Library Guides

Magale Library User Guide Fall 2023 [pdf- requires Adobe Reader https://get.adobe.com/reader/] (Magale Library User Guides are also available in paper format at Magale’s Checkout Desk)

• The Magale Library User Guide is a general tool introducing library users to Magale’s in-library and online resources.  The User Guide includes information concerning Magale’s policies as well as basic information about mySAU, Campus Connect, Blackboard, Mulerider Email, other user services.

Trying to locate a specific journal, newspaper, or magazine in our databases or trying to locate an article using a citation? Try using Magale’s Full Text Finder LibGuide [pdf- requires Adobe Reader https://get.adobe.com/reader/]

Resource Guides by Topic

• Accessing the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
• Applying Full-Text Scholarly/Peer Reviewed Journal article limiters in databases
• Audio Components
• Biographies 
• Boolean Search Limiters
• Citation Resources
• Citation Tools in Electronic Research Collections
• Consumer Report Guide
• Faculty Library Guide
• Images/Films
• Keyword Searches
• How to Locate Theory-Based Resources
• How to Locate Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Studies
• Respondus Lockdown Browser Help
• Search Magale Library’s Collections for Textbooks

Resource Guides by Subject

General Studies

PrepStep (4-year universities) provides practice exams, preparation courses and guides, skills preparation, and ebooks in centers tailored to specific target audiences.  View our PrepStep Library Guide View more information about PrepStep   [pdf- requires Adobe Reader https://get.adobe.com/reader/]

Highlights:

• Professional certification, licensing, and aptitude tests in nursing (NCLEX), civil service, law enforcement, firefighting, EMS, military, teaching (PRAXIS), and real estate, among others.
• Workplace skills preparation such as networking, success on the job, business writing, and core computer skills.
• eBooks & courses on the art of interviewing for career advancement, career change, or re-entry into the workforce.
• Practice tests and eBooks on preparation for college and graduate school admissions tests including the SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT.
• Practice tests, courses, eBooks on GED exam when working toward a high-school diploma.
• Courses, eBooks, practice on basic skills in reading, writing, and math.
• Software tutorials for Adobe and Microsoft as well as Microsoft and MAC OS.
• Computer and Internet basics.
• Interactive guide to preparing resumes, writing cover letters, interviews, filling out job applications

		Business The Business Resources guide includes a list of commonly used resources in many of the major areas of business: Accounting; Business Education; Business News; Company, Corporations, and Industries; Economics; Finance;  General Business; International Business; Management Information Systems; Marketing; Organizational Management; and Publishing Opportunities
kaylarasberry@saumag.edu 870-235-4175
		Careers and Job Search The Careers guide includes helpful and authoritative resources to help you explore careers, including skill and education requirements, job tasks, salaries, job openings, and much more!
		Education The Education Resources guides include lists of commonly used resources in many of the major areas of education and professional studies: Teacher Education; Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation; and Counseling (School, Student Affairs, & Clinical).
dmmccloy@saumag.edu 870-235-4178
		Liberal and Performing Arts The Liberal and Performing Arts Resources guides include lists of commonly used resources in many of the major areas of humanities including Art / Behavioral Sciences – Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology / History, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion / Language and Literature / Music / Journalism and News.  Below are some of the most popular research areas: Resources for Persuasive Speeches or Papers Criminal Justice Geography Music Theater Resources How to Find Plays and Monologues Test Reviews Online  Looking for information like that in Mental Measurements Year Book? Try the online and free Test Reviews! Test Reviews Online includes descriptive information on more than 3,500 commercially available tests, and more than 2,800 of them have reviews available for purchase. Public Administration Social Work
deborahmorris@saumag.edu 870-235-5068
		Science and Engineering The Science Resources guide includes lists of commonly used resources in many of the major areas of sciences including Agriculture, Health, Medicine, Nursing, Chemistry, and Engineering. Nursing College of Science and Engineering
mmpierson@saumag.edu 870-235-4177