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How to Navigate the Library

This guide provides an introduction to library resources and how to find, evaluate, use, and cite them.

Types of Library Materials

SC4 Library collects many different kinds of information:

  • General Information - sources for everyone (general public, students, faculty)
  • Professional Information - specialized sources for professionals in different fields or students studying those professions
  • Scholarly Information - sources for students who are studying and researching different topics and courses of study

The chart below explains the differences between primary and secondary sources.

primary vs secondary

Location of Materials in the Library

These sources are organized in SC4 Library according to the chart below. If you have any trouble finding a source, please ask a librarian!

Type of Source                            

            

            

Specific Source

 

 

 

Location in SC4 Library

 

 

 

Books

Reference Books                                                                    

Reference Area [some also available online]

 


 

Fiction and Non-fiction Books

Circulating Books [the books in the moving shelves], Online, and New Books Shelf [near the library entrance]

 


 

Reserve Books

Ask at the Circulation Desk, Online




Periodicals   

Current Magazines/Journals   

Current Periodicals Shelf [near the library entrance], Online

 


 

Older Magazines/Journals/Newspapers   

Online Databases  

     
 


 

Newspapers 

Current Periodicals Shelf, Online




Electronic Sources                             

CDs/DVDs/Videos

Ask at the Circulation Desk

 


 

Ebooks

 Online

 


 

Journal Articles

 Online

 


 

Streaming Video/Audio

 Online

                                                             

For any other resource type not listed here, type your search term into the OneSearch box, hit enter, and then you will be able to refine your content by type or ask a librarian.

Your Librarian

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Jane Lewandoski
Contact:
Phone (810) 989-5640
Text (810) 515-7343
library@sc4.edu
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