Research Roundtable Skill Builder 11/14 @ 5PM

Do you find reading scholarly articles difficult? In this interactive Q&A style session, you will learn reading tricks that will help you quickly understand the key points of a scholarly article. This skill builder is focused on tips for reading scholarly journal articles. Join us at 5:00PM in the library on Floor 2 in room 211 to learn and ask questions!

When: Monday, November 14, 2022 from 5:00pm – 5:30pm
Where: McCain Library 211
Who: Christina Tatum and Casey Long, McCain Library
For more information, email McCain Library at library@agnesscott.edu.

~Video Production Tips~ Skill Builder

Going remote can present challenges to any video production team. This session will cover tips and resources on making your own video project and how to do so while social distancing.

Instructor: Anastasia Owen, Center for Digital & Visual Literary

• When: Monday, March 26 @ 1:00pm
• Where: Register to receive the link
• Instructors: Anastasia Owens, CDVL

For additional information email library@agnesscott.edu or call 404-471-6094.

Access World and Local News Resources

McCain Library’s access to the news resource from NewsBank is now accessible. Links have been added to GALILEO and the A to Z list and display of results in EDS and WorldCat is pending.

This resource has reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national and local news sources.
Access World News Research Collection: https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=acct-asc1

For other news sources, see the AJC online with access through McCain Library for full-text coverage of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper back to 1985, with full color newspaper image coverage from 2017 to now. Also includes text content from AJC Blogs and web edition only articles.
Access Atlanta Journal-Constitution Collection (1985-current): https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=atnr-asc1

Researching Ghost Stories

Join us for Tomorrow’s Skill Builder Workshop!

Whenever some sort of unusual phenomenon is happening in town, the courageous ghost hunting heroes always head to the library to learn who might be haunting the town. Want to learn about mayhem that may have happened in your town? Attend this session for tips on searching through historical newspapers.

When: October 30, 2020 – 1:00pm -1:30pm

Instructors: Casey Long & Jenna Lucas

Where: REGISTER to receive a meeting link

For more information, contact McCain Library at library@agnesscott.edu or 404-471-6094.

LinkedIn Profiles: Set Yourself Up for Success

OICD Career Peers Kira and Alisha will discuss the fundamentals of setting up a LinkedIn profile, as well as why a persuasive profile can be an incredible professional tool. Learn how to use LinkedIn as a resume and portfolio and a tool for networking.

• When: October 26, 2020 @ 4:30pm
• Where: Register to receive a link
• Instructors: Kira Barrett ’21 & Alisha Vegdani ’22, Office of Internship and Career Development

For more information, contact Casey Long at clong@agnesscott.edu.

World Statistics Day

Today is World Statistics Day! World Statistics Day is celebrated every 5 years on October 20th. This year is the 3rd celebration of the resolution. To learn more about the history of the celebration and the campaign by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs, visit https://worldstatisticsday.org/

Happy World

Previously this semester, we featured Statistical Data and Databases in our Skill Builder Series. See the video below to learn about which Databases to use through McCain Library to find data and data sets.

Happy Researching!

Skill Builder Series: LGBTQ+ Research Tools

Did you know that McCain Library provides access to LGBTQ+ newspapers, magazines, and archival materials? You can review records from ACT UP, Mattachine Society, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Historical Society and more. In this workshop we will guide you through three databases: Archives of Sexuality & Gender, LBGTQ+ Source, and LGBT Thought and Culture. Plus we will highlight our Queer Cinema Guide.

• When: October 19, 2020 at 4:30 PM
• Instructors: Casey Long and Rebekah Holtzclaw
• Register to receive the link.

For more information, contact McCain Library at library@agnesscott.edu or 404-471-6094.

Study Carrel Reservations at McCain Library Begin Tuesday

Study carrel reservations for spring 2018 will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. If you are enrolled in a senior seminar or an independent study, here is your chance to reserve a carrel for a whole semester (to turn it into your home away from home)! Library staff at the main check-out desk will start reserving them as soon as the library doors open on the first day of classes.

There are 41 carrels around the library, so walk through McCain, choose 2-3 carrel numbers/locations as your ideal choice, fill out the form, and get in line early! The carrels typically are all reserved by 9 a.m. Please don’t despair if you miss getting one this spring! Any student may sit at a carrel until the reservation-holder arrives.

Find Articles without the GALILEO Discover Search Box

Choose & Search a Database from the Databases A-Z list

• Interdisciplinary Research: Proquest Central or Academic Search Complete or JSTOR
• Art History: Art & Architecture Complete
• Economics: EconLit
• History: America: History & Life or Historical Abstracts
• Literature: Literature Online or MLA International Bibliography
• Music: RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
• Newspapers: News & Newspapers
• Philosophy: Philosopher’s Index
• Political Science: Political Science Database
• Psychology: Psychology Database
• Religion: ATLA Religion 
• Sociology: Sociological Database
• Women’s Studies & Gender Studies: GenderWatch

Cross-Search Multiple Databases

• Start with the database Academic Search Complete
• Then click on the Choose Databases link just above the search box
• Add all databases or select the ones that best fit your topic
• Note: Only databases owned by EBSCOHost will be available to cross-search
• Here is a video that demonstrates this process: https://www.screencast.com/t/osXOM5x3cFj

Need Citation Help?

Just in time for the completion of final papers, McCain Library has published two guides to help you whip your citations into shape. Check out our new APA Citation Guide and MLA 8th Edition Citation Guide. Each guide walks you through key formatting tips and provides examples of how to format popular types of resources.

If you still cannot figure out how to cite something, stop by the Scottie Research & Rescue Desk, email us at library@agnesscott.edu, or set up an individual appointment and we will do our best to help! We will not format your entire bibliography for you, but we are willing to answer tough citation questions! Good luck with all you need to do in the next two weeks!