General and Online Resources

NEW
COMPUTER STUDY LAB
Administration Building 100
Featuring 30 desktop computers, printer and scanners.
Hours of operation:
6:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. Monday – Thursday
6:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday
2:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Sunday
Questions should be directed to Dian Vieselmeyer at x1488 or Dian.Vieselmeyer@cui.edu

Help requests for Information Technology Services may be sent to ITS@cui.edu. You may also leave a message at extension 2487. The IT support webpage is at http://www.cui.edu/it/. For PASSWORD help, please email or call ITS.

Need a Password or Computer Help?

TILT - Tools for Information Literacy Tutorial
(OnLine)
TILT in Text
(PDF reference file)

Library Resources
Basic Steps to Writing a Research Paper
Searching the Library Catalog
Search Databases with EBSCOhost
(Academic Search Premier, Wilson Education,
ERIC, Business Source Elite, PsycInfo, etc.)
Searching JSTOR Databases
Using A-Z Periodical Title List
Using Oxford Reference Online Collection

Online Resources

Blackboard Student Orientation
WebCT Student Orientation
Taking Quizzes in WebCT
Student Resources for Online
Success Online!

Reserving AV Equipment

Students may reserve equipment for classroom related
activities, such as presentations, etc. Equipment is
not checked out for personal use. Reservation requests can be made by emailing ITS@cui.edu.

AtomicLearning provides excellent tutorials on all Microsoft Office products. Use the username and password you received at registration for this resource.
If you do not have this information, stop by IT in
Admin 220 with your ID to obtain the information.

Here are some orientation sites to help you become familiar with AtomicLearning.

Atomic Learning Site Overview
Atomic Learning Tutorials Overview
Getting Started Guide (pdf)

Microsoft Office XP Resources

(These resources were done with Office XP and are a
supplement to Atomic Learning. If you are using
an earlier version, the steps will be similar, if not identical.
Book resources on Office are available in the library.)

Word Resources

Text	Font, alignment, specialty type, etc.
Spellchecker	Spellchecker, Thesaurus, Find/Replace & Autocorrect
Formatting	Margins, Page Orientation, Tabs, Header/Footer & Pagination, & Suppressing Header/Footer on the First Page
Tables	Creating, formatting
Superscript & Subscript	Create superscript and subscript to use in scientific formulas

PowerPoint Resources

Creating a PowerPoint Presentation
Slide Transitions & Custom Animation
Do's and Don'ts for Effective Presentations

Excel Resources

Basic Formulas
Creating a Chart or Graph

If there are additional resources you would find helpful, please share your ideas with John Randall at John.Randall@cui.edu. Thanks.