Library Resources for FIQWS Professor Jacqueline A. Gill Information Literacy Coordinator and Reference Librarian CCNY Libraries 212 650-6089 [email protected]

Library Resources for FIQWS

Professor Jacqueline A. GillInformation Literacy

Coordinator and Reference Librarian

CCNY Libraries212 650-6089

[email protected]://learningthelibrary.com

Day 1 of FIQWS

• Library Homepage• Reserves• Find Journals that are not

online• Proxy Account• E-Journal• Understanding Call Numbers• CUNY+• CLICS• Resources by Subject

Day 2 of FIQWS

Library Homepage

CCNY Libraries Homepage

• On the City College homepage you will find information about the library.

City College Library Homepage

Reserves

• You can find the call number for your textbook or locate course materials if your instructor has placed these items on reserve.

• From the City College Homepage click “Databases A-Z”.

Reserves

Reserves

• Click “Reserves”.• Click Current Semester”

Reserves

• You can search by instructor, title, author, or department.

Reserves

• Once you have either selected your instructor’s name, department, author, or title click “Search”.

Reserves

• Identify your title.• Click your course.

Reserves

• Click the title of your book.

• Copy the call number.


Paper Journals

Finding Journals that are not online – use CUNY+

Searching in CUNY+

• From the City College Libraries homepage click this link to begin searching in the CUNY Union catalog.

Journal Title Search

• Click “Journal Title Search” and type your title in the search box. On the left identify your search type.

• Select your journal.


• Identify your title.


• On the right of the title is the college link. Click this link to view the all paper issues.


• This is a list of “Bound” journals which are located on the 1st

floor.


• Paper journals are shown here.

• Go to the Circulation Desk to request the journal.


Proxy AccountSearching off campus

• Begin searching f or journal at the City College Libraries homepage.

• Select “Databases A-Z”..

Proxy AccountSearching when off-campus

• Fill in your email address and create a password.

• First time users and those who have forgotten their password will be asked to enter their barcode number.

• Next you will be asked to type in your name, email, and create a password.

• When you access the databases the next time you will only have to type in your email and password.

Proxy AccountSearching when off-campus

E-Journals

Getting Journal Articles

• Most older journals are located on the first floor of Cohen Library• A majority of our journals for the last twenty years are available

electronically.

Magazine/Newspaper articles vs. Peer Reviewed

•Magazine and newspaper articles are written by journalists whom are not necessarily an expert on the topic.•Articles are selected by an editor for publication•Revenue is mainly from advertisement.•Articles may be published within a day

•Peer reviewed are written by experts--Researchers, College Professors and Graduate Students.•Articles are sent out for review to a panel of experts.•Revenue is mainly from subscriptions.•Articles take 2 months to two years to be published

Getting Journal Articles

E-Journals

• Type in the name of the journal and click “Search”.

• Select any one of these databases to find your article.

E-Journals

• Select the year and issue.

E-Journals

• Select the title of the article and view the full text.


Understanding Call Numbers

Understanding Call Numbers

TR178.83.B351992

The Call Number on the spine of the book tells you where to find the bookon the shelves.

Library of Congress

Call Numbers

Academic Libraries usually use the Library of Congress Classification System, not the Dewey Decimal system.

TRThe first line is shelved in alphabetical order.On the library shelves you’d find books with the call number HA shelved before HB, TR wouldbe before TS, etc...178.83

The second line is a real number. You’dfind 1 before 2, and 178.83 before 178.9,etc...

TR178.83.B35

This line is both alphabetical and decimal. A number with .A-- would be found on the shelfbefore a number with .B--, B before C, etc….But don’t forget this is a decimal number, so.B35 would be found on the shelf after .B214and before .B4

1967This number is usually the date of the publication of the book. 1967 wouldbe found on the shelf before 1968, 1968 before 1969, etc...

Where should this book go in this sequence?

Where should this book go in this sequence?

BS23.5.F578

BR23.F466

BS23.H4

BS23.243.F578

BS23.7.F571

PS3711.I76

PS3711.F18

PS3711.I7

PS3711.I8

PS3711.I975

BS23.5.F578

PS3711.76

Think of the answer before you advance the slide.

