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Top Ten Things Students Should Know About Our Library: Home

Library Guide for Orientation Seminar

#1 Library Catalog (LIUCAT)

In addition to print titles, you can also find electronic books, feature movies and full-text journals via the library's catalog.

Find Books and More
  

#3 Tutorial

You can schedule a tutorial with a reference/instruction librarian about research topics and attend library instruction sessions.

#5 Library Barcode & Full Text Articles

Use your LIU credentials to access full text articles off campus 24/7. 

Browsing: LIU Libraries Online, Print, Microform, Periodicals

#7 InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

If the Brooklyn Library does not own a particular book or journal article, you can always request it via InterLibrary Loan.

http://148.4.201.251/illiad/logon.html

#9 Databases

You'll have a better chance finding scholarly articles using the library's online databases than Google.

#2 Research Help

You have options regarding reference help: visiting the Ask a Librarian desk, calling, e-mailing, texting or chatting online with a reference librarian on duty. 

Ask a Librarian

#4 ERes

ERes (Electronic Reserves) offers online access to your course materials.

Course Search 

#6 Citation

When in doubt, always write a citation!

Use EasyBib or Zotero to quickly and efficiently create and manage your bibliographies.

#8 Computers

You can use one of the library's online research workstations in the Reference Room, the Periodicals Reading Room or the general-purpose computers in the Cyber Lab (LLC 516).

#10 Never Wait

Never wait until the last minute to begin asking research questions or printing your paper.

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