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Library Resources

General guide to Shasta College library resources available to online students.

Videos for Instruction & Sharing

YouTube Channel - Shasta College Library
Videos on a variety of topics created by the Shasta College Library.
Searching for articles in Academic Search Complete
Most popularly used collection to find articles on scholarly topics.
VIDEO on How to Create ArtStor Account
Searching for articles in CINAHL Nursing database
Searching for articles in Literature Resource Center database
Searching for Ebooks from Shasta College Library
Searching Jstor database
Arts and Humanities database searching
Searching for Peer Reviewed Articles
What does peer reviewed mean and how to find them.
Searching for Videos in Films on database
Selecting a Topic in SIRS database
Searching Social Issues Research database
Placing Holds at Shasta College Library

Finding Academic, Scholarly, and Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: How-to Videos

Peer reviewed journal articles in Shasta College Library databases

Scholarly and Popular Sources: Brief video from Carnegie Vincent Library
Peer Review in Three Minutes: Brief video from North Carolina State University

Is the article from a popular, peer reviewed, or trade publication?

Comparison of periodicals available through Shasta College Library databases

How to Read a Scientific Paper from Purdue U.

How to Read a Scientific Paper Purdue University Library's guide to how to read a scientific paper.