Think of the answer before you advance the slide.

BooksGovernment DocumentsAudio Visual Materials

CLICSRenewing Books Online

CUNY+

CUNY+ Catalog/Internet stations,

2nd Floor

Searching in CUNY+

• From the City College Libraries homepage type your search request in the box provided.

• Use the pull-down menu to identify your search.

• Click “Search”.

• You can also click this link to begin in the CUNY Union catalog.

• Select the “City College” link to view the call number.

Searching in CUNY+

• This is the location of the book.

• The call number is noted here.

• Item status tells you that the book can be checked out.

• Due Date - If there is a date here, the book has been checked out.

Searching in CUNY+

Book Location ChartOnce you have the call number look at the first letter of the call number and look at the Book Location Charts which are posted near the computer catalogs on the 2nd floor.

Circulation Policy

Undergraduate and Graduate Students 3 weeks with 4 online renewals

Circulation Policy

CUNY+ - CLICS

• If you have chosen a book from another CUNY College you can pick the book up yourself or you can have the book sent to City College and you can pick the book up at the City College Circulation Desk. This is called a CLICS Book Request.

• Click this link to request the book.

CUNY+ - CLICS

• Enter you barcode number.

• You barcode must be validated once a semester at the Circulation Desk.

• Your barcode is also your password.

CUNY+ - CLICS

• Click “Go” to submit your request. You will see a confirmation page – Click “Go” a second time.

• The book will normally be available to you within 48 hours of your request. If the book is not available, you will receive an e-mail notice.

Go to CUNY+ and click “My Account”.

CUNY+ - Renewing materials from off campus


Click “My Account” to login in.

Type in your 14 digit barcode number found on the back of your CCNY ID card.

Click “Log in”.

1. Select “Loans”.

2. Select the number next to

the materials that you want to

renew.

3. Click “Renew”.


• From the City College Library home page click “Research by Subject” link.

Research by Subject

Select a subject.

Research by Subject

– Within each subject related page you will find topics that will lead you to additional databases and web pages,

Research by Subject

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More to ComeSee you in Day II!

Library Resources for FIQWS

Professor Jacqueline A. GillInformation Literacy

Coordinator and Reference Librarian

CCNY Libraries212 650-6089

[email protected]://learningthelibrary.com

Day 2 of FIQWS

Research StrategiesBoolean Searching

EbscohostSubject related Databases

The Internet

Day 1 of FIQWS

Develop a research question

Think of keywords

Choose a resource to search

Look for information

Read

Evaluate the information you find

Modify your search

Take notes

Cite sources

Research Strategy

Develop a research question

DEVELOP A RESEARCH QUESTION

A good way to begin your research is to locate and read short articles that will give you a broad overview of a topic. You can find these articles in a variety of reference materials.

Browse books, articles, web sites, and course textbooks Watch/read the news Browse through encyclopediasSpecialized/Subject Specific DictionariesAlmanacs Handbooks Biographical Sources

Research Strategies

Research Strategy

THINK OF KEYWORDSWhat is a keyword? A keyword is

any searchable word in an online record.

• State your topic as a question. • Determine what words best

describe your topic.Example:• How did New Deal programs

influence the arts in America?Keywords:• New Deal• United States• Depression Art• Federal Aid to the Arts

Think of key wordsThink of keywords

Research StrategyCHOOSE A RESOURCE TO SEARCHDepending on your topic, different types of resources (the web, newspapers, magazines,

journals, books, etc.) may be more appropriate than others. You need to be aware of what kind of information is in each type of resource and who is the intended audience.

Choose a resource to search

Books Reference Sources

Scholarly journals

Popular Magazines

Newspapers

Web

Time frame

At least 1 year – several years after the event

Several months – years after the event

Several months – years after the event

1 week - 1 month after the event

1 day - 1 week after the event

Immediate 7 yrs

Audience

General public - scholars, researchers, and students

General public, specialists

Scholars, researchers, and students

General public

General public

General public - scholars, researchers, and students

Examples:

Negotiating ethnicities in China and Taiwan; The Press of Ideas; Women & Art

Dictionary of Art; World Book Encyclopedia; World Almanac

Journal of Child Development;Radical pedagogy, etc.

