Library Help and Guides

Getting Started with Faulkner Libraries

• Library Information for Remote Campuses
• Library Information for Montgomery Campus
• Nichols Library Contact Information
• The Library of Congress Classification Outline - Our Classification System
• How to Read LC Call Numbers
• How to Search the Library Catalog
• Electronic Resources by Subject
• Copyright and Plagiarism Resources

"How to..." Guides for Using Faulkner Libraries

• How to Choose a Database
• How to Choose between a Database and a Web Site
• How to Tell the Difference between Journals and Magazines
• How to Tell the Difference between Primary and Secondary Sources
• How to Locate Journals at Nichols Library
• How to Use APA Style for Print Sources
• How to Use APA Style for Electronic and Nonprint Sources
• How to Use MLA Style for Print Sources
• How to Use MLA Style for Electronic and Nonprint Sources
• How to Use MLA Style for Parenthetical Documentation
• How to Use Turabian/Chicago Style for Print Sources
• How to Use Turabian/Chicago Style for Electronic and Nonprint Sources

Guides to Databases and Database Groups

• Accessible Archives
• ACLS Humanities E-book
• Alabama Virtual Library and its Databases
• Credo Reference
• JSTOR
• Original Sources
• Oxford Music Online
• ProQuest Criminal Justice
• PubMed
• Restoration Serials Index
• Wiley Online Library

• EBSCO Database Overview
• Gale Database Overview
• ProQuest Database Overview
• Wilson Databases Now from Ebsco