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Summer Programs

The purpose of this guide is to provide library information to MSU's summer programs, such as Upward Bound, Success Academy, and Insight.

Helpful Resources

Camden-Carroll Library welcomes all summer groups! If you need to study, lounge, read, or relax, we've got a place for you. CCL: We Can Help. www.moreheadstate.edu/library

Welcome to our Helpful Resources page for the students of MSU's summer programs!

Please review these slides to see what Camden-Carroll Library can offer you during your visit.

Camden-Carroll Library has tons of research guides to help you with: a specific class; a course; a topic; and more. View the full list at the All Research Guides link, below. Our DIY Research Guide can help you learn more about how to do the research process on your own, from finding sources, to evaluating them, to citing them. View the information by following the DIY Research Guide link, below. It’s always a good idea to know which websites you can trust. To learn more about the process of evaluating websites as sources, visit the Evaluating Website Guide link, below.

All Research Guides

DIY Research Guide

Evaluating Website Guide

It’s important to always use the right type of source for every project. Learn how to evaluate different types of articles for your assignments here: research.moreheadstate.edu/articlesandperiodicals; There are many different types of sources available to you, and some are more appropriate for certain topics. To learn about what primary and secondary sources are, their differences, and when to use them, visit: research.moreheadstate.edu/primarysources; You must always give credit where credit is due, which is not only ethical, but will keep you from plagiarizing. Learn how to properly cite sources for your assignments here: research.moreheadstate.edu/citingsources.

Evaluating Articles & Periodicals

Primary & Secondary Sources

Citing Sources

You often need to do a lot of research before beginning to write a paper. Sometimes, your professor will ask you to write a literature review, too. To learn more about the process of creating a literature review for your class, visit: research.moreheadstate.edu/litreview; Being an MSU student means you have access to hundreds of thousands of books, either in print or online. To learn how to locate print books in Camden-Carroll Library, visit: research.moreheadstate.edu/bookarrangement; When you’re in the library or on our website, you might seem some words you don’t know. To view a list of commonly used library terms, as well as terms that you may not be familiar with, or, terms that may be confusing, visit: research.moreheadstate.edu/glossary.

Literature Reviews

Book Arrangement in CCL

Library Terms

As an MSU student, you have access to different tech/mobile devices and assistance. To learn more about the resources available to you-for free- from the library's Learning Technology Lab (LTL), visit: research.moreheadstate.edu/tech; Camden-Carroll Library has been changing in order to give our students what they want and need. To view a map of the new or updated collaboration, lounge, study, and eating areas in Camden-Carroll Library (Spring 2017), visit: research.moreheadstate.edu/NewAreaGuide; Sometimes, we experience technical difficulties. To view the basic library resources in the event that the main library website is down, visit: research.moreheadstate.edu/alternate-library-website.

Learning Technology Lab

New Library Spaces

Alternate Library Website

If you're having trouble accessing the library's resources or logging in to the library databases, visit our guide to Connect from Home, below. To learn more about creating an effective scholarly poster to present information for class, a conference, or the Celebration of Student Scholarship, visit our guide on Creating Effective Scholarly Posters, below. When doing research, it helps to find the most relevant sources. To find online articles, eBooks, streaming media, and more digital materials for your topic, visit our Subject Databases link, below.

Connect from Home

Creating Effective Scholarly Posters

Subject Databases