Time; Newsweek; National Geographic

The New York Times; Washington Post; Wall Street Journal

CNN, Entertainment weekly, Amer. Med. Asn

Research StrategyLook for information

LOOK FOR INFORMATION

Begin your search by looking at these various resources.

Books CUNY+ catalog; Public library catalogs; WorldCat database

Journals, magazines

CCNY Libraries – Databases A-Z – Various databases

Newspaper articles

CCNY Libraries – Databases A-Z – Databases: EBSCOHOST, Lexis-Nexis, New York Times Historical

Articles in Books

CUNY+ catalog; WorldCat database

Bibliographies A list of resources about a particular topic. Bibliographies can be found in books and journal articles.

Book reviews A criticism of a book or article. Book reviews can be found in Choice; Library Journal; Publisher’s Weekly, etc.

Government Documents

Books, journal articles, reports, statistics

Research Strategy

READ & EVAULATE THE INFORMATION YOU FIND

Quantity - Enough resources are needed to support your argument.

Diversity - Variety is necessary. Include many different resources.

Date of Publication - When was the source published? Quality and Reliability -• What is the purpose of the publication?• What is the author saying?• What are the author’s conclusions?• Does the author agree or disagree with other

authors who have written on the same subject?

Read

Evaluate the information you find

Research Strategy

MODIFY YOUR SEARCH

•Make sure that the topic you have chosen is not too big.

•Narrow your topic and focus on an aspect of the subject that interests you.

•Write your topic down as a clear statement will to help guide you during your research.

Modify your search

Research StrategyTake notes

TAKING NOTES

•Skim through your books and articles to get the main ideas.

•Make notes of the important points.

•Use index card system for recording notes.

•Be sure to put the page number and author of the source on each note card.

• When you are taking notes, try to make them as short as possible.

•Record facts that refute your thesis as well as support it.

Research StrategyCite sources

CITE SOURCES

Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or otherwise refer to the work of another, you are required to cite its source, either by way of parenthetical documentation or by means of a footnote. Offered here are some of the most commonly cited forms of material.

MLA Style: Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web by the Modern Language Association of America Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association by the APA Online! Citation Styles by A. Harnack and E. Kleppinger Internet Citation GuidesRefWorks – CCNY Library Databases A-Z

http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/citing.htm#MLA

http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/citing.htm#MLA

http://www.ipl.org/redirect?url=http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

http://www.ipl.org/redirect?url=http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/Turabian.htm

Principles of Searching

Similar ideas are expressedin a word with different endings.

educateeducatingeducated

education, etc.

educat* will retrieve all of these words

The asterisk * is a wild card or truncation symbol. All words starting with the letters before the asterisk will be retrieved

secondary education OR

middle school

Anything in either of these circlesIs recovered

Secondaryeducation

Middleschool

Boolean Searching

Combine search terms

“OR” yields the most results

Boolean Searching

“AND” makes your search more specific

Only the overlap of the circles arerecovered

Secondaryeducation

Middleschool

Boolean Searching

Boolean Searching

Same combined

search terms

“AND” yields less results but articles are more specific.

Boolean Searching

Add a third search term

Even fewer results are presented.

EBSCOHOST

EBSCOHOST

• In EBSCOHOST you can search many databases simultaneously.

• Go down the list and select all the databases relevant to your search by checking database selection box.

EBSCOHOST

• Enter your terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or, not) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search.

• Select search options to refine your search. You can use limiters or expanders to broaden or narrow the focus of your search.

EBSCOHOST

• Additional options are available to refine your

search.

EBSCOHOST

• The results are displayed showing the citation and a link to the full text.

EBSCOHOST

• PDF or HTML full text can be saved to a diskette.

• The PDF text can only be viewed in the Adobe Acrobat software.

• If the software is not available on your computer it can be downloaded from Adode.com.

EBSCOHOST

• Click this link to send the Full text to your E-MAIL

account.

