Author: Kristi Kohl

INFORMATION LITERACY

JOHN F. MAGALE
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2911 Centenary Blvd.
Shreveport, LA 71104
Telephone: 318.869.5047
www.centenary.edu/library
www.facebook.com/MagaleLibrary

“To be information literate, an individual must
recognize when information is needed, and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the information needed.”
American Library Association Committee on
Information Literacy, 1989

Magale Library Floor plan……………………………………….2
History of Centenary Libraries……………………………….…. 3
Magale Library Information & Patron Conduct….…………..….. 4
Magale Library Personnel and Resources & Services…………....5-6
Other College Libraries & Collections…………………………... 7
Research Tools………………………………………………...8-18
Library Website Home Page………………………. 8
Research Planning & Strategies……………………. 9
Finding Print Resources……………………………. 10-12
Using Online Resources……………………………. 13-16
Ensuring Academic Integrity: Avoiding Plagiarism… 17
Proper Citation…………………………………….. 17

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MAGALE LIBRARY FLOOR PLAN (1st and 2nd floors)

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HISTORY OF CENTENARY LIBRARIES
The Library of Centenary College originated on the Jackson campus in 1831. The President of the College Henry Gird, who also served as a math professor, took on the role as the college’s first librarian. By the 1850’s, the library’s collection housed more than 3000 volumes representing one of the largest collections in the South. What remained of the collection after the Civil War was relocated to Shreveport in 1908.
In 1924, Ana Hardin became the library’s first full-time librarian. After being trained in library science, Hardin organized and cataloged the collection using the Dewey Decimal Classification System. In eighteen months, she accessioned 10,000 volumes, the number required for the college to be accredited. By 1941, the book collection outgrew its space in the Arts/Administration Building, so the science collection was moved to Mickle Hall. Finally, in 1962 the cornerstone was laid for what was to be the library’s own building on the Centenary College campus. The Centenary Library was erected in 1963 and in 1976 was renamed the Magale Memorial Library in honor of the man who generously provided the endowment for its construction.
On February 8, 1963, the entire campus participated in the Famous Bookwalk completing the move of the book collection to the new building. Students, staff, faculty and friends carried handfuls of books in long lines snaking across campus from the various places the collections were stored. Librarian Alice Albin guided the progress of the building and coordinated the proper placement of books on their new shelves.
In 1969, the 100,000th book was added to the collection, indicating a growth of ten times the collection’s size in forty years. The transformation to electronic cataloging and other computer-generated processes in Magale Library began in 1992. Some interior remodeling, such as carpeting, painting, and refurnishing, took place in 2004.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Magale
The oil portraits of the Magale couple hang on the first floor of Magale Library. Shreveport oilman and philanthropist John F. Magale, with his wife Joanna, supported many local and regional educational institutions. In fact, the Magales funded the construction of another Magale Library on the campus of Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas. Before her death, Mrs. Magale even ordered hundreds of flowering plants to be delivered and planted outside the library in order to provide fresh cut flowers for the students’ enjoyment. The Magale Foundation continues to provide grants for many important projects at Centenary and in the local community. The Foundation joined with nineteen others in 2006 to give a grant of $124,000 to Caddo Parish schools to support programs in math, science, and technology. Magale Library’s bell tower continues to be recognized as the Centenary College logo and remains the most visible landmark on the campus.

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MAGALE LIBRARY INFORMATION

Hours (during academic year):
Monday—Thursday 8:00 am—Midnight
Friday 8:00 am—4:30 pm
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday 4:00 pm—Midnight
Breaks and Summer Hours:
Monday—Friday 8:00 am—4:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday CLOSED
Print Resources
Over 250,000 volumes
265 journal subscriptions
Rare books and manuscripts
Electronic Resources
24-hour online access to:
350 databases (276 full-text),
Over 330,000 full-text serial resources,
360,000 microform units,
29,000 video and audio titles,
81,000 e-books,
Nearly 4,000 e-journals,
eLibrary online catalog

PATRON CONDUCT
Magale Library provides collections and services in support of the instruction, research, and service missions of the Centenary College community. Users have the right to expect a safe, pleasant and productive environment for research and study. Users are expected to abide by the policies established by the library and posted online at http://www.centenary.edu/library/policies. A few of the library’s simple rules are provided here:
Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the library.
Eating and drinking is allowed; however, please dispose of trash and inform library staff of spills.
All windows are to be kept closed.
Borrowed books may be returned to the Book Drop or the Circulation Desk. You may call Circulation to renew items.
Please do not attempt to shelve materials. Books used in the library may be placed on any table for library staff to re-shelve.
Guests of the library must sign-in to ensure the safety of our patrons.

