As you progress in doing research, the more capable you have to be to find the articles you need to support your research. You probably need to do some of the tutorials on the North Dakota State Library’s Instructional Tutorial Page. These tutorials are designed to instruct you in using the ODIN catalog and the Online Library Resources. If you are having trouble viewing the tutorials, you may have to adjust your computer display settings. You may need to download Adobe Flash Player, install Microsoft PowerPoint (ppt), or adjust your volume to view some tutorials.
http://ndsl.lib.state.nd.us/OnlineTutorials.html
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Finding Magazine and Journal Articles
Many journals and scholarly magazines are available online. In the links listed in the sidebar, you will see EBSCOhost and Gale Group, which are two publishers. Each has many databases you can look at, on a variety of topics. Once you have chosen which database to look at, you can type in your topic or search term to get a list of relevant articles.
Many articles will be "full text", which means the full article can be downloaded or printed. If only the citation is there, you can e-mail the library and ask for the full article. We will locate a copy for you, if possible, and have it sent to you. This may take some time, so allow for mailing if necessary. There is no charge for this service. However, don't forget it may be faster to check with a local library to see if the article is available from there.
Many articles will be "full text", which means the full article can be downloaded or printed. If only the citation is there, you can e-mail the library and ask for the full article. We will locate a copy for you, if possible, and have it sent to you. This may take some time, so allow for mailing if necessary. There is no charge for this service. However, don't forget it may be faster to check with a local library to see if the article is available from there.
E-Book access
E-Books are available to all NDSCS students, and they can be accessed from anywhere through our NetLibrary account. However, the usual barcode and password don't work for that. You must have an account directly with them.
On campus students can come to the Library to set up the NetLibrary account, but one of the librarians will have to set you up before you can look at the e-books. Call the library at 701-671-2618, or use the 800 number with 3-2618 as the extension, and ask for someone to help you set up the e-book account. We will need to talk to you as we set it up as there are several questions you need to answer. Then you can look at whatever you want from any internet browser. The link is on the library web page, or from the link on the sidebar in this blog.
On campus students can come to the Library to set up the NetLibrary account, but one of the librarians will have to set you up before you can look at the e-books. Call the library at 701-671-2618, or use the 800 number with 3-2618 as the extension, and ask for someone to help you set up the e-book account. We will need to talk to you as we set it up as there are several questions you need to answer. Then you can look at whatever you want from any internet browser. The link is on the library web page, or from the link on the sidebar in this blog.
Get Your Library Card
In order to access many of the online resources from off-campus, you will need a library barcode. If you have a student ID card, the barcode is on there. You must call or e-mail the library in order to get that barcode activated. If you do not have an ID card, we will give you a barcode.
We will need to know your address, phone number(s), student ID number (sometimes called the EMPL ID) and if you have a barcode from another North Dakota library. We may need to call you to get everything set up correctly. Then when you go to use one of the online resources that asks for your id and password, you will enter your barcode as your id and your last name as your password. It works for almost everything on our Resources Web Page.
We will need to know your address, phone number(s), student ID number (sometimes called the EMPL ID) and if you have a barcode from another North Dakota library. We may need to call you to get everything set up correctly. Then when you go to use one of the online resources that asks for your id and password, you will enter your barcode as your id and your last name as your password. It works for almost everything on our Resources Web Page.
Notes and Help for Distance Education Students
Hello to all our NDSCS students.
Library resources are available to help you even if you don't have a chance to come to the Library Building. There are links to online resources and postings to explain how to use the NDSCS Library from where ever you are. We are glad you are part of our College Community.
Library resources are available to help you even if you don't have a chance to come to the Library Building. There are links to online resources and postings to explain how to use the NDSCS Library from where ever you are. We are glad you are part of our College Community.
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