EBSCOHOST

• Enter your e-mail address and subject and click send.

EBSCOHOST

• Click this link to return to your search results or begin a new search.


J-STOR

JSTOR provides full-text access to more than 300 scholarly journals offering more than 886,000 full-length articles going back to 1838. Here are the subject areas addressed: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Asian Studies, Botany, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. Updated frequently, JSTOR covers important research articles, reviews, opinion pieces, and other

items published in key journals.

J-STOR

• Click advanced search. Advanced search provides additional help features not found in Basic search.

J-STOR

• You can type in your search terms here.

• For example, Asian American education New York.

• Select type

J-STOR

• Select the disciplines and or journals for this search.

J-STOR

• Results are listed by relevance. The list may be sorted by date and the title of the journal.

• Click the title link to view the citation and abstract.

J-STOR

• The complete article may be viewed on this page.

J-STOR

• Click this link to download the file to a disk.

Databases A-Z

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

• Provides complete sources for information on social issues.

• You can access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.


• Decide on a topic.• There are topics

listed on the homepage of Opposing of Viewpoints.

• You may enter a topic not listed in this box.


• Viewing the Results

• Each search results in seven categories. Click the tab to view the information.

• Viewpoints provides information about the topic from various viewpoints and opinions.


• Some searches will also produce a list of related subjects that will be posted on the left side of the screen in a tan box. Click on any subject to view additional information.


• Click on a title to view the full text of any article, source or image.


Print/E-mail

• To print either full text or citations select the print icon, , and follow the instructions.

• To e-mail either full text or citations select the e-mail icon, , and follow the instructions.

LEXIS-NEXIS

From the City College Library home page click “Databases A-Z” link.

LEXIS-NEXIS

Choose Lexis-Nexis. .

LEXIS-NEXIS

LEXIS-NEXIS

From the menu page you have the choice of going into the following databases:– News– Legal– Business – People

LEXIS-NEXIS

Click “Easy Search” if you just need a quick answer to a simple query.

Click “Power Search” when you need broad flexibility not available on other search forms.

LEXIS-NEXIS – News

• To view newspapers and magazines, including major publications from the U.S. and around the world and local publications from all 50 states click “News.”


Searching “News”Take the following steps to

find a NEWSPAPER article from “WITHIN THE LAST YEAR” that discusses “WORLD TRADE CENTER AIR QUALITY:”

– Click the radio button in front of “Terms and Connectors.” The screen changes to the one displayed below.

– Enter WORLD TRADE CENTER in the first "Enter Search Terms" field.

– Select “Anywhere in the document” from the adjacent drop-down list.

LEXIS-NEXIS – NewsSearching “News”

(continued)

– Enter AIR QUALITY in the “Enter Search Terms” field.

– Select “Anywhere in the document” from the adjacent drop-down list.

– Select “NEWS” from the drop-down list in the “Select Sources” field.

– Select the date in the pull-down menu next to “Specify Date.”

– Click the Search button.


Searching “News” (continued)

Results– The number of

results is provided.

– On the left is a list of results divided into categories.

– Click the title of an article to view the full-text of the article.

LEXIS-NEXIS

Searching “News” (continued)

Viewing, Printing, Exporting

– You can view the full-text online.

– If you want to print, email, save, or export the article to a bibliographic reference database, check the box next to the title.

– Click one of the icons on top right to print, save, email, or export to a bibliographic reference database.

Email• Enter your e-mail

address here.• You may also

enter additional information about the article you are sending to your e-mail account.

• Click Send.


SCHOLAR

Searching all CCNY databases

• Google Scholar is on the internet but it is a special database that will provide scholarly referee research journals.


• The “Find Full text at CUNY” link will bring you back into the CCNY Library database

environment.


• Select this link to view the full

text of the article.


Circulation Desk, 2nd Floor

Reference Desk , 2nd Floor

Bound Periodicals, 1st Floor

PowerPoint Tutorials

Prof. Jacqueline A. Gill, Associate ProfessorReference Librarian and Information Literacy CoordinatorExt. [email protected]://learningthelibrary.com