Research Guides: English 1102 (with Death of a Salesman & Trifles resources): Books

Logging in to GIL-Find / My Library Account

Logging in to MGA's GIL-Find Catalog allows you to do a number of things:

Create GIL Express requests to have books sent to you from other USG college libraries.
Click on "Access My Library Account" to do the following:
- Check the status of requests.
- Renew books.
- Check on possible fines.
- Get the GALILEO password.

How do you log in?

Current MGA students, faculty, and staff will use their MGA email login info.
You will use your ENTIRE EMAIL ADDRESS as your username: (firstname.lastname@mga.edu)
Use your EMAIL PASSWORD.

Find Library Books

In the Library:

Browse the "P" section in your campus library for books to check out, particularly "PN," "PR," and "PS."

Search online:

Online Catalog (GIL-Find)
Check the online catalog for books and more at Middle Georgia State.
Reserves
Check in GIL-Find for items (print or electronic) that your professor has put on reserve.
Ask for books and other print materials at the desk in the Library.
Log in to online reserves with the password your professor provides you.
WorldCat
Search for books at libraries across the country. Use ILL Form to order books.
InterLibrary Loan
TRY THIS NEXT -- Request the article to be sent to you from another library.

General Reference Books - Online

REMEMBER:

If you access any of these online resources off-campus, you will be prompted for your Galileo credentials.
1. If you are prompted for a username and password, use "firstname.lastname" and your mga.edu email password.
2. If you are only prompted for a password, simply use this semester's Galileo password, which can be found in Desire2Learn.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
A giant online collection that searches hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and subject specific titles as well as 200,000+ images and audio files and nearly 100 videos.

Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia
An international and inter-disciplinary roster of experts shed light by exploring such topics as hip hop culture; punk culture; social justice movements; video games and others.

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If you access this book off-campus, you will be prompted for your Galileo credentials.
1. If you are prompted for a username and password, use "firstname.lastname" and your mga.edu email password.
2. If you are only prompted for a password, simply use this semester's Galileo password, which can be found in Desire2Learn.
Culture Wars in America : an encyclopedia of issues, viewpoints, and voices
Addresses the key defining issues of contemporary American society through the lens of political and social controversy.

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If you access this book off-campus, you will be prompted for your MGA credentials. If you are prompted for a username and password, use "firstname.lastname" and your mga.edu email password.
Encyclopedia of America Studies
Brings together a wide range of disciplines related to the history and cultures of the United States, from pre-colonial days to the present.

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If you access this book off-campus, you will be prompted for your MGA credentials. If you are prompted for a username and password, use "firstname.lastname" and your mga.edu email password.