Welcome to the Baylor Libraries
Tour of Moody & Jones Libraries
What we can do for you
If you are trying to find a book
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What you need to do |
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Show you OneSearch and help you find the right resource record |
Decide which book you need |
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Explain the call number system and the location of the book |
Pull the book from the shelves (Sometimes we will have a student assistant who can go with you to the shelves but not always) |
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Check out the book to you or show you how to use the self-check-out. |
If you are trying to find an article
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What you need to do |
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Help you understand how to find the article and explain BUInfoLinks |
Go to the shelves and find the article or download the online version of the article |
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Help you request an article or book from another library through Interlibrary Loan’s OsoFast |
If you need to write a paper or a report or to give a speech
Step One: Choose a topic
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Show you databases that will give you ideas |
Choose your topic |
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Discuss with you the advantages and disadvantages of possible topics |
Approve your topic. That is up to your professor |
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Give you suggestions for narrowing or broadening your topic |
Step Two: Identify databases to use
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Suggest databases that will be good for your topic |
Talk to us about your topic |
Step Three: Use the databases to identify good articles or books
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Give you guidance on search terms, ways to narrow a search |
Do the search and choose the best articles |
Step Four: Locate the full text of the articles or books
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What you need to do |
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Help you understand how to find the book or article and explain BUInfoLinks |
Download the online version of the article. Or Go to the shelves and find the article or book.
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Help you request an article or book from another library through Interlibrary Loan’s OsoFast |
Log on to the ILL OsoFast request with your BearID and password |
Step Five: Write a draft of your paper, report or speech
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Help you find additional resources |
Check your paper for logic and grammar The University Writing Center offers the following help: Whether you want to work on an entire assignment or just have trouble with a few paragraphs, the Writing Center can help. We take the time to improve your skills as a writer so you can apply these skills to future papers and even to your future career. Feel free to ask for help with content, development, organization, style, or grammar. We also help with thesis statements, introductions, conclusions, citations, and formatting. |
Step Six: Prepare the final draft
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Show you how to use Zotero or RefWorks for citations and help you find an approved guide for citations |
Proof your paper The University Writing Center says that don’t proofread for you but they can teach you how to proofread. |
