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Comprehensive Guide to Library Resources at the University of South Alabama

Discover a wealth of resources at the University of South Alabama's library, including books, eBooks, academic articles, government documents, and unique archival collections. Access essential databases and learn effective search strategies directly from our library homepage. Use resources like SOUTHcat and OneSearch for finding materials, and enjoy seamless access to e-resources from home. For assistance, take advantage of our LibGuide and contact our staff for support. Dive into research with confidence using these valuable tools!

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Comprehensive Guide to Library Resources at the University of South Alabama

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  1. EDL 561 Library Resources Ellen K. Wilson Marx Library ewilson@southalabama.edu 251-460-6045

  2. What we have: • Books • Electronic books • Newspaper, magazine, and academic journal articles • Government documents • Media • University of South Alabama theses/dissertations • Archival and special collections (mostly at McCall Library)

  3. How to search, generally speaking: • Start at the library homepage: http://library.southalabama.edu • Use keywords, not questions • Try different search terms • Use quotation marks to search a phrase (works most places) – example “University of South Alabama” • Keep track of where and how you searched

  4. Where to search? It depends on: • What type of information you need • What format that information is in

  5. Brief technical interlude! • You can use library’s electronic resources from home. • You will be prompted to log in with a box like this one: • Log in using the same credentials you use for Sakai.

  6. Finding books • Can be print or electronic books • Find them in SOUTHcat, E-Book Collections, or OneSearch

  7. SOUTHcat • USA Libraries’ catalog • Contains records for books, some e-books, government documents, media, some special collections, and USA theses/dissertations • Quick video overview: http://library.southalabama.edu/ewilson/tutorials/EDL561/southcat.html

  8. E-Book Collections • Not all e-books are listed in SOUTHcat and OneSearch (notably Ebrary) so you may want to search collections individually • E-books from different sources work differently. Contact us if you run into problems. • Video overview: http://library.southalabama.edu/ewilson/tutorials/EDL561/ebooks.html

  9. OneSearch • Searches all of SOUTHcat and about 185 databases • This is a lot, but not all of the library collection • For your purposes, I recommend using SOUTHcat, e-book collections, and education databases separately rather than OneSearch. • More info about OneSearch: http://libguides.southalabama.edu/onesearch

  10. Finding articles • Newspaper, magazine, and academic journal articles • Most are in electronic format these days • Can search for them in individual, discipline-specific databases or OneSearch • Three important education databases: • Education Research Complete • ERIC • Professional Development Collection • Video overview: http://library.southalabama.edu/ewilson/tutorials/EDL561/databases.html • I recommend that you use the education databases rather than OneSearch.

  11. Interlibrary Loan • If we don’t have something, we may be able to get it for you from another library. • Think ahead, this takes time. • More information is available on this page:http://libguides.southalabama.edu/ill

  12. Need help? • LibGuide for this class: http://libguides.southalabama.edu/edl561 • Our contact info is available here: http://libguides.southalabama.edu/ask • My contact info is on the first slide.

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