Research Guides

The Library website offers a number of research guides, online tutorials and database demonstrations to help users with research and the use of the online resources offered by the Library. From the Library website go to the "How Do I..." section and click "Find Tutorials". You will discover a menu of research guides, tutorials, short video instructional modules and database search tips. Information on special faculty resources is also offered.
The Research Guides page provides:

• Tutorials – These offer a good introduction to the Library website including catalog and database searching. Our users can learn how to find books, videos, and journal articles.
• "Doing Research in..." Series – These guides focus on specific subject areas
• Business & Management
• Computer Resources
• Religion
• International Relations
• Counseling & Psychology
• Education
• Nursing
• Human Resources
• How-to Library Skills Video Series – These videos describe Library resources and services and offer demonstrations of database searching.
• Faculty Resources – These resources link to information on electronic reserves, Internet sites of interest to faculty.

You can learn a lot from the Research Guides page but sometimes you may want to connect with a person. Research help by phone or email is also available. Faculty and students can contact a reference librarian at Emerson Library on the St. Louis campus. Use the toll free number (800) 985 4279 or send us an email using the Ask a Librarian service.