• Ask a Librarian
• Select an Area to Research
• Faculty and Student Assistance
• Library Reserves (e-reserves and traditional)
• Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
• Distance Learning (EIC)
• Library Policies and Services
• Requests and Suggestions
• Library Collections
• About the Library
• Library Hours

Sojourner Truth Library Assistance

Student Assistance

1. Planning: Help with your research strategy

Conducting Library Research (Guide) Research Area Resources (Links) Understanding Library Terms (Power Point Glossary) Search Engines & Directories (Annotated Links) Using Wireless Laptops in the Library (Guide)

2. Researching: Help with researching library resources

Request a Research Consultation with a Librarian (Online Form) Video Tutorials & User Guides (Links by Category) Overview of Using Databases (Power Point Guide) Specific Database Guides (Links) Using the Library Catalog (.pdf Guide) How to Use WebFeat (.pdf Guide) Evaluating Web Sites (Guide) Researching Primary Sources (Guide) Identifying Scholarly Articles (Guide)

3. Locating: Help with locating items found in researching

Navigate the Library by Call Number (Guide) Find journals by title (.pdf Guide) Browse journals by subject (.pdf Guide) Find a Book at STL (Power Point) Find Full Text (Video) Find Full Text (Guide) Interlibrary Loan (FAQ)

4. Finishing: Help with completing the final details of your project

Citations and Style Guides (List by Style Formats) Information (Guide) Create Persistent URL Links to Library Materials (Guide) Renew Online (Guide) Avoiding Plagiarism (Guide) Submit feedback about any research consultations you requested (Online Form) Submit feedback about any library instruction you attended with a class (Online Form)

Faculty Assistance

Resources for Teaching

Library Instruction: Request Form Library Instruction: Sample Guides & Exercises Library Instruction: Faculty Feedback Form Guide to creating traditional course reserves Guide to creating electronic course reserves Guide to creating persistent URL links to library materials Guide to copyright information Links re: Plagiarism Citation and Style Guides

Resources for Research

Guide to checking STL journal subscriptions Guide to browsing STL journals by subject Find Full Text (Video) Find Full Text (Guide)   Information Dissertation Abstracts Searches Guide to interlibrary loan Guide to deciding where to publish

Services for Faculty

Area Liaisons Library Departments Information Services Wireless in the library Library events feed

How do I...

recommend a library purchase? find information about borrowing privileges? obtain family borrowing privileges? make a suggestion online? renew items online arrange a library consultation?