Reference and User Guides

Databases

User Guides by Vendor: Database providers created detailed guides to selecting and using their electronic resources.
Short Method to Database Access by George Williams: A quick guide with pictures for off-campus and other database users
Guide to using the CSU ID Number with Rover and the I-Share libraries: A text and pictorial guide to the ID number and its structure

Call Number Guides: Call numbers are used to shelve and locate materials in the library.
Terminology Used in the Library: A glossary of library terms
Guide to “MyAccount” in I-Share: You must login in order to access your MyAccount information, to settle library fines and fees, to renew books, to access your Remembered Searches and Remembered Titles, or to set up your search Preferences.
Tutorials: Guides to using the library catalog, using journals, finding articles, researching topics, and more
Various Guides, How-To's, and Skill-builders

: RefWorks—an online research management, writing and collaboration tool—is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.
RefWorks Basics RefWorks Tutorial RefWorks Login
Guide to Citation Styles: Here are guides to how to cite using standard format. The page provides links to university courtesy pages detailing American Psychological Association (APA) and Modern Language Association (MLA) style guides.
How to Research a Topic: Identifies and describes research steps and library resources appropriate to completing a paper

Resources for Grants and Scholarships: Print and electronic resources for obtaining funding and aid