EBSCO Databases Go Mobile

EBSCOHOST Logo February 20, 2013

The SDSU Library subscribes to a number of EBSCOHost article databases. You can now get access to these databases, and the full-text journal articles they contain, on your Android or Apple phone or tablet in just a few steps.

  1. Install the EBSCO app on your phone or tablet
  2. Visit an EBSCO database like Academic Search Premier from your desktop
    • Note: this link will send you through the library proxy server (You may need your RedID)
  3. At the very bottom of the resulting webpage click the link for "EBSCOhost iPhone and Android Applications" and enter your email address
  4. You will receive an email with instructions, view this email on your phone/tablet and click the "authentication key" link in step 2
  5. Your App should now be authenticated

Campus Wayfinder

Campus Map May 24, 2012

The library has a new web service to help you find locations on campus, the Campus Wayfinder. Find a campus building from the dropdown list and either text the coordinates to your phone, or download the link from the QR Code.

Once your smartphone has the coordinates you can use walking directions from Google Navigation to take you directly to the building.

 

Borrow an eBook Reader

Woman using ebook reader February 17, 2012

The library now has Nook and Nook Simple Touch ebook readers for you to borrow. These devices are being offered as part of a pilot project to determine their usefulness to SDSU students, staff, and faculty. Along with the readers the library has developed a list of places to find content for ebook readers, or ebook reader apps.

Help us evaluate these devices by filling out our quick survey and letting us know if we should be providing more support for electronic books. You can find the ebook readers at the circulation desk under the Dome.

Along with ebooks for readers the library has a large selection of online books that can be read in a web browser. Search our online books from the eBooks page. You can access any of these online books offsite using your library PIN.

 

 

Do you iGoogle?

Library iGoogle tab January 19, 2012

Please note: Google will be retiring the iGoogle service in November of 2013. The library will maintain its iGoogle Widgets until that time.

iGoogle is a personalized Google homepage that you can customize with frequently used gadgets, tools, and news feeds. The SDSU Library & Information Access has a number of Google Gadgets that you can add to your iGoogle homepage individually, or as a collection on an SDSU Library tab.

The following library gadgets allow you to use library services from your iGoogle homepage. Click on a link below to add the gadget to your homepage, or add them all by visiting http://library.sdsu.edu/google/ (or by clicking on the Google icon at the bottom of the library website).

Contact Keven Jeffery for more information about the SDSU Library gadgets. Visit the iGoogle support site for more information about using iGoogle . 

Group Study Room Upgrade

Media:scape station November 3, 2011

The group study rooms in the 24/7 Study Area have been upgraded to group collaboration rooms!

The seven group study rooms in the 24/7 Study Area have all been remodeled with new furniture, glass whiteboards and technology to help you collaborate on your group projects. 

Three rooms (A, B and C) have had Mac Minis and large LCD monitors installed to help you work more efficiently together. The dedicated computers in these rooms have a full suite of software installed including Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash and Acrobat.

The other four rooms (D, E, F and G) have been outfitted with Steelcase media:scape stations. These stations have a large LCD monitor and connections for up to six laptops. You can share the work on any of the laptops with the press of a button.

You can reserve any of the 24/7 Study Area group study rooms for up to four hours per day by stopping by the 24/7 Study Area help desk up to one week in advance (no phone reservations). Find more information on library group study rooms at http://library.sdsu.edu/services/eat-drink-study.

SDSU Mobile Library

SDSU Mobile Library August 2, 2011

The SDSU Library & Information Access has a mobile website. Check out the SDSU Mobile Library.

Visit the mobile site to find:

  • Library hours, news & maps
  • Contact information for library staff & departments
  • The mobile book catalog
  • Journal subscriptions 
  • Research & course guides

QR Code for SDSU Mobile Library

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