. The list below illustrates the available library resources for student and faculty research
Equipment Holdings:
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PCs:
111 Intel Core2 Duo PCs with CD/DVD Burners;
175 Intel i5 PCs with CD/DVD Burners
Macs:
36 Macintosh Intel iMacs with CD/DVD Burners
Printers:
4 HP laser printers on $0.10 per-page basis
1 XEROX color laser printer on a $0.65 per-page basis
Scanners:
2 Intel Core2 Duo PCs connected to Canon color flatbed scanners
In addition, the library possesses 700+ computers with Internet/World
Wide Web access, and over 79,301 electronic resources.
Common software:
All PCs run MS Windows 7 and have access to the following software:
 Adobe Reader X
 Firefox 3
 Internet Explorer 8
 iTunes
 Maple - via X-Win32
 Matlab - via X-Win32
 MS Office 2010
 MS Visual Studio.Net 2010
 Minitab 16
 Putty (SSH)
 QuickTime
 SAS 9.2
 SPSS 19
 WinSCP (FTP client)
 Xwin-32 10.0
 Windows Media Player
All Macs run OS X and have access to the following software:
 Adobe Acrobat Pro 9
 Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
 Adobe Flash CS5
 Adobe Illustrator CS5
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Adobe InDesign CS5
Adobe PhotoShop CS5
Fetch 5
iMovie 11
iWork 09
iTunes
Maple - via X11
Matlab - via X11
Quicktime
FireFox 3
Microsoft Office 2011
Safari
SPSS 19
The computer used for scanning has access to the following:
 Adobe Photoshop
 Textbridge 11
Almost all faculty members and students have access to an up-to-date, university
provided workstations, with computer hardware and software. Computer labs are
available in the Library or in other areas throughout campus. These enable faculty
members and students to easily use the Learning Management System resources (e.g.,
Moodle, Blackboard, WebCT, etc.) available on campuses that facilitate integration of
technology throughout instruction.
Students are given an orientation to the library resources at the beginning of the program
and introduced to the library staff liaison with expertise in health sciences. As part of
evidence-based research courses, students are given specific instruction from faculty and
the health sciences library liaison staff in the library computer labs for conducting
database searches specific to physical therapy.
The CSU has collaborated with ETS in the national Higher Education ICT Initiative,
through which ETS developed the ICT Literacy Assessment. ICT literacy proficiency as
measured by the assessment is the ability to use digital technology, communication tools,
and electronic networks appropriately to solve information problems. This includes the
ability to use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate
information, and the possession of a fundamental understanding of the ethical and legal
issues surrounding the access and use of information.
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Assessment is available
for use in the DPT program, utilizing the Advanced Assessment. It is a scenario- and webbased assessment of students’ skills in information and communication technology (ICT)
literacy. It contains interactive simulations of information resources and applications such
as Web-based documents, journal article databases, and spreadsheets. It evaluates how
students solve problems that entail information technologies. It encompasses technical
skills and cognitive information competence abilities needed to effectively access,
evaluate and use information from a wide range of sources. For students who do not
demonstrate ICT literacy competence, CSU’s comprehensive system-wide digital library,
Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), has a
range of tools that can be used to assist them in developing needed proficiencies.
Below is a summary of the available information for faculty.
Information for Faculty and Staff
Finding information
For New Faculty | How to guides | New books and media lists | Research resources
Obtaining materials
Book acquisition recommendation form | Citation Linker | Interlibrary Loan and
document delivery | Other libraries' catalogs | SDSU Periodicals Locator | My Library
Record
Research support
Computing resources | Faculty/staff proxy card registration | How to get help with the
library | Subject specialists
Instructional support
Blackboard | Course reading delivery options | Course reserves | Course reserves book
add form | Distance learning faculty fact sheet | Electronic resource linking | Guidelines
for ECR access to copyrighted materials | Information Literacy at San Diego State
University | Library instruction | Library presentation room reservation form | Library
resources for Blackboard
Research help for faculty is available. The summary below, illustrates the breadth of
services provided.
Research Help
By subject
Articles & research guides
Find a research guide directing you to resources in over one hundred subject areas.
Subject bibliographers
Find a librarian specializing in your subject area.
By class assignment
Course support pages
Find research guides for select courses.
How do I?
How do I find books?
How do I find periodicals?
How do I form a research strategy?
How do I get help with the Library?
How do I set up a Library PIN?
How do I renew materials online?
Finding and Comparing Scholarly, Popular, and Trade Journal Articles
Evaluating Sources of Information
Citing sources
RefWorks
Ask us