TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY Pickler Memorial Library Truman State University

How do I find information for my college assignments? 

The information does not have to be in the library.  It could be electronic, but it needs to be more plentiful and better than Wikipedia.

  ►Just For Undergraduates 

  • SubjectsPlus/Help by Subject - Information sources for your major.

    • Credo Reference - Definitions from 360 encyclopedias and dictionaries, direct links to the Library Catalog and other resources.

    • Merck Index -Call Number: Reference RS 51 M4 2006  
      Detailed description of 10,500 chemicals, drugs and biological substances.  Gives chemical name, CAS registry number, molecular formula, physical properties, references, some structure images, derivative compounds, alternate names, therapeutic uses.  There are several special indexes including one for name reactions.

   ►Search Box in the Center of the Library Website 

  • Catalog   Tab - Our library’s collection of books, videos, periodicals, etc.; 30-day checkout for most books; Renew online

  • MOBIUS  Tab  Missouri academic library consortium - ONLY LOANS BOOKS.; Request online, items arrive usually within 3-4 working days;Notified by Truman e-mail when item arrives; 21-day checkout, 2 renewals (if not needed elsewhere); When requesting, note that we are part of LANCE. 

  • Databases   Tab  Searches EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite to tell you which magazines, newspapers and journals have published articles on the topics you want.

    • More Databases  Provides lists of the 152 databases on all subject areas that Pickler Memorial Library subscribes to for Truman students, faculty and staff.   Chemistry is a good place for this class to look for information.

      • SciFinder Scholar - Chemical Abstracts. 1907+.  Users may search more than 19 million citations to the chemistry literature by topic, author, CAS Registry Numbers, patent number, and CAS abstract number. This database is available only on computers no. 31, 32, 33 in the Reference area of the library; the back row of the Computer Lab in Magruder Hall and the Chemistry Study area in Magruder Hall. SciFinder Scholar is not to be used for commercial purposes.

  • Journals  Tab  Provides a search box for specific magazine, newspaper or journal titles.  Tells you where the periodical article is and if it is electronic or in print.  In the example below, you would need to look up Scientific American

Grant, P. M. (2006, July) A power grid for the hydrogen economy. Scientific American, 295 (1), 76-83.

              
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