Elihu Burritt Library is pleased to announce the 2015 Undergraduate Library Research award. This award recognizes excellence in undergraduate research papers/projects as well as skill and creativity in the application of library services, resources and collections. Two prizes of $350 will be awarded during the 2015 spring semester at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD). One prize will be award to a senior thesis and the other will be awarded to a paper/project from any class/year if applicable.
To be eligible, applicants must:
• Be enrolled during the spring 2015 semester as a Central Connecticut State University undergraduate at any class level or discipline/major.
• Have completed their research paper or project for a credit course during the spring, summer, or fall semesters in 2014.
• Agree that the paper or project and application materials will become property of Elihu Burritt Library and may be publicly displayed in the library and/or library website.
*To access Mango Languages, click on the databases tab toward the top right of the library’s website. Then click on M from the A-Z list and click on Mango Languages. (If you are off campus you will be prompted for your Pipeline username and password.)
Mango is an online language learning system teaching practical conversation skills for a wide variety of popular languages, such as Spanish, German, French, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Russian, and many others. The first time you use Mango you may want to set up a personal profile. This will allow you to keep track of your learning progress and re-enter the program where you left off. If you just want to explore first, use the “START LEARNING” button.
Click on the Citing sources (APA & MLA) link on the library’s website under Research Help or go to http://libguides.ccsu.edu/content.php?pid=61926. You can also ask at the Reference desk on the third floor of the library.
Do you want to use reliable encyclopedias and other reference sources? Try Credo Reference!
Search a vast collection of more than 560 full-text reference titles from over 80 publishers covering all subject areas. Images and video are also included.
Click on the Articles & Databases tab at the top of the library’s website, then click on C for Credo and then page down and click on Credo Reference. If you are off campus, you are required to enter in your Bluenet ID and password.
Questions? Contact the reference desk at 860-832-2060.
We have a new trial database – Gale Digital Collections. We will have access to these collections until February 28, 2013. The collections contain a wide variety of historical items and primary source material.
“Gale Digital Collections makes rare, previously impossible-to-access printed matter viewable in a digital format. From the 1100s to the 2000s; from the Wild West to the Far East; from culture and business, to politics and war, to religion and government.”
To access them from the library’s website, click on the Articles & Databases tab (top right), click on G from the alphabetical listing, then click on Gale Digital Collections. (You will need to log in with your Pipeline username and password from off campus.)