In this Library Minute we introduce you to some new tools we have rolled out this fall. Learn about the the New ASU Libraries’ toolbar, RefMobile, and how to use our express checkout machines! Take a minute and get ahead of your game!

Did you know plenty of Library resources are available to you from your My ASU dashboard?

In this installment of The Library Minute Anali Perry tells us about the handy library links found on My ASU. You’ll see how you can utilize your My ASU dashboard to directly search Google Scholar or one of five other important databases, without leaving My ASU. You can also search inside the library catalog for books and other materials, log into your library account to renew books and check on your holds, and much more!

Watch the streaming video or download it to learn about all of these dynamic features.

Welcome to the start of a brand new semester! In this week’s Library Minute, Anali Perry shares the ASU Libraries’ top three resources that will get you jump started to a successful semester. Our web site (lib.asu.edu) provides not only a host of online research resources, but also has important information about our libraries’ locations (including hours!); we have lots of study spaces for both individual and group work; and Ask a Librarian (lib.asu.edu/help) is here to provide you with research help and to answer questions about the libraries whenever you need it.

Anali talks about RefWorks, a bibliographic citation manager which allows you to create a personal database of the references you use for your research. Refworks allows you to import and organize citations from research databases, the libraries catalog and Google Scholar all in one place.

Refworks also works with Write-N-Cite to help you include your citations as you are writing papers in Microsoft Word.

Need quality information fast? Our librarians can get you started right away. This week Anali introduces you to the ASU Libraries’ LibGuides.

LibGuides are resources handpicked by our subject librarians covering a wide variety of subjects and courses taught at Arizona State University. Because they list only the best items for your subject, they can save you lots of time sorting by getting you right to what you need. They also provide quick contact information for the subject librarian for each one — so you can quickly get help from an expert in that area.