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.

   ►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

  • Basics of keyword searching in electronic databases.

• 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.   Physics is a good place for this class to look for information.

• Journals  Tab  Provides a search box for specific magazine, newspaper or journal titles.  For example you need to type the journal title Solid State Technology into the box on the Journal Tab to find an article in that specific journal.

        ►Citing Sources