Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Augusta R. Kolwyck Library
Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts
January 2008

You may use the Tennessee Electronic Library and the Chattanooga State Library Catalog from home or school.  All other resources below can be used at the Chattanooga State Library.  General Onefile is one of the databases in the Tennessee Electronic Library.  Click here to see examples of how to search topics in General Onefile.
The MLA Citation Examples for Electronic Databases will help you cite information found in the Chattanooga State Library.

1.  Find books on your topic by searching the Chattanooga State Library . 

Basic Search          Advanced Search           Course Reserves             Search: Simple Limit: None Main Library East Library Periodicals Videotapes Online Books Last 5 Years          In:      Keyword Author (last name first) Title Subject Call Number Periodical

10 records per page 20 records per page 25 records per page 50 records per page

    Tips:
        -- Type your subject in the Search box, limit it to Main Library, and click Search.
        -- For  "teen pregnancy," your results will look like this:

#	Relevance	Title	Author	Date
[ 1 ]		Teen pregnancy / Myra H. Immell, book editor.		2001
		Library Location: Main Campus Library Book Collection Call Number: HQ759.4 .T423 2001 Status: Available
[ 2 ]		Teen pregnancy / Jennifer A. Hurley.	Hurley, Jennifer A., 1973-	2000
		Library Location: Main Campus Library Book Collection Call Number: HQ759.4 .H87 2000 Status: Available

    Search Tips:
        --Put "   "  around a phrase.  Example:  "teen pregnancy"
        --Put a +  in front of each term if you are combining several terms.  Example:  +"world war II" +soldier
        --Put a   ?   after the singular form of a word to also get the plural form.   Example:  soldier?

    More Tips: 
        --The most relevant books are listed first.
        --Copy the Call Number to find the book on the shelf.
        --Look at the Status to see if the book is "Available, "Checked-Out," or "Overdue."
        --Present a driver's license or learner's permit to check out 2 books for 3 weeks.
        --Watch "Finding a Book to Check Out" to see how it works.

2. Use General OneFile from the Tennessee Electronic Library to find current articles about an issue.  Look at all the tabs.

3.  Use Health and Wellness Resource Center from the Tennessee Electronic Library to find medical and health information.

Limit the current search:   to full text articles    to refereed publications

Your search, (Keyword = "spina bifida") AND ((AC fulltext) AND (LM Reference)), returned the following results. Below are items 1-5 of 5 found. Spina bifida. Gale Encyclopedia of Science.  June 2001 pNA.   Spina Bifida: Book List.(Bibliography) Clinical Reference Systems.  Annual 2001 p1819.   Spina bifida Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine,  2001.

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  4.  Use Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center from the Augusta R. Kolwyck Library to find information on both sides of a controversial issue.

    Searching for assisted suicide gives these results:

5.  Use  EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier at the Chattanooga State Library to find current articles about a topic.
             Tips:  Combine words with and (teenagers and family).  Put phrases in quotes ("peer pressure").

Created by:   Vicky Leather
Last updated:  January 15, 2008