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TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES' GUIDE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

Graduate students are expected to be able to recognize when information is needed to make decisions or to conduct scholarly research, to locate, evaluate, and effectively and ethically use the specialized information to become independent lifelong learners. We will work with you and guide you through various print and electronic resources, information retrieval strategies, and information management techniques.

We strongly urge you to take advantage of our orientation and bibliographic instruction services via Graduate Student Seminars or individual consultations with reference librarians. You may fill out the online Library Research Seminar Form or call (615) 963-5201 or e-mail Mr. Fletcher Moon at fmoon@tnstate.edu. First session will introduce you to services and resources available, and the sessions after that will include search strategies, citing resources correctly and other related topics.

BASICS

Access

Circulation

/library/policies/circulation_and_reserves.aspx

TSU ID required for borrowing books

ENCORE (One Search)

http://dinaal.tnstate.edu/iii/encore/search?formids=target&lang=eng&suite=def&reservedids=lang%2Csuite&submitmode=&submitname=&target=civil+rights

Locate print and electronic books and journals, dissertations, online databases, videos and other items on the Libraries’ collection.

Databases

http://library3.tnstate.edu/library/milcat/databases_main.htm

Over 184 databases in 27 subject fields for information in your research subject area.

Electronic Journals

/library/periodicals.aspx

Browse the list of full-text journals in a variety of disciplines and link to full-text articles

Course Reserves

Online

http://docutek.tnstate.edu/eres/courseindex.aspx?error=&page=search

Available 24/7

Print

Available at the Circulation area.

Document Services

Self-service copiers, scanners

Interlibrary Loan Services

http://tnstate.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/firsttime.html

This service provides access Tennessee State University members access to research materials not owned by the Libraries.

ATHENA-Access to Area Libraries

http://webvc.library.vanderbilt.edu:8116/WebZ/TSU?sessionid=0

A virtual library catalog of some of the member libraries of NALA. A patron at any participating library can simultaneously search the library catalogs of a number of the participating institutions to determine where a book is located. Books so identified may be requested through the patron's home library on interlibrary loan. For this project, an expedited interlibrary loan service has been established.

GETTING HELP

Reference Librarians

Reference Desk Hours

Libraries provide reference service. The hours are

Main Campus

Monday-Thursday      7:30am-10:00pm

Friday                          7:30am-4:30pm

Saturday                      9:30am-6:00pm

Sunday                        2:00pm-11:45pm

Avon Williams Campus

Monday-Thursday      9:00am-10:00pm

Friday                          9:00am-5:30pm

Saturday                      9:00am-5:30pm

Consulting Subject Specialists

/library/Library_Liaisons.aspx

Receive one-to-one assistance from a librarian on information resources in your subject field and how to use them.

Meet with a librarian to guide you in your theses or dissertation proposals or research project.

Review the Libraries’ Information Literacy page

/library/infoliteracy/index.aspx

for handouts, tutorials and other aids.

Ask Us

Receive assistance from a librarian via e-mail

Call reference desk, make an appointment with a librarian, or e-mail your question.

Embedded Librarian

/library/embedded_librarian.aspx

Consult with the Embedded Librarian in your online, hybrid or on ground classes. Call or e-mail

Mrs. Barbara Van Hooser at 963-5206 or bvanhooser@tnstate.edu.

Audiovisuals and Multimedia

/library/media/index.aspx

Contact the Media Center staff for assistance with class-related audiovisual and multimedia materials.

Multimedia Learning Commons

A collaborative work area on the 2^nd floor of the Main Campus Library providing DELL and Apple computers and a variety of presentation software.

Userful Links

• Graduate-Level Research Services, Resources, and Tips
• Library Research Seminars for Graduate and Undergraduate Students Registration Form