Recommended Research Steps:
- Primo comprehensive library search (use filters like Online, Books, Articles, Reference Entries in the left margin)
- The Library's Subject Databases (Click "Subjects" and select your broad subject, like Education or History)
- Google Scholar (be sure to link this to Regent Library; click the menu; Settings; Library Links; look up Regent)
- Use Research Guides on Your Subject (recommended databases and tools for your specific subject)
- Work with a librarian through online chat, appointments, or submitting a question
Finding a Print Book:
1) look up the topic, title, or author in Primo,
2) narrow to "Held by library in print" (optional),
3) write down the "call number" & find the book or click "Request Regent's Copy" to have it held for you at the desk
4) General Collection, Juvenile, Pentecostal, and Oversized books can be checked out; Reference cannot.
Fun Fact: “Call numbers” used to be called out to library staff who retrieved books.
When Finding a Book: Be Sure to Practice "Shelf Browsing"
- Look at the publisher, author, and year to see if they are credible & suitable for your assignment requirements
- Shelf Browser: Look at books on the same shelf and nearby shelves because they will be on similar topics
- Skim the Table of Contents (chapter titles) to see if the book is relevant to you--or even just one chapter
- Check the Index in the back to see if your topic is covered, being flexible with terms