This is an English 101 or ENG101 Dr. Beal class for the fall of 2013 library orientation.

1. ENG101, DR. BEAL
LIBRARY ORIENTATION
LYON COLLEGE, BATESVILLE,AR
SLIDESHARE.NET
Camille Beary, Assistant Director, Mabee-Simpson Library
870-307-7444
Camille.beary@lyon.edu

2. Hours and Address…
• Sunday 2 PM to Midnight
• Monday thru Thursday 8 AM to
Midnight
• Friday
• 8 AM to 7 PM
• Saturday 1 to 7 PM
• http://library.lyon.edu
You must log into Remote Desktop
Services (RDS) to access our databases.
The first time you use RDS, you must go
to Lyonnet and from "Useful web tools"
select "Remote desktop Services." Use
the link "Remote Desktop Help" the first
time to set up RDS for your
computer. After this you do not have to
use the help link again.
If you need any assistance please call the
help desk at: 870-307-7555. They are
open Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. If you are a "Friend of the Library,"
please call the library help desk at 870-
307-7205 for a guest ID and password.

3. The Mabee-Simpson Library Catalog
Use books.
• Mabee-Simpson Library Catalog
• eBooks
• WorldCat

4. Reference
•Credo
Key words.
•Oxford
Reference
Key words.

5. Database Searching-Read This!
• You must log into Remote Desktop
Services (RDS) to access our
databases. The first time you use
RDS, you must go to Lyonnet and
from "Useful web tools" select
"Remote desktop Services." Use
the link "Remote Desktop Help" the
first time to set up RDS for your
computer. After this you do not
have to use the help link again. If
you need any assistance please call
the help desk at: 870-307-
7555. They are open Monday thru
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you
are a "Friend of the Library," please
call the library help desk at 870-
307-7205 for a guest ID and
password.
• By Subject
• Under Multidisciplinary/
General Databases use:
Academic Search Premier,
Project Muse, Science Direct,
JSTOR, or Research
Libraries.

6. Academic Search Premier
• ASP has a neat sign-in account. If you
create an account, all your searches are
saved for further reference. You can
search, save your results and come back
later to sift through them.
• Boxes for full-text or scholarly.
• Key Words, Thesaurus.

7. Get the Articles
• Email, Folder, Export, Permalink, Bookmark, Print
• No full-text? Look for this:
• Borrow it from another library? Look for this:
“Fill out an ILL form for this article”

8. Scholarly vs. Popular
SCHOLARLY, PEER-REVIEWED, JURIED
• Generally have a serious look.
• Often contain pictures, graphs, and charts.
• Written by “experts” in particular fields (subject
disciplines).

9. More Scholarly
• Report on original research or experimentation.
• Often reviewed (refereed) by author’s peers before
publication.
• Intended audience is other scholars (researchers,
professors, students) and “experts” familiar with the
language of the discipline.

10. Even More Scholarly
• Credit given to sources used (i.e., citations.)
• In-text citations.
• Bibliography or reference list.
• Footnotes or endnotes.
• Published by academic presses or endorsed by
professional associations.

11. Popular, or “Fluff” as we call it.
• Available in many formats.
• Often attractive in appearance.
• Often contain many photographs and other eye-catching
graphics.

12. More “Fluff”
• Generally written by professional writers or journalists.
• Generally not written by scholarly “experts” in any one
field.
• Intended audience is the general public.

13. Final “Fluff”
• Language used is simple and entertaining.
• Rarely credit their sources (i.e., no citations).
• Published by commercial presses.
• Contain advertisements.
• Can be purchased at newsstands, grocery stores, and
large bookstores.

14. Final Words.
Need Help ?
Camille.Beary@lyon.edu
870-307-7444
Office #203 Main Floor,
Library
Kathy.Whittenton@lyon.
edu
870-307-7505
Office #206 Main Floor,
Library
http://library.lyon.edu