Category Archives: Did You Know?

Linking to Library Resources

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Stacy Magedanz

Instructors, did you know you can link to Pfau Library resources from your course web pages? Anything in the library’s subscription databases can be linked so long as it has a stable URL and includes the library’s proxy information. Linking … Continue reading →

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Ebooks from Pfau Library

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Stacy Magedanz

Did you know? Pfau Library offers thousands of ebooks on a wide variety of subjects! If you search the Pfau Library Catalog, you’ll find all the books we own, whether it’s a hard-copy book or an ebook. Ebooks will be … Continue reading →

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Did You Know About Library Guides?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Stacy Magedanz

Have you tried our Library Guides? Library Guides are convenient web pages that offer advice, instruction, and relevant resources for specific courses, for general topics, and even for library services. (For a good introduction to library basics, check the guides … Continue reading →

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Now Available: Streaming Video Databases

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Stacy Magedanz

Now available from Pfau Library, three new databases that offer streaming video for CSUSB users. American History in Video: American history told through newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and documentaries (including PBS and A&E programs). Ethnographic Video Online: Classic … Continue reading →

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EBSCOhost Mobile Apps

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Stacy Magedanz

In addition to the EBSCOhost Mobile web interface, there are now EBSCOhost Apps for iPhone or Android devices. Here’s how it works: From Pfau Library’s Articles & Journals web page, go to EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier. Scroll down to the … Continue reading →

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Instructors, Link to Library Resources!

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Stacy Magedanz

Instructors, as you prepare for Fall classes, now is a good time to double-check your links to library online resources. If you have any links to e-journal home pages that include the server name “serialssolutions.com” they will need to be … Continue reading →

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Linking to Online Journals: Update

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Stacy Magedanz

Instructors: If you provide links to journal homepages in your course web sites, those links might be affected by a change in the service provider for Pfau Library’s “Online Journals List.” (This change does NOT affect links to specific articles, … Continue reading →

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Making the most of free searches

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Stacy Magedanz

Open-access databases like Google Scholar and PubMed (a.k.a. MEDLINE) can be fantastic research tools. But while the searches may be free, the content of the articles often isn’t. When you’re using Google Scholar or PubMed away from campus, you may … Continue reading →

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Library Group Study Rooms

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Stacy Magedanz

Did you know you can reserve a Group Study Room in Pfau Library? Two new Group Study Rooms on the library’s 3rd floor, PL-321 and 323, can be reserved up to three weeks in advance, for a 2-hour time block. … Continue reading →

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Library Vending Machine

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Stacy Magedanz

Did you know the library has an office-supply vending machine? Located near the copy machine room on the first floor, the vending machine offers a variety of helpful supplies, such as highlighters, notecards, USB drives, and staplers.  Scantrons and bluebooks … Continue reading →

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