• Access Magale Library’s resources using the links located on the library’s website to access those available to SAU’s students, faculty, and staff.
• Your username is the same username as what you type into Blackboard as your username (e.g., ABStudent1234).
• Your password is your SAU ID number as found on your SAU ID card or in mySAU (without dashes or spaces).
• If you have used Magale’s online resources previously, be aware that many of our links to resources have updated. You will need to use the current links provided on the library’s website.
• You might also need to clear the cookies out of your internet software, as sometimes old versions of the webpage might interfere with logging in.
• Here is a brief guide for clearing web browser history and cookies/cache: To clear browser history and cookies  (requires Adobe Reader, https://get.adobe.com/reader/). Here is a short video tutorial showing how to clear web browser history and cookies/cache: Additional Magale Online Resource Login Help
• If you have bookmarked any of the library pages, please delete them and bookmark them using the updated library website links.
• Please contact us if you continue to have problems. Ask A Librarian!

Research

• Are there any library tools that will help me with citing resources or doing research?

  • Yes, please view Magale’s Video Tutorials webpage for a variety of quick tutorials on citing resources, determining the quality of resources, or just getting started in the research process.

• How do I search for online articles?

  • The library subscribes to many online databases that contain thousands of full-text articles.  While not all articles are full-text in the databases, most are. A great place to begin searching for articles is by using the “Quick Search Electronic Collections” tool (located at the top-right of this page) which are divided by content areas. For best results, always select the “Full-text articles only” option before searching.  If only scholarly or peer-reviewed resources are needed, also select the “Peer-reviewed articles only” option prior to search.
  • Another way of finding online articles is by searching databases directly.  You may search for full-text articles using the databases located on the library’s webpage, Databases By Title.
  • Learn more by watching our video tutorial, Electronic Resources: How to Find E-Books, E-Articles,  Videos, & Other Materials within Magale’s Electronic Collections

• How do I search the library’s catalog to find a book or video?

  • Finding a book or video in the library can seem difficult. Check-out the library’s tip sheet on how to find a book or watch our video tutorial Print Resources: How to Find Books, Videos, Magazines, and Other Materials within Magale Library.

• How do I search to see if the library subscribes to a specific full-text online journal?

  • You may begin by using Magale’s A to Z List located on the library’s webpage, E-Journals By Title. The A to Z list allows you to search for journals by title or subject area. If the journal is available full-text, the name of the Magale Library electronic database or digital library will be listed.

• How do I locate a specific video, e-journal, e-newspaper, or e-magazine in our databases or trying to locate an article using a citation?

  • Try using Magale’s Full Text Finder LibGuide, and searching Magale Library A to Z Publication Finder  using the title of the resource (not the title of the article or chapter).
  • The title of a video, e-journal, e-newspaper, or e-magazine is usually placed in italics while the title of the article, chapter, or segment is in regular print.

• How do I limit my results to be full text or scholarly/peer reviewed?

  • When doing an advanced search on the library’s databases, there are search limiters that can be selected to only include full text items (some are labeled in Library Collection) or scholarly/peer reviewed. Check marking these boxes will limit your results to only include those specific filters.

• How do I cite/reference resources in my work?

  • Try using our library guide Citation Resources and Citation Tools in Electronic Research Collections

• Are there any library resources or services for online or distance students?

  • Yes, please view the Library’s Online and Distance Student Resources and Services webpage

• May I borrow resources from other libraries if our library does not own or have access to them?

  • Yes, we provide interlibrary loan services (ILL) to SAU’s students, faculty, and staff.
  • Check our Interlibrary Loan Services page for more details about these services and how to make requests.

• How do I find databases and ebook collections in my subject or topic area?

  • Try using library guides developed by our college librarians.
  • Unsure what college your course or subject belongs? Try using our Ask A Librarian virtual services to help you.

• Needing help with research?

  • The student workers at the Checkout Desk can assist with basic needs or you may get help from the subject-specific librarians:

• Overdue fines are accumulated from overdue library items. Fines are assessed at $0.10 per item per day for regular items and $1.00 per hour for reserve items.
• If you receive an email stating that you have a fine notice, your library item was returned late and there is a charge on your account for that item. The email will include what item was overdue and how the fines can be paid.
• If you have lost a library item, you will need to contact the library staff to let them know the item has been lost and arrange for payment. Call the library at (870) 235-4170 or email library@saumag.edu
• What do I need to do if I have an overdue library item?
  • You may contact the library staff and ask that the item is overdue and if it may have the checkout time renewed. Renewing an item’s checkout time will keep an item from accruing a larger fine.  However, you will still be responsible for any fines that have accrued before renewal.
• May I renew items?
  • Books and other items may be renewed once by phone or in person for the same period of time as original checkout.
• If you have a library hold, you will need to contact the library staff to determine the reason for the hold; it is most often an overdue library item. Call the library at (870) 235-4170 or Ask A Librarian with your name and SAU ID number asking about the hold.

• What are the physical resources available in the library?

  • Try viewing our Physical Collections and Resources guide.
• For more information about this topic area, try seeing our access and checkout policies and services.