FAQs & Public Service Tips: Reference & Research Help

Most of the eBook Collection (EBSCO) can now be downloaded to PCs and to some portable devices (such as Nook, iPads, Android tablets or smartphones, Sony readers. However, they are not available for Kindle.

* Click for a video tutorial to download e-books to your device.

Additional support is found here.

First, you must Create an Account in Ebsco. Then, download the Adobe Digital Editions software. This link appears as part of the download process in eBook Collection (EBSCO).

 Please refer to this online guide for access to many more ebooks available for Sims Library users.

Students in the Honors Program can write an undergraduate thesis. These are being digitized and linked in the Library Catalog.

Search for: honors senior theses in the word/phrase search in the library catalog.

Senior Communication theses are now in the library catalog (Books & More tab).

• Search for communication senior theses (as word or phrase)-- to pull up all of the theses. You can then narrow the search by: semester; year; Area (if provided); Methodology (if provided); or Keywords.
• You can also search by communication senior theses and Top Paper (Word or Phrase) if they want to bring up only those theses which received that award.
• Search by individual title or author.  

There are over 600+ theses in this collection. 

If the thesis earned the distinction of Top Paper, that is also included in the record."

Bound copies of Master's Theses and Dissertations are located on the 3rd floor.

Format reviews of graduate theses and dissertations are done by the Office of Graduate Studies.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office of Graduate Studies 
Meade 103
SLU-10809 
Hammond, LA 70402
985-549-2610

Email: graduatestudies@southeastern.edu

Thesis and Dissertation Standards are found on the Graduate Schools Handbook and Publications webpage.

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Bound copies of theses written by Southeastern graduate students up to summer 2017 are available on the 4th floor and in the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies. The call number begins with LB2371. The copies on the 4th floor may be checked out.

Paper copies of theses and dissertations completed after summer 2017 are kept only in the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies. These are the University's archival copy, and may not be checked out. They can be searched in the Library Catalog.

Digital copies of most Southeastern thesis are also available in the database, Dissertations and Theses

* Note: undergraduate Communication Theses are digitized and in the online catalog.

The Test OPAC (formerly called the Training OPAC) is useful when the Library Catalog goes "down" or is unavailable. Test OPAC may not be current, but it can assist with identifying whether material is owned by Sims Library.

OPAC = Online Public Access Catalog

Every semester FIN 381/382 students have the option for an extra credit assignment using the Annual Statement Studies published by the Risk Management Association, ready reference call number HF 5681.B2 R6. Some students may request the Robert Morris Associates books because they were listed as authors on earlier editions.

The library owns these books back to the 1990 edition. Earlier editions are located on the 4th floor, call number HF 5681.B2 R6. We keep the 2 most recent editions in Ready Ref.

In spring 2018, Dr. Tom Meyer, instructor for this class, wrote, "I believe that the students should physically come to the library and ask for the data scan." Please do not scan and email the students the scan if they phone, email or request scans by chat. Part of the assignment is to use the library. These are not distance learners, and the books are not e-books.

 

They must photocopy the 2 pages across for their NAICS code.

 

They will need an NAICS code. They may have only an SIC code or a company name. There are several ways to get an NAICS code.

• The Mergent Online database: search by company name or on the right side, use classification search

• Business Source Complete>Company Information (at top)>search by company name>select the correct company>scroll down, click on Industry+

Please be sure to capture the book usage by scanning the bar code at the reference desk.

These machines are located on the 2nd floor in the Serials Department.

Document Source can produce a plastic, combed binding.

We are aware, but cannot provide a recommendation for this company:

PHD BookBinding
8708 S. Congress Ave., Suite A-180
Austin, TX  78745
(512) 478-0871
mail@phdbookbinding.com
 

Each semester Biology lab students ask for help finding articles about  goldfish  and water temperature/environmental changes or for creating graphs in the lab reports. 

Here are a few tips for this assignment:

Another name for goldfish is Carassius auratus. A synonyms for breathing is respiration.

Suggested databases for (goldfish OR Carassius auratus) AND (breathing OR respiration) AND temperature:

• JSTOR
• Academic Search Complete
• BioOne Complete

A sample report can be found at the Writing Center webpage.

The Library has current subscriptions to several local newspapers in print, including The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, The Baton Rouge Advocate and the Hammond Daily Star.

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Some local newspapers have been digitized, and are available online.

The Times Picayune  is available digitally for the years 1837-1922 in the America's Historical Newspapers database through Sims Library. 

The Baton Rouge Advocate is available digitally from 1986 through the current issue and the Times Picayune is available digitally from 1989 through the current issue in America's News database through Sims Library.

The Hammond Star is available digitally for the years 1960-2000 in the NewspaperArchives.com subscription from St. Tammany Parish Library online databases. (Note: there are missing years in the 1980s.)

The St. Tammany Farmer available digitally (free) for the years 1878-1922 in the Library of Congress Chronicling America collection.

Several local newspapers are avaialbe for some years in GenealogyBank. GenealogyBank is a subscription-based online service, and is not provided by Sims Library. As of June 2016, the following local papers, and many others not listed here, were available through personal subscriptions to GenealogyBank:

The Tangi Digest (Amite)  from August 1988-current, the Advocate (Baton Rouge) from July 1925-current, the Daily News (Bogalusa) 2000-current; the St. Tammany News (Covington) Feb. 2006-current, the Daily Star (Hammond) April 1997-current, and the Times-Picayune (New Orleans) 1837-current. Patrons should check as newspapers and available years are added frequently.

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We also have many newspapers on microfilm on the 2nd floor in the Serials Department. The following list should be helpful with identifying if we have a newspaper on microfilm which a patron needs.

Microfilm reader/printer/scanners are located on the 2nd floor in the Serials Room. University faculty, staff and students should bring a flash drive to save scanned images, and then print from a PC in Serials, Media or Refeference areas that is connected to the networked pinters.

Guests must register in the Reference, Serials or Media Departments to use th computers. They should use a flash drive to save images, and should purchase a print card from Circulation if they want to print.

Both the current subscriptions to newspapers and the microfilm (archival)copies of newspapers are located in the 2nd floor Serials Department. A patron will need to know the "Film Number" in order to find the correct reel of microfilm.

The Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies is part of the Department of History and Political Science. It is physically located on the 3rd floor of Sims Library, and also serves as the Library's Special Collections and Archives Department, housing "rare" books and manuscript collections.

The books in the Center are listed in the Library Catalog. The location found in the library catalog is: 3rd floor Center for SE Louisiana Studies.

Books located in the Center do not circulate.

Other materials located in the Center are listed on their webpage, under Historical Collections.

One frequently requested collection is the surveys and local land maps by local surveyor  W. A. Tycer.

* The Center's hours are different than the Library hours, and you should check their webpage or phone for current hours.

Reciprocal Users are people who are current students or employees at other libraries and universities in Louisiana. With a LOUIS Reciprocal Borrower's card, these users have circulation privileges at Sims Library. They can checkout books, but not library technology or study rooms. They do not have remote access to Sims online resources or ILL privileges.

• Reciprocal Users may purchase a Print Card from the Circulation Desk.
• Reciprocal Users may use SLU-Guest wifi.

Southeastern students and employees can obtain a card at the Circulation Desk which enables them to borrow materials at other college & university libraries in the state. Here is the application form.

The LOUIS brochure provides information on who may borrow at these libraries.