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MAGALE LIBRARY PERSONNEL AND
RESOURCES & SERVICES
Personnel
Director of Library Services……………………………. Christy Wrenn 869.5057
Library Access/Interlibrary Loan………………………. Sharon Chevalier 869.5047
Serials Manager/Acquisition…………………………... Marcia Alexander 869.5220
Public Access Librarian……………………………….. Jeannette Curtis 869.5058
Reference/Electronic Resources/Web Librarian…………... Kristi Kohl 869.5171
Information Technology…………………………………………………… 869.5721
Student Resource Center………………………………………………….. 869.5166
Resources & Services
Art Gallery: The library’s foyer hosts art exhibits, book signings and receptions.
Borrowing Privileges: Centenary students and employees are required to use their college ID to borrow materials. Materials may be renewed in person or by phone. Reserved items may be checked out for the time specified by the instructor and are not subject to renewal. No reference books, recordings, periodicals or Archives materials may leave the building.
Audio-Visual Equipment: College employees and students may borrow audio-visual equipment. Equipment includes 16mm projectors, slide projectors, overhead projectors, film-strip projectors and screens, cassette recorders, VCR/TV sets, record players and an opaque projector. Please request equipment 24 hours in advance.
Lost and Damaged Materials: Patrons will be charged the replacement cost plus a $10 service charge for lost or damaged materials. Students with outstanding library fines will not be allowed to register for courses, secure a transcript or graduate.
Overdue Fines: Overdue fines are 10 cents a day for regular circulating items, 50 cents per day for interlibrary loans and DVDs and 50 cents per hour for reserved items.
Interlibrary Loan: Interlibrary loan service is available for materials Magale does not own. Interlibrary loan request forms are available online and at Circulation.
Circulation Staff: The public access staff are available to guide you through Magale’s media collection, the browsing area with current journals and newspapers, the general reference collection, and the new book shelves.
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Resources & Services, continued...
Computer Labs: Open labs are available to all Centenary patrons.
Information Commons/Reference: The Reference Librarian and other staff members are available to teach how to use the library’s resources, help find materials and answer research questions. Reference books are marked with yellow tape and are located behind the Reference Desk.
Microforms: Microfilm and other microforms are stored in cabinets on the 2nd floor. A microfilm machine is available on the 1st floor.
New Book Collection: Five free-standing bookshelves contain circulating books from the years 2002 to the present. The remaining collection is on the 2nd floor.
Newspapers and Periodicals: Current issues of newspapers and journals are located on the first floor. The 2nd floor contains back issues for over 950 journal titles.
Photocopying, Printing & Scanning:
Students may print black and white documents free of charge from any computer on the first floor and retrieve the documents from the Circulation desk.
A photocopier is located behind Current Journals on the first floor. Each page costs 10 cents.
Two scanners are available near the entrance to Lab 1B. Students may save, email or print scanned documents.
Quiet Zone: The designated Quiet Zone on first floor is for individual study use.
Reserved Articles & Books: Reserved articles and books are kept behind the Circulation Desk where they may be requested.
Screening Room: The second floor Screening Room utilizes the latest audio/visual technology for classroom viewing and accommodates 35 people.
Stacks: Magale’s stacks collection holds more than 250,000 catalogued monographs published before 2003.
Student Resource Center: The Student Resource Center offers Centenary
students assistance with study skills, time management and tutoring. For more information, contact kbrownholland@centenary.edu.
Study Rooms: Study rooms provide a quiet place for individual use or group work. One study room has been equipped with presentation software.

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OTHER COLLEGE LIBRARIES & COLLECTIONS
Law Library
Political Science students…………….Please contact Dr. Christopher Parker 869.5180
The legal research area is equipped with the latest technology and is especially useful for Political Science majors.
Hours of Operation: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am—8:00 pm.
Archives & Special Collections
Archivist…………………………………………………. Chris Brown 869.5462
The Archives serves as the collective memory of Centenary and United Methodism in Louisiana. The Archives contains the official records and personal papers documenting campus activities since the founding of the institution in Jackson, Louisiana, in 1825. It also serves as the repository for the permanent records of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Archives Reading Room, Room 6B in Magale Library Basement
Hurley Music Library
Director of Music Library…………………. Tom Hundemer 869.5247 or 869.5135
Constructed in 1990, the Gladys Hurley Memorial Music Library is the only music library in the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas tri-state region. The Hurley Music Library houses a large collection of scores, compact disks, DVDs, videocassettes, and LPs, as well as a comprehensive reference collection. It also contains a music computer lab, listening carrels, a conference/class room, and a spacious reading room. Thanks to the generosity of patrons, the library holds a number of Special Collections available for study and examination within the library including the Virginia Carlton Collection of West African Musical Instruments, the Robert Murray Opera Collection, the David Redwine Opera Recordings Collection, and the Wayne Sanders Collection of Broadway Sheet Music.

