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Chicago Campus Student Orientation: Handouts

Welcome to Adler University!

Outline

Outline

I'm Frances Brady!
Library homepage: library.adler.edu
Make Reference Appointments
Catalog: Find books, videos, journals, NOT articles
Databases: No single search (e.g. EBSCO search) - will teach you in classes this semester
ILLiad - request articles
RefWorks - save your citations & find full text

Orientation handout
Physical copies are available in the library

We're here to help you

Email the library: library@adler.edu

Connect with the Library via Teams Chat (includes screen-sharing!)

Or, make an appointment with a peer coach or Frances:

Schedule a Library Research Consultation
Meet with a Peer Coach to learn how to use our databases.
Meet with Frances Brady (Reference & Instruction Librarian) for topic refinement, resource evaluation, dissertation.

Library accounts

Today you'll sign up for:

ILLiad - to request articles
RefWorks - to save your citations

Other library accounts you'll encounter later:

I-Share - to request books
Accounts within databases to save your searches