Merry Lea Online Library Training

Welcome to the Harold and Wilma Good Library

Welcome Merry Lea students!  The librarians and staff of the Good Library are eager to serve you throughout your time at Goshen College.  This collection of Library Training lessons are to help you become familiar with the resources and services the library offers you as an Merry Lea student.  Each lesson includes a interactive online video, and may include a follow up tutorial.

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Library & Using the Library Catalog

• Locate the library website and key components of the library website
• Perform a search in the library catalog, limiting to the Merry Lea collection
• Compose an interlibrary loan request for an article.

Lesson 2: Using the Library Databases

• Identify the EBSCO environmental science databases, and the BioOne and GreenFILE databases
• Perform a subject search in the BioOne and GreenFILE databases
• Produce a downloaded PDF file of an applicable and relevant resource
• Compose an interlibrary loan request for an article.

Lesson 3: Contacting a Research Librarian

• Locate contact information for a librarian in a specific subject.
• Compose a research question request to a librarian.