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Camille Beary, Assistant Director, Mabee-Simpson Library

870-307-7444

Camille.beary@lyon.edu

Hours and Address…

• Sunday 2 PM to Midnight

• Monday thru Thursday 8 AM to Midnight

• Friday• 8 AM to 7 PM• Saturday 1 to 7 PM

• http://library.lyon.edu

You must log into Remote Desktop Services (RDS) to access our databases.

The first time you use RDS, you must go to Lyonnet and from "Useful web tools" select "Remote desktop Services."  Use the link "Remote Desktop Help" the first time to set up RDS for your computer.  After this you do not have to use the help link again. 

If you need any assistance please call the help desk at: 870-307-7555.  They are open Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  If you are a "Friend of the Library," please call the library help desk at 870-307-7205 for a guest ID and password.  

The Mabee-Simpson Library Catalog

Use books.

• Mabee-Simpson Library Catalog

• eBooks

• WorldCat

Reference

•Credo Key words.

•Oxford ReferenceKey words.

Database Searching-Read This!• You must log into Remote Desktop

Services (RDS) to access our databases.  The first time you use RDS, you must go to Lyonnet and from "Useful web tools" select "Remote desktop Services."  Use the link "Remote Desktop Help" the first time to set up RDS for your computer.  After this you do not have to use the help link again.  If you need any assistance please call the help desk at: 870-307-7555.  They are open Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  If you are a "Friend of the Library," please call the library help desk at 870-307-7205 for a guest ID and password.  

• By Subject• Under Multidisciplinary/

General Databases use: Academic Search Premier, Project Muse, Science Direct, JSTOR, or Research Libraries.

Academic Search Premier

• ASP has a neat sign-in account. If you create an account, all your searches are saved for further reference. You can search, save your results and come back later to sift through them.

• Boxes for full-text or scholarly.

• Key Words, Thesaurus.

Get the Articles• Email, Folder, Export, Permalink, Bookmark, Print

• No full-text? Look for this:

• Borrow it from another library? Look for this:

“Fill out an ILL form for this article”

Scholarly vs. Popular

SCHOLARLY, PEER-REVIEWED, JURIED

• Generally have a serious look.

• Often contain pictures, graphs, and charts.

• Written by “experts” in particular fields (subject disciplines).

More Scholarly• Report on original research or experimentation.

• Often reviewed (refereed) by author’s peers before publication.

• Intended audience is other scholars (researchers, professors, students) and “experts” familiar with the language of the discipline.

Even More Scholarly• Credit given to sources used (i.e., citations.)

• In-text citations.

• Bibliography or reference list.

• Footnotes or endnotes.

• Published by academic presses or endorsed by professional associations.

Popular, or “Fluff” as we call it.• Available in many formats.

• Often attractive in appearance.

• Often contain many photographs and other eye-catching graphics.

More “Fluff”• Generally written by professional writers or journalists.

• Generally not written by scholarly “experts” in any one field.

• Intended audience is the general public.

Final “Fluff”• Language used is simple and entertaining.

• Rarely credit their sources (i.e., no citations).

• Published by commercial presses.

• Contain advertisements.

• Can be purchased at newsstands, grocery stores, and large bookstores.

Final Words. Need Help ?Camille.Beary@lyon.edu

870-307-7444

Office #203 Main Floor,

Library

Kathy.Whittenton@lyon.edu

870-307-7505

Office #206 Main Floor, Library

http://library.lyon.edu