This page provides
information about aspects of the library that are of specific interest
to Multicultural / International Students:
Glossary of Library
Terminology
Provided by the American Library Association to clarify some of the
vocabulary used to describe services and materials found in the library.
How to Use the Library
The Marywood Library
includes a collection of books, journals, videos, CDs (and other audio
recordings), dissertations, archival materials, etc. It is an "open
stack" library, which means that after you find an item's call number
in the online catalog, you need to go into the stacks (or aisles where
the books are shelved) to get the book yourself.
The first letter
of a book's call number tells you on which floor the book is located.
(Reference, Stack, etc.)The books are organized by their subject matter,
so if you find one book on your research topic, others are bound to
be nearby.
WWW Resources
for English as a Second Language (ESL)
Web Directories:
Language Dictionaries
Library Resources:
How to Find Language Dictionaries in the library catalog:
For a dictionary with entries and definitions in the same language,
do a Subject Search for:
language -- Dictionaries"
Example: Spanish language Dictionaries
For a dictionary
with entries and definitions in two different languages, do a Subject
Search for:
language -- Dictionaries -- language
Example: Spanish language and Dictionaries and English
WWW Resources
- Online Language Dictionaries
Provides links to online English and other language dictionaries.
Note that the Merriam-Webster Dictionary includes online audio pronunciation
aids.
- Online Picture Dictionary
An illustrated online dictionary in English, French, Spanish, Italian,
and German. Useful for students of all ages.
Foreign & Non-English
Language Periodicals
- Lexis-Nexis
Full text. For news from sources in other countries, choose a "Guided
News Search", select "World News" as the category, and then the region
you are interested in for the news source. For news in a foreign language,
choose a "Guided News Search", select "Non-English Language News"
as the category, and then the language for the news source.
Foreign Newspapers available
on the Web
Online
Newspapers from Around the World
Reading
Newspapers from Around the World
Writing
& Citation Guides
In academic writing, it is important to acknowledge and document the
authors' works which you have consulted and used in your own work. There
are a number of different bibliographic styles for formatting citations
(MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.). The most important thing to remember is that
your citation style must be consistent throughout a single paper.
Library Resources
-- A current version of the style guides can also be found at the
reference desk.
- APA. Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association. (Ref 808.027
C45U)
- The Chicago
Manual of Style. (Ref 808.027 C45U )
- MLA Handbook
for Writers of Research Papers. (Ref 808.02 G52 )
WWW Resources
See our Web page:
Research Help: Research Writing
