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NAU 330 Meteorology

What Every Cal Maritime Student Should Know About the Library

  • Use your student ID and password to access article databases from off campus.
  • Use your Port Pass to check out books.
  • The Library has license track exams and guides on Reserve.
  • The Library has engineering and navigation DVDs and videos.
  • The Library collects books on cruise countries.
  • If the Library doesn't have a book you need, we can borrow it from another library.
  • Librarians have experience helping students narrow down a topic, expertly search databases, and cite sources.
  • Library staff are here to help you. Call, email, or come in!

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  • Find research materials (articles, books, e-books, reports, DVDs, and more) at Cal Maritime.
  • Use the limiters on the left to focus your search by format such as books or peer-reviewed articles, date, and more!
  • Request delivery of items from other libraries via CSU+.

Video - Reading Scholarly Articles

Scholarly vs. Popular

Scholarly articles usually have:

 

An abstract

A bibliography

An author who is a scholar in the field

Content that has been peer-reviewed

Citations have volume(issue).

Example:

Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3), 120-125.

This article is aimed at an academic or research-oriented audience.

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