SMU Twin Cities Library : Orientation

Library Orientation

Welcome to Saint Mary's! Below you'll find orientation videos to acquaint you with Twin Cities Library. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Website Tour

Web Site Introduction


Click the Play button above to watch a video introduction to the website.
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My Logins

Find My Logins


Click the Play button above to watch a video about your library logins. Request an id card.

Finding Books

Finding Books


Click the Play button above to watch a video about finding and getting books.
 

Finding Articles

Finding Articles


Click the Play button above to watch a video about finding and getting articles.
 

Managing My Library Account

Account


Click the Play button above to watch a video about renewing items and checking due dates.

Time Saving Tips

TC Library Toolbar

Download the tclibrary toolbar to your personal computer, and you will have immediate access to the most used SMU resources (Webmail, Blackboard, library databases, etc.)

Formatting APA References

Most library databases will format your article references into APA format, which you can simply copy and paste into your paper. Learn how to use library databases to format your APA references by clicking the Formatting APA References link above.

Google Scholar

Use Google Scholar to locate a specific article (e. g. an assigned class reading or an article from a reference list). Enter the article title in quotation marks. Learn how to search for specific articles using Google Scholar: Click here.