Hours of Operation:
Monday thru Friday
9:00 am–12:00pm and 12:30–4:30 pm
Email: archives@centenary.edu
www.centenary.edu/library/archives
www.facebook.com/CentenaryCollegeLA.Archives

Hours of Operation (during academic year): Monday-Thursday 8:30 am—8:00 pm
(closed Thursday 3:30—4:30 for Recital)
Friday 8:30 am—2:00 pm
Sunday 2:00 pm—8:00 pm
Email: thundemer@centenary.edu

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RESEARCH TOOLS
Library Website Home Page

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RESEARCH TOOLS
Research Planning & Strategies
Selecting appropriate sources
B. Subject Guides
Under Reference heading on Magale Library’s home page, select Subject Guides.
Subject Guides include the location of materials in the library and listings of resources pertinent to the topic such as:
Books and periodicals in print
Encyclopedias & dictionaries
Electronic journals & texts
Subscription databases
Professional associations
Other online resources

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RESEARCH TOOLS
E-Library, Magale’s electronic card catalog
e-Library makes it easy for you to connect with Magale Library’s print and electronic resources and review your library account
GO to https://centenary.louislibraries.org:8403/uhtbin/webcat
OR
Click yellow button on Magale’s homepage
E-Library links to all Magale resources:
Basic & Advanced Search
I Need Materials
Course Reserves
Quick Links
Magale Libraries
Other Library Catalogs
My Account
Contact Us
Library Info

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Basic & Advanced Searching in e-Library
Books in Stacks and Reference are shelved using Library of Congress
(LC) classification. You may obtain a general subject outline of LC at the Circulation Desk or Reference Desk. For a complete outline of LC, go to http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/.
Journals in Stacks are shelved using Dewey Decimal Classification
System. You may obtain a general subject outline of DDCS at the
Circulation Desk or Reference Desk. For a complete outline of DDCS, go to http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/#ten.

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RESEARCH TOOLS
B. WorldCat
WorldCat is an online catalog of materials housed in libraries all over the world. Items found in WorldCat may be borrowed through
Interlibrary Loan.
Click Online Research on Magale Library’s home page.
Click Database Index under Electronic Resource List and scroll down to WorldCat.
Conduct search in WorldCat.

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RESEARCH TOOLS
B. WorldCat continued...
If items are available at Magale, a green highlighted icon will display.
Otherwise, you may complete an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) form to obtain the material from another library. An ILL can be requested in three ways:
from Circulation;
online by linking from the library’s home page
(http://www.centenary.edu/library/ill/requests); OR
3) in e-Library by clicking I Need Materials in the menu, and then ILL

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RESEARCH TOOLS
C. Subscription Databases
A database is a collection of information that has been systematically organized for easy access and analysis. Types of databases include:
Citations – bibliographic information only
Abstracts – summaries of resources
Full-text journal articles – full text for articles in PDF or HTML
Full-text books – full text for books in electronic format
Conducting a database search
Click on Online Research at Magale Library’s home page.
Choose a subject tab under Humanities, Sciences or Social Sciences or scroll through the Database Index under Electronic Resource List.

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RESEARCH TOOLS
Conducting a database search, continued…
Strategies:
Use the Advanced Search option.
Include 2 to 3 search terms connected by AND, OR, NOT.
Limit the publication type and dates.
If given the option, use articles from scholarly journals rather than popular magazines (See Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from other
Periodicals (2008), Cornell University).
For more tips on how to conduct a successful search, see Search Engine Savvy under the Research Strategies link on the Subject Guides page.

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RESEARCH TOOLS
D. Using Google More Effectively
Tip #1: Use the Advanced Search
(http://www.google.com/advanced_search)
Refine your search by:
using all terms, phrases of words, or one or more terms;
using none of the specified terms;
specifying language;
specifying file type; and
specifying domain.
Tip #2: Use Operators in the Basic Search window
Refine your search by using:
“+” to search multiple terms;
“-” to exclude search terms;
“~” before a word to look for synonyms;
reliable domains such as “site:gov” or “site:edu;”
quotation marks for exact words or phrases (“ ”)
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RESEARCH TOOLS
Using Google More Effectively, continued...
Tip #3: Evaluate the Search Results
Evaluate the author’s credentials and affiliation with site;
Identify the site’s sponsor or publishing organization;
Determine bias and reliability of information; and
Determine currency of information.

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RESEARCH TOOLS
Ensuring Academic Integrity: Avoiding Plagiarism
A. When to Give Credit
To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use:
another person’s idea, opinion, or theory;
any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings—any pieces of information that are not common knowledge;
quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words; or
paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words.
B. Examples of Plagiarism
You have plagiarized if you:
changed around a few words or phrases from the original text;
changed the order of the original sentences;
failed to cite the source of an idea or fact that is not common knowledge;
failed to put direct passages in quotation marks and indicate the source; or
quoted a source inaccurately.
*For more information on plagiarism and copyright law:
Click Online Resources under Reference on the library’s home page;
Click the Plagiarism button under Research Assistance at the top of the page.
Proper Citation
For more information on proper citation forms:
Click Online Resources under Reference on the library’s home page;
Click the Citation Forms button at the top of the page.
The Circulation Desk at Magale Library also has print resources available.

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