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ENGL 123/223: First Year Writing Seminar: Library Basics - Resources

LIBRARY BASICS - RESOURCES 

     1. Library Homepage (Image below: bookmark on your computer!) -  https://cnu.libguides.com/home

     2. CNU Catalog (the search box on the library homepage) - find books, ebooks, DVDs, streaming videos. See: Using the Library Catalog Tutorial

     3. Student Tab - information about services at the library for students

     4. Get Help: How to Contact the Library - Questions, email, call, text, chat

     5.Course Guides or all LibGuides - Where to begin your research by course or subject.

     6. Research Assistance - research questions (email/chat), research appointments with librarians

Library Homepage -  https://cnu.libguides.com/home

SCREEN SHOT OF HOMEPAGE (Image is hyperlinked; click on image to go to actual Library Homepage)

Vocabulary - Library Basics

LC Call Numbers - an organizational system created by the Library of Congress to organize books by subject. 

Course Guides or LibGuides - mini websites created by CNU librarians to help you with your research.  Guides are either subject or course specific.

Course Reserves - books or other learning materials held at the main circulation desk by the request of your professors.  Check out times are limited so all students in a course can access them.

ILL - stands for InterLibrary Loan - if you can't find it at CNU, we can borrow it for you from another library.  (See highlight - box top right)

Tutorials - Library Basics

Logging into ILL@CNU

Access the Interlibrary Loan system by clicking on the link above.
Your User Name is your CNU ID Number and your password for the system is the same one you use to log into MyCNU.

Librarian

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Sherry Matis
Contact:
Trible Library
Head of Circulation
Room 183
Trible Library provides links to other websites to aid in research and is not responsible for the content or privacy policy of those sites.