Using the Kilgore College Library

Online ResourcesGovernment

Library Access 24/7

Did you know that you can do research without actually coming to the KC Library on campus?You have access to our databases and ebooks:

• As long as you are enrolled in the current semester at KC.

• As long as you have Internet access.

Randolph C. Watson Library Homepage

http://library.kilgore.edu

Randolph C. Watson Library Homepage

Logging in from Off-Campus

When logging in from off-campus, you will need a username and password.

Username: Last namePassword: 1st 4 of your last name, 1st

four of your first name, last 4 digits of your Social Security Number.

Off-Campus Log In

So, if your name is Soft Kitty and your social security number is 123456789, your login will be:Username:KittyPassword: kittsoft6789

Finding Resources

BooksEbooks

Books: Use the Catalog tab

Enter search terms. Click Search.

Results List

Results List

• The list shows what is available in libraries across the United States.

• The first items listed are those available from the Kilgore College Library.

• You can narrow the search to show only those available in our college library.

Check the box to show only what is available at Kilgore College

Click on Kilgore College, Watson Library

Write down the Call Number

Call Number

• The Call Number tells where the book is located on the shelf.

• If it is not in the temporary library, we can retrieve it from the Library building.

• Allow 24 hours for retrieval from the Library building.

Interlibrary Loan

• If you need a book that the KC Library does not own, we can request it from another library through Interlibrary Loan.

• It takes time to receive books from other libraries.

• We will contact you when the book arrives, or if we are unable to obtain it for your use.

Ebooks

Ebooks are electronic versions of books that can be read from your computer screen.

Click on e-Books under Find Books

Click on the eBooks icon

Click here.

Enter Search terms. Remember to click on the Full Text box.

Click here.

Results List

Click on Full Text to view the book

Click Search within to open the search box

Enter search terms

Click on a page to go to that page

Click here

Read

Click on Cite. Scroll down to the format required by your instructor.

Or, click on Detailed Record and create your own citation

Detailed Record

To keep the page, you can:

• Print it off, or

• Email the article to yourself.

Remember the citation information!

• Use the Cite feature under Tools.• Use Easy Bib from the Library home page.• Use APA style to format your citations.– APA is short for Publication Manual of the

American Psychological Association– APA is often used for research in the sciences– See the APA tab in The Little, Brown Compact

Handbook

Why Use a Database?

Anyone can create an internet site.– It can be true.– It can be fake.

You have to verify internet information.– Who is the author?– Does the site want to provide information,

or sell something?– When was it last updated?

Databases

• Provide thousands of articles from journals, newspapers, or books.

• The information is more accurate.• Many articles are peer-reviewed.• Your instructor prefers database articles to

internet sites.

Click on the tab for Databases

Gale U.S. History in Context

Gale U.S. History in Context

Select a topic in a subject area

Or, Use the Search Box

Click on the title to read an article

Read

Click on Citation Tools on the right side of the page.

Select the tab for APA 6th EditionClick on EasyBib

Select APA to create the citation

JSTOR

JSTOR

Click “Read Online” or “Download PDF” to View the Article

Read the Article

Citation Information Is at the Top of the Article

Use EasyBib to Properly Format Your Citation

Academic Search Complete

Type in your terms.Remember to click on Full Text.

Click here

Enter search terms

Click on Full Text to read an article

Read the article

Click on the Cite icon

Scroll down to APA

If the article is a PDF….

• The article has been scanned into the database and will appear the same as it appears in the print journal.

Using EasyBib

On the Library home page, scroll down to see Easy Bib on the right side. Click on this.

Select APA

Select a tab

• If you are using a book source, click the tab for Book.

• If you are using a database, click the tab for Databases.– Use the drop down box to select the type of

database. – In most instances, this will be Article published by

database (pick this if unsure)

Fill in the boxes and clickCreate Citation

Click Create Citation

Get your citation

Add Citations

• If you create several citations at a time, EasyBib will alphabetize them as you go.

• Then, you can copy and paste them to your Resources page.

More about Citations

• Since you are using APA, your paper will contain in-text citations.

• You will list the bibliographies for the sources you used on a separate sheet of paper titled Resources.

Citations

• Each time you use someone else’s words or ideas, you must provide a citation to give credit to that person.

• As you type your paper, you will use an in-text citation, using the last name of the author of the article, and the page number, if given, in parentheses. Ex. (Logan 214)

• For each citation, you will provide a corresponding bibliography.

If You Need Help with Research

• Call the KC Library and speak to a librarian.• Come to the KC Library and speak with a

librarian.• Use the Ask-A-Librarian email service from the

home page.

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