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Introduction
Library Commons @ BCDS offers the following resources to the Beaver community:
 * a wide-range of print resources including reference, non-fiction/fiction books, periodicals, and newspapers
 * an extensive array of electronic resources including databases and e-books
 * pathfinders for students so that they can find authoritative information more efficiently
 * Access to Noodlebib, a bibliographic and note-taking web2.0 tool

Discovery Exercises
Log on to the Library Resource Hub to access all of the links for the following discovery exercises.

__Exercise 1: Using the OPAC__
[|Finding a book in the catalog] Watch this screencast to learn how to search for a book in our OPAC (open public access catalog.)
 * Search the catalog for your favorite book. Then post the call # on the **wiki sandbox(?)**

__Exercise 2: Using databases__
 What are databases and how do you use them?

__Exercise 3: Playing with pathfinders__
[|What are they? How do I get one?]