CHM 101-102, 111-112 - Library Assignment

1. Use one or two keywords when searching the library catalog and databases, not sentences or questions.

2. If you’re off campus, you’ll be prompted to sign-in in order to access ebooks in the library catalog and articles in the databases. Use your MyNOVA username and password.

3. The library catalog and databases provide the following helpful tools:

   1. • Citation: This tool provides the citation for the selected item in several formats, including MLA and APA.

      • Email: This tool lets you email the selected record of an item in the library catalog or the selected article in a database to an email address that you enter.

      • Permalink: The URLs that appear in your browser’s address field when you’re in a library database are temporary; they expire when you close all of your browser windows. If you want to save the link to an article or article’s record, use the permalink tool provided by the database.

1. Gale in Context: Science

• This database can help you find a topic; see the Browse Topics: Chemistry page.  

• This is one of the databases on the Gale platform. For more information about the platform, including videos on how to use it, see the Gale in Context: Science and Gale pages in this Guide. 

1. EBSCOhost - All Databases

1. • • • This lets you search all of the databases on the EBSCOhost platform at the same time. 

       • For more information about the platform, including videos on how to use it, see the EBSCOhost page in this Guide.  

2. ProQuest - All Databases

   • • This lets you search all of the databases on the ProQuest platform at the same time.   

     • For more information about the platform, including videos on how to use it, see the ProQuest page in this Guide.

1. ScienceNews

• About

• Homepage

• Topic page: Chemistry

You can use Google to limit your search to a specific domain. Follow these instructions: 

1. In the Google search field, type site: followed (without a space) by the domain that you want to search, such as org or edu.

2. Type the keywords that you want to search for.

Here's an example: site:org nanotechnology This will search websites on the .org domain for the keyword nanotechnology. 

The library catalog and virtually all library databases provide citations for the items that they contain. Sometime, these citations have formatting and/or content errors, so you should check the accuracy of the citations using a reliable source. Your textbook discusses how to format citations in various styles. Here are two websites that do the same:

1. Purdue Online Writing Lab

   • • On the left side of the page, under the heading Suggested Resources, is a list of links to guides in several styles. Click on the style that you’re using.  

2. Excelsior Online Writing Lab

   • • On the Citation & Documentation page, there are links to information about MLA, APA, and Chicago. 

Searching library databases is not as easy as searching the Web. You might have questions or run into problems while searching. Please ask for help! That's why I and the other NOVA Librarians are here. You can use any of these options:

1. Send me a message by filling out a brief form. I usually respond within one business day (during business hours).

2. Chat with a librarian (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

3. Schedule an appointment with a NOVA librarian (in-person or via Zoom)

4. Visit, call, or send an email to a NOVA campus library

5. Watch video tutorials created by NOVA Libraries.