Celebrate Black History Month with Library Resources

February is Black History Month and to celebrate, the CW Library student workers have compiled bibliographies to learn more about and honor the contributions made by two significant black Americans. Both students used CW Library resources, such as the online library catalog and databases, as well as advanced search techniques through the Web to locate authoritative sources.

BBA student, Ryan Pink, focused his bibliography on legendary jazz singer and vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald. Click here to view the bibliography.

O'Deillia Ritter in the AAS - Business Administration - Management/Marketing program, developed her bibliography around American jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong. Click here to view the bibliography.

Please visit the CW Library or your local library to locate the resources compiled by our student workers and continue to expand your knowledge during the month of February.

CW's EBSCO eBooks

The EBSCO eBooks collection at CW is an online library that offers a comprehensive selection of full-text titles in core subject areas including business, allied health, digital media, and information technology. These materials can be accessed from the computers on campus, and can be accessed off-campus using your CW credentials.

The EBSCOhost interface allows users to navigate with ease and provides thorough instruction on how to search and download books. Here are some important facts to keep in mind when using CW’s EBSCO eBooks database:

• If you want to create and save notes as you read through your eBook, or download an eBook for offline use on your computer or on a portable device, you will need to create an EBSCO user account (for free). Simply click the “Sign in” link at the top and then select “Create a new Account” on the right-hand side. Fill out the concise form and you’ll be on your way to having your very own account.

• To use the book offline on your computer or on a portable device, select the “Download This eBook (Offline)” link on the left-hand side of the book record (the book record is what appears when you click on the title of a book. It will contain the title, author, subject terms, and table of contents). You have the option to download the eBook for up to 7 days as a PDF (Portable Document Format).

• In order to read the book offline, however, you will need to download the Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) eBook reader available for free. On the link provided, scroll towards the middle of the page and select the tan-colored “Launch” button to begin installation.

• Note: Not all eBook readers are compatible with Adobe Digital Editions. Click here for a list of compatible devices.

• Lastly, you can always read the eBook online by clicking on the “eBook Full Text” link on the left-hand side of the book record.

If you encounter any problems or have any questions regarding how to use EBSCO eBooks, please contact the CW Library. Happy reading!

Online Library News Coming Soon

CW Community:

Please catch news about Online Library developments here on the Library Blog beginning this month.  

Look forward to news about the Online Library in the CW Review and on the Library Blog!

We appreciate your readership.

Monecia Samuel

NYPL Thanksgiving Project

The New York Public Library (NYPL) is planning to open a new exhibition in 2012 featuring your Thanksgiving feast! This is a rare opportunity for New Yorkers to partake in the NYPL's initiative to capture "stories, photographs, videos, and audio clips about your traditions on turkey day—the food you eat, your specific preparation methods, and your customs (old and new)."

Submit your content in the areas provided on the NYPL Thanksgiving Project homepage.

The CW Library wishes you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Online Citation Tools

It's that time of the year again! Professors are handing out syllabi and assinging the first round of assignments, which may involve citing sources. One thing is for sure: students dread citation styles. However, there are tools out there that can help students understand the breakdown of citations.

The following are a sample of online citation builders that are geared towards helping students with the main academic citation styles: Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), and Chicago Manual of Style. Even though these online citation builders have worked hard to provide consistent citations with the rules set out by the citation style guides, users are ultimately responsible for the citations and should proofread them for accuracy.

KnightCite is maintained by the Hekman Library at Calvin College, Michigan. The service was created in 2004 and is available to members within and outside of the Calvin community. It generates bibliographic citations for MLA, APA and the Chicago Manual of Style, and it cites a variety of materials ranging from sacred texts to cartoons.

North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries developed the Citation Builder. The Citation Builder does citations for books, chapters or essays from books, magazine articles, newspaper articles, journal articles, and web sites. After filling out a form, only the bibliographic citation is provided.

The Son of Citation Machine is a great aid for writing a research papers and assignments. Established in 2000, the site lets the individual choose the citation style (MLA, APA, etc.). Next, the individual chooses the type of source: book, journal, magazine, website, and various other types. After filling out the appropriate fields based on citation standards and submitting the form, the individual conveniently gets the bibliographic citation and in-text citation.

Lastly, BibMe is a free auto-fill bibliographic generator that will format your bibliography to the main citation styles. It uses a search engine powered by World Cat to automatically produce the citation of a book and the engine also gathers basic information for other source types. 

It's important for students, teachers, and scholars to remember that although these generators create the bibliographic citation, it is important to check the accuracy of the citation before incorporating it into your research paper or assignment. Best of luck in your future academic achievements!