I. GETTING STARTED
Access to the Library:
FAU Library website:
http://www.fau.edu/library
Getting to Know the Services:
Circulation Policies - 500 books per student for 21 days, three
renewal allowed.
View your library record Online - Renew books Online
Circulating Laptops (20 available for checkout) –
Wireless Internet
Reference
Assistance – Person, Phone, Email, Appointment
II. GETTING BOOKS
1. FAU Library website:
http://www.fau.edu/library
2. Then click on "Books”
Searching the catalog will find books, videos, print journals
and government documents.
To see whether or not an item is checked out, click on the
"Location" Link.
Sample
searches based on group topics:
Long
distance relationships
College
roommates
Financial
aid
Money and
management
“Personal
values” and college
Drugs and
college
Alcohol and
college
Can you
think of any other search terms?
Reference Books
The Standard & Poor’s guide to saving and investing for college
LB2337.4 .B73
2004
2003-2004 National directory of scholarships, internships, and
fellowships for Latino students
LB2338 .C66
2003
Encyclopedia of values and ethics
BJ63 .H47 1996
Drug use: a reference handbook
HV5801 .I67 2004
Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in drugs
and society /
HV5825 .T37 2004
III. GETTING ARTICLES
1.
http://www.fau.edu/library
2. Click on
“Articles” to find articles from journals, magazines &
newspapers.
3. Select a
database from:
databases A-Z
databases by Subject
Academic Search Premiere
- General, multidisciplinary database. HINT: Try searching for
the same terms that worked in the catalog. Use the subject
headings to refine your search.
Education
Full
Text- Covers most subject areas of education.
Full text from 1996 to present.
Central Search
This new search option enables the user to search for
information in multiple electronic databases by "subject."
PsycINFO
Gives
references to articles (some with the full text) that contain
information about various fields of study including psychology,
law, education, business, nursing, social work and others.
IV. GETTING WEB RESOURCES
FAU Financial Aid Office:
http://www.fau.edu/finaid/
Healthy College Relationships (UT Counseling Center):
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/romrelations/romrelations.html
Student Gateway to the U.S. Government:
http://www.students.gov
FAU Counseling Center:
http://www.fau.edu/student/counsel/
FAU Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention & Research Office:
http://www.fau.edu/student/aod/
Ask-A-Librarian
email reference help
Reference desk phone number:
561-297-3785
Make an appointment with a librarian:
One-on-one reference consultation
