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Here are some comments from Wendy regarding questions some of you submitted on the evaluation form:

Q: I don't really understand why if the articles aren't published yet they still appear and how to stop them from appearing?
Q: Finding articles online that are available?
A: Databases try to be smart, but sometimes they don't quite manage it. Every database has a set of publications that it indexes, and so as soon as those publications tell the database about the articles they have, the database puts them in the search results. However, many publications know which articles they're publishing well into the future, and sometimes they tell the databases early, which means the database can tell you that the article *will* exist, but it can't provide access unless the publication does (and some of them do). To stop those results from appearing, if the thing that's most important to you is to find an article you can look at right way, then you should go to the Advanced Search screen and check off the "Full Text" box so that you'll only see things available in full text from the database you're searching.

Q: I would want to learn more about finding books locations?
Q: Learn more about finding book locations?
A: CONSULS will give you a book's title, call number, and location, but to find where it is in the library, you'll have to take a look at the floorplan: http://library.southernct.edu/maps.pdf. If you're unsure of how to read the floorplan, a librarian will be delighted to assist you.

Q: If your book is in "SCSU Stacks" but doesn't have a letter with it, how do you find it?
A: If you find a book in the catalog that has a location but no call number, then that's a brand new book that hasn't made it into the public area yet. You can still get it, though! Just let a librarian know and we'll rush it through to you as soon as possible.

Q: If there are any tricks to finding more specific articles?
Q: How to find good/relevant journal articles?
A: The key to finding more specific/good/relevant articles is asking for more specific/good/relevant information. If you just type in "autonomy" and click Search, you will find every article in that database that mentions autonomy in any way. If you're only interested in "autonomy and education" or "autonomy and nursing" or "autonomy and sports," then you have to tell the database that. If you're ever getting frustrated with an article search, definitely ask a librarian to help you focus it better.

Q: How to sign a book out in the library?
Q: How to sign out a book?
A: Take your book and your HootLoot card to the circulation desk.