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From the CSU-Global Library homepage, click on “Get Help.” From there, you navigate to Ask Us for contact information, view tutorials or videos, find subject guides, and more. 

If a reading is assigned from the CSU-Global Library it will be linked in your course. The Library does not collect textbooks assigned by your instructors. Oftentimes, the first week’s readings will be available in your course shell in the Course Information - Textbook Reserve folder. Visit the CSU-Global Bookstore to purchase textbooks for your courses.

To locate individual databases, click on “Collections” under the "Find It" dropdown. Here you can locate articles in a number of ways. You can also find your desired database from the A-Z Database list.

CSU-Global created a Guide to Writing and APA that will help you cite books, journal articles, and websites.

From the top right-hand side of the CSU-Global Library homepage click on Writing Center. Select the "APA Resources" button. Choose the "Templates & Examples" tab will lead you to a number of assignment templates.

CSU-Global provides students access to thousands of Ebook titles and we offer a number of ways to retrieve books. Search Quick Search from the library’s homepage or click “Find It” and then select the Ebooks link.

Search Ebsco Discovery Service from the library’s homepage or click “Find It” and then select the Journal Finder link.

Yes, CSU-Global registered our full-text holdings with Google Scholar. Click “Find It” and then select the Google Scholar link.

Peer review is a process used by experts to assess the validity, quality, and sometimes originality of articles for publication. Based on their assessment, scholars on a review panel can recommend publication within a specific peer-reviewed journal. Peer-reviewed articles and research are often considered to be the most authoritative analysis available in most disciplines.

Many library databases contain a combination of peer-reviewed articles and other articles of interest to professionals within a given field. To limit your search to only peer-reviewed articles, run an initial search in a specific database or Quick Search. Then, look for limiters (often on the left or right side of the screen) that offer the option to select “peer review”, “scholarly”, or “academic” sources. Sometimes, there will also be a limiter to find articles that contain references or a bibliography. Remember to evaluate any article from databases for peer-reviewed features (such as an abstract, references, etc).

Publicly traded company information is located in a few different databases including Business Source Complete, ABI/Inform, Nexis Uni and possibly more.

Look for industry codes to single out which industry you want to research. For industry in the U. S., there are two coding systems: NAICS and SIC. Additionally, companies listed in the database Business Sources Complete should contain industry codes as well as industry information.

The CSU-Global Library has a document delivery service where we attempt to borrow materials available in electronic format from another library on your behalf.

The CSU-Global Library’s website is mobile friendly, but many databases are easier to use on mobile devices via apps specifically developed by database vendors. Our A-Z database list includes mobile icons next to databases that have apps.

You can add keywords to the search field or use limiters “Refine Your Results” by “Subject:Thesaurus Terms” to narrow your search by the Subject Headings assigned to each article.

The CSU-Global Library created several tutorials to help you use EBSCO and ProQuest research databases. Other tutorials include Source Selection & Evaluation, a Library Tour, and Writing & Citing in APA.

You can chat with a librarian 24/7 by clicking on the chat icon located on the CSU-Global Library home page.

The CSU-Global Writing Center supports students through one-on-one tutoring and resources designed to strengthen students' academic reading, writing, critical thinking, and research skills.

CSU-Global created a Guide to Writing and APA that will help you cite books, journal articles, and websites.

Yes, these can be found in the Writing Center on the "APA Resources" page.

The CSU-Global Writing Center has tutorials covering a wide range of writing concepts. You can find these by navigating to the Writing Center and selecting a topic.