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Finding Books
Quick searching:
- GIL-FIND@VSU Library Catalog—find books, videos, scores, and other items in Odum Library's catalog and easily narrow your results by format, author, language, etc.
- GIL-Find Tutorial (video guide)
Advanced options for searching for books:
- Classic GIL@VSU Catalog—offers advanced searching in fields such as exact titles, subject headings, locations such as Reference or 3rd Floor Shelves, etc. Also contains a tab for searching Course Reserves.
- GIL Universal Catalog—expands the Classic Gil@VSU catalog to search for and request books from all University System of Georgia libraries.
- GIL Universal Catalog / GIL Express (guide)—how to request books from other USG libraries.
- eBooks—the box on the left hand side of the page has links to eBooks by EBSCOhost, ebrary, and Gale Virtual Reference Library.
- WorldCat Catalog—searches multiple library catalogs from around the world to locate records for books, websites and internet resources, manuscripts, maps, computer programs, musical scores, films and slides, newspapers, journals and magazines, and sound recordings. You can also narrow a WorldCat search to locate just those items available at Odum Library.
Finding Articles
Selecting a Database
- Go to the library home page (www.valdosta.edu/library/).
- Click on the Articles tab, if it is not already selected.
- Click the arrow for the drop menu located under Articles & Databases by Subject.
Or
- Go to the library home page (www.valdosta.edu/library/).
- Click on the General Databases tab.
- Click the arrow for the drop menu located under Select Database.
Important Databases for DPA Students
(A non-exhaustive list)
Finding Dissertations & Theses
Other Library Collections & Guides
Government Documents
- Government Departments & Agencies
- MetaLib
- FDSys
- American Factfinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Economic Census
- NAICS
Further Help & Assistance
Howard S. Carrier, LL.M., M.S.L.S,
Reference Librarian & Assistant Professor,
Odum Library, Valdosta State University,
Valdosta, GA 31698.
Tel: 229-245-3744
Email: hscarrier@valdosta.edu