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King Library Orientation Materials

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MLK Library exterior with people The King Library at San José State University provides both print and electronic resources. The following information will help you learn to access the materials.

Watch the King Library Orientation by Marci Hunsaker:
- The Library Orientation includes two videos and four modules about getting started with library materials.
King Library Web Site. One way to get to the library home page is to use the "King Library" link at the top of each SLIS Web page. Or, go directly to library.sjsu.edu
Library Online Tutorial for School of Library and Information Science Students (LOTSS)
Library Resources for Library and Information Science Students. This page on the King Library Web site has contact information for our library liaison. The links in the left menu offer resources especially applicable to SLIS students.
Google Scholar. Tutorial: Customizing Google Scholar
Online Databases. Databases containing full-text articles from journals and newspapers are available to students.
- Useful databases for SLIS classes - List of databases based on course number. [Updated September 28, 2011]
- Individual login authentication is used to gain access to these resources. SLIS students can create their own PIN by going to the library home page, clicking on the "My Account" button and following the instructions there for creating a PIN.
- Help with connecting to databases and troubleshooting your PIN: Contact the King Library's Student Computing Services Center for assistance. Call 408-808-2470 during library open hours or email.
- Electronic Journals Index. Do you have a citation that you'd like to read online? This is the tool to use.
  1. Search for the journal title and follow the link to see which online databases includes the journal.
  2. Click on the link for the database listed in your results that appears to cover the date you need.
  3. Using the appropriate passwords, access the database and search for the article in your citation.

Contact info for Marci Hunsaker, King Library liaison for SLIS: E-mail (opens online mail form). Phone: 1-408-808-2094.

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