Useful Product - ZOTERO

Hello Students,

 

The library has identified Zotero as a great resource to help students grow in their ability to cite sources, create bibliographies and organize their research.  

There are many bibliographic tools available, but Zotero is one of the better free resources on the market. Zotero allows one to download bibliographic information from the web (or manually enter print resources), organize the information into folders, attach multiple notes to the bibliographic record, attach electronic documents to each record, apply tags for easy retrieval, link similar records, and share one's information with others. Zotero is designed for Firefox, but works well with Chrome and Safari browsers (note that Internet Explorer is not included).

 

Link to Download Zotero 

 

Tutorial Video

Downloading eBooks

Hey Students, 

 

The library currently has over 1400 eBooks available to be downloaded. In addition, the library will be experimenting with a 2 month trial of Ebsco host’s eBook Academic Subscription Collection of over 160,000 titles, in mid-October.

The library has created a short tutorial to demonstrate how to download an eBook from Ebsco. Please be sure to create an Ebsco account and download the necessary reader for your particular device (desktop, tablet or Kindle). Unfortunately, if you are using the new Windows’ Surface tablet, there are currently some compatibility issues but we are looking for a work-around.

 

Once the eBook Academic Subscription Collection is available, please investigate the content and provide the library with feedback regarding your impressions.

Feel free to contact the Library if you need assistance.

Finding Periodicals in the Library Catalog

Hello,

You now have the ability to identify articles from the library's print periodicals, which may be relevant to a particular topic in your research. The following print journals have been added to the catalog: 

•  Journal of Pentecostal Theology (completed)
• Leader to Leader (completed)
• Journal of Psychology & Theology (completed)
• Harvard Business Review (completed)
• Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (completed)
• Missiology (in-process)

 Here are a couple of tips for accessing the journals:

• Use the “Keyword” and “Subject” tabs, but avoid using the “Author” tab as there are too many authors within a periodical to be able to use this feature
• “Keyword” searches will return results which have the keyword located anywhere in the record (title, subject, article titles, etc.)
• “Subject” searches only return results which have your term in the subject field.
• To limit your search to periodicals only choose the “Mixed Material” type and then use the “Keyword” or “Subject” tabs.
• To see a list of the periodicals - Change the “Material Type” drop-down to “Mixed Material” and then click the “Series” tab or type the name of the particular periodical and click “Keyword”
• Some print periodicals are also available in one of our databases. Preview the record under the “Publishing Info” section and in the “Format” field to see if there are instructions for where to locate the article. (Click on images for a better view)

Library Contact Information

Welcome to the Student Library Blog,

This blog will provide you with instructional videos and slides on how to use library resources like the library catalog and databases, useful resources for your study and management of assignments, announcements of new resources and an additional way for you to stay in touch with the library. 

Please become familiar with the following contact information:

• Email: Library@lifepacific.edu
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• Gmail: lifepacificlibrary@gmail.com
•  Phone Number: (909) 706-3009
• Library Webpage: http://lifepacific.edu/academics/academic-resources/#library

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• Gary Merriman (Librarian) LPCLibrarian
• Michaela Allen (Assistant to the Librarian) mjamichaela

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