Campus Map
Test Prep: CLEP, Graduate School Exams (MCAT, LSAT, GRE) & more
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Test Prep ResourcesLink to Test Prep resources for CLEP, Graduate School Exams (GRE, LSAT, MCAT). Resources available to all WSU students and also state of Michigan residents (not enrolled at WSU).
Library Access & Services: Fall 2020
I Need to Use the Library! What's Available? How Can I Use It?
Computers? Study Space? Printing? Learn about the new things you'll need to know before using the libraries.
Where to Go, What to Do
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Discovering the Libraries and Their ServicesIn this 1st module, you will explore the 5 WSU Libraries, learn to navigate the website, discover several very popular and important services, and learn how to get help from a Librarian.
Finding Books in the Catalog
How to Use an Article Database
Using Your My Library Account
Searching for Stuff
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Finding the Articles & Books You NeedIn this 2nd module, you will learn about three key tools on the libraries' web site that help you discover items you may need for classes and research assignments: the QuickSearch box, the Catalog, and the Research Guides.
Library Handouts
Welcome to the Libraries Fall 2020
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Welcome to the Libraries Fall 2020 [Handout]Guide to the library's resources and services for a very special fall semester. How to prepare for your visit, how to make a reservation, resources and services.
Quick Guide to the Library Homepage
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Quick Guide to the Library Homepage [Handout]A guide to the resources and services available through the Wayne State University Library System homepage.
Discover Articles, Books, and More with Summon
Searching for and Reading Articles
Power Searching Tools
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Power Searching ToolsHandout with explanation of Boolean, Google Advanced Searching, Wildcards
Evaluating Information
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Evaluating Information from Books, Articles, and the Internet [Handout]A guide to evaluating books, articles, and internet sources using reliability and credibility, perspective, and purpose.
Popular, Trade, or Scholarly
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Popular, Trade, or Scholarly? [Handout]A guide to the differences in audience, content and purpose of Popular, Trade and Scholarly publications.
Locating Empirical Research Articles
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Locating Empirical Research Articles [Handout]This handout explains how to locate empirical research articles in several library databases, including PsycINFO and ERIC.