How to navigate the Cayuga Community College Library website, to access databases, the online catalog, citation sheets, online periodicals, other library catalogs, and get live help 24/7.
3. Using the Site
Use the navigation in the center or the tabs to the side to navigate
the site
Center Navigation
4. Let’s Start With Portal 1
Browse Reference Sources
This section contains the following:
Databases in several reference Area including
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Grolier Online
Online Encyclopedia
Online Dictionary (Oxford English Dictionary)
WestLaw
5. Portal 2: CAYLIB
CAYLIB is the library's online catalog it includes records from:
Print Books from Auburn and Fulton Campus
eBooks from EBSCO (88,000 titles)
Books 24/7 Technology and Computer Books
6. Looking for a book at Auburn
Campus?
To look for a book on a specific campus or in a specific format you
must filter your search to do this you must first click on:
Advanced Search
Then go to the bottom of the page and filter by the collection, type of
material, ECT.
Filters
7. Portal 3: eBooks and Streaming
Video
Looking for eBooks or Streaming Video? Click on number 3 to see
these collections exclusively. The collection includes:
EBSCO eBooks
Books 24/7
Medcom Videos
American History in Video
SUNY Press
Gale Virtual Reference Library
And More….
8. Portal 4 Articles and Databases
Portal 4 is where you will find
access to all the library
databases. The librarians have
grouped the databases for you
already, so when you research;
with the topic of your paper in
mind filter the databases by that
topic to find the best results.
There are over 100 databases, so
filtering makes it much easier to
find what you want!
9. What Filtering Looks Like…
Be sure to filter by the
topic of your paper or
assignment.
Click here to get filters to come up
10. Portal 5: Other Catalogs
Did you know you can get books from
all over the country?
Portal 5 lets you explore other
catalogs, so if there is something you
are looking for we do not have, this is
the place to find it!
Use Worldcat to search all over, or
choose some of the close to
home, such as the Seymour Library,
Oswego, or SU libraries
11. Portal 6: Interlibrary Loan or ILL
Interlibrary loan is where to go
when you would like to
request a book. Create an
account with your email
username and password,
then request any book you
would like. ILL requests can
take a few days or more, so
be sure to order the book
early if it is for a project or
paper.
12. LibGuides Below Portals 1-6
LibGuides are created by the
CCC Librarians just for you!
The will help guide you to
resources and databases,
and help you with your
general research.
13. Looking to the Left at Navigation
You can use the side navigation to get to the
library materials
Note the first few options you see are the same as
the portals
Ex. Browse Reference Sources = Portal 1
Search CAYLIB = Portal 2
Search for Streaming Video or eBooks = Portal 3
Search for Articles = Portal 4
Search Other Catalogs = Portal 5
Request Books & Articles = Portal 6
Research Guides by topic is also our LibGuides
14. The Left Navigation Continued…
Full Database Listing will
show you all the
databases that are
available to you
You can also search for a
magazine or periodical
by title to see which
database it is in using the
Journal & Magazine Titles
button
15. The Lower Section of the Webpage
The lower section of the library webpage
is where you can go to look at policies,
such as how much we lend something
out.
You can also check out announcements
and hours, when ever we have an hours
change or an activity you will see it here.
At the very bottom of the page is the
library contact information, the numbers,
emails, and fax numbers for both Auburn
and Fulton campus libraries can be
found here.
16. Tips and Tricks
Don’t forget you can
look at our citation
guides using the left
navigation!
Remember you can
ask a librarian a
question anytime, 24/7
Monday to Sunday!
Just click on the Live
Help button!
