1 / 26

UNIV 1000: Get a @ the library

UNIV 1000: Get a @ the library. CLUE. Delivered by: Gail Kwak, Head—Reference Department Abbie Landry—Director of Libraries Lizzie Graves—Head—Technical Processes Christine Dorribo —Reference Associate. Who will help you?. Mrs. Gail Kwak Head of Reference

morwen
Télécharger la présentation

UNIV 1000: Get a @ the library

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. UNIV 1000:Get a@ the library CLUE Delivered by: Gail Kwak, Head—Reference Department Abbie Landry—Director of Libraries Lizzie Graves—Head—Technical Processes Christine Dorribo—Reference Associate

  2. Who will help you? Mrs. Gail Kwak Head of Reference Government Information Librarian Mrs. Christine Dorribo Reference Associate Mrs. Abbie Landry Director of Libraries Miss Lizz Graves Head of Technical Processes Reference Librarian

  3. Contact Information • 357-4477 or 4574 or • reference@nsula.edu • 318-228-5150 (charges based on your plan) 1-888-540-9657 (toll free) Contact information can be found on the library webpage.

  4. MeetC. Lue Watson When you see Luewith his magnifying glass on a QR code or other information, know that is where you can find information about the library or a library service. Use your smartphone with a QR code app to read and decipher the code.

  5. Where is the Library? • Farthest edge of campus! (Timbuktoo)

  6. Where is the Library? • NSU website

  7. Where is the Library? More than just that big gray rectangle across from the Neebo bookstore… Click this on NSULA.edu to access our web page /NSULAWatsonLibrary @NSULAWatson /NSULAWatson

  8. Now—What Can you do in the library?

  9. The Library is… • First Floor • Reference Librarians—Qualified individual research help • Book checkout • Reserve checkout • Second Floor • Interlibrary Loan • Leisure reading • Study Group rooms • Books to checkout • Third Floor • Journals & magazines • Archives—Primary sources • Free source of information for students • Online • Reliable/accurate information • Databases (e-journals) • E-books

  10. The place to start your research is

  11. Finding Information

  12. What is information? From Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information

  13. GettingStarted The Library Web Page http://library.nsula.edu

  14. Formulate A Research Question Pick a topic and formulate a question. • Must be fact-oriented • Not opinion-oriented • Fact-Oriented • How can nuclear power solve the world’s power needs? • How are companies using network marketing as another form of commerce? • Opinion-Oriented • Is Fall the best season of the year? • Are green beans and limas your favorite vegetables?

  15. Search The Library Catalog Find books, e-books, government documents, archives, manuscripts, movies, and other material. The Library Web Page

  16. Results List To see more information about an item, click on the title.

  17. Item Information This screen shows the call number, the format (book, bestseller, DVD, etc.) of the item and the location (stacks, bestsellers, government information collection, etc.)

  18. Bibliographic elements in a catalog record This screen shows the call number, the format (book, bestseller, DVD, etc.) of the item and the location (stacks, bestsellers, government information collection, etc.)

  19. FindingJournalArticles The Library Web Page http://library.nsula.edu

  20. First—Two types of periodicals • Research-oriented/ scholarly in content • Peer-reviewed • Author identified by degree or position • Conclude with a bib of sources used • Little, if any, advertising • Published by a professional organization • Most cover current or general interest topics • Author not always identified • Sources rarely revealed • Lots of advertising • Written for the general public • Commercially published Scholarly Popular

  21. Scholarly or Popular? 3 1 • Popular • Scholarly 4 2 • Scholarly • Popular

  22. Journal Articles—Getting Started Start at the library web page and follow these instructions.

  23. Journal Articles—Choosing the Database Academic Search Complete, along with CQ Researcher and Newspaper Source, will be used for the library assignment, as well as, many others you will be given.

  24. Journal Articles—The Search Screen By limiting your search to “Full Text”,you may miss good articles that are in another database or print collection.

  25. Journal Articles— The