1. Welcome to the
GSCC Libraries

2. Meadows Library in Gadsden
Mon.-Thurs.
7:30 am – 8:30 pm
Friday
7:30 am – 3:00 pm
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3. Gadsden State Community College
Ayers LRC in Anniston
Mon.-Thurs.
7:30 am-8:00 pm
Friday
7:30 am-3:00 pm
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4. McClellan Center in Anniston
Mon-Wed.
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thurs.
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am – 11:00 am.
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Library Web Page
The library web page will be your starting point for various databases and services available for use in your studies.
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6. Create an E-Book Account
By clicking on the link for Ebook accounts and creating a free account, you will be able to use over 50,000 books that are available in electronic format.
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7. E-Book Account Application
This account must be created in the library or
by calling by
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To Find a Book
Select LMN Catalog to locate books at any of the GSCC Libraries.
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Select Search
In the first drop down, choose the type of search you need.
SUBJECT is the most common search.
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Select Library
Choose your library from the second drop down box.
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Type Search Words
Type your subject in the middle box.
Click GO to run the search!
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Subject Index
Choose the part of the subject that will best suit your research.
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Title list
Most of the information to create a citation is included in the title list.
Icons on the right will show you what sort of item is available.
A book on the shelf.
An Ebook.
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14. Full Record (call number)
The full record will provide you with location and call number.
Other useful tidbits can include the number of pages, a picture of the cover, a book review, or perhaps the table of contents.
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E-Book
Instead of a call number, you have a link to the book. CLICK!
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Inside the E-Book
Click view and be prompted to log in.
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Table of Contents
Like a book you take off the shelf, you will examine the table of contents for the best place to start reading.
Click on an interesting chapter.
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Chapter by Chapter
You can read online or print limited amounts. The “Return to Catalog” button will take you back to the full record when you are done.
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Book Index
The index is useful for locating specific topics in a book quickly!
Click on the page number.
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20. From the Index to the Page
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.          Richard Steele
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21. To the Alabama Virtual Library
When your instructor says journal article, where do you go?
The AVL is your source for magazine and journal articles.
Free user names and passwords are available at the library.
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Database List
The database list is divided into sections. You can search across several databases at once or choose an individual database.
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23. Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier is a good general database containing information on a wide number of topics.
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Starting the Search
Type your search words.
Click “Full Text.”
If your instructor asked for journal articles, click “Scholarly Articles.”
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Results List
Choose an article to read or use for your assignment.
If you don’t see a good article, you may want to use the additional terms to the right.
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Citation View
The citation view will provide Title, Author, Source for the article as well as a web address for your “work cited page.”
Click on “PDF Full Text” to see the article.
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Reading the Article
To print the article, use the small printer under the words “Result List.”
To the article, use the link to the right.
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ing the Article
To help with making those “pesky” citations, be sure to choose the format your instructor has chosen for the course.
MLA is a common format at GSCC
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Confirmation
Click on the continue button to return to your search.
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Find the Citation
When you open your program to retrieve your articles, notice that the citation is before the article.
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31. What to do if you have problems
Check your spelling
Use fewer words—Remember the more you type the less you get
Take out “A,” “And,” “The”
Use synonyms
Try a different database
Ask your Librarian or Instructor for help!
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32. Gadsden State Community College Library Orientation
Contact a Librarian
Meadows Library
McClellan Center Library
Ayers Campus LRC
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