You will need to know your 7-digit College ID to connect to most of our resources from off-campus.
Not sure what your ID number is? Go to MYCSTATE & use the link for "Look Up Username/Reset Your Cincinnati State Password" to retrieve it. Watch our "Looking Up Your College ID" video for more instructions.
These are just a few resources you can use to start your research, but you can find more on our Databases A-Z page.
If you're working from off-campus, be sure to set your Google Scholar settings so that they link to the full-text of articles owned by Cincinnati State. It's easy! Watch the video below for directions & some Google Scholar tips, or follow the instructions below.
When searching, you'll see a link for "Find It!@CinState" if you have access to the article through our library. If you're off-campus, you'll need to enter your name & 7 digit college ID to connect. Once connected, look for the .pdf link to open the full-text article. Good luck!
Problems viewing? Watch it on YouTube.
You may come across articles online that look great for your topic, but do not have full-text available. When this happens, use the article's citation to try to find it in one of the library's databases. You can search by author or by title, or use the box at the right to see if we have access by searching for the journal's title.
Please note: a correctly formatted APA citation will have a "hanging indent", meaning that the first line is normal length across the page, but all subsequent lines are tabbed in.
Follow the Step-by-Step Tutorial or watch the video below.
If you are looking for a specific journal, please visit our Journals A-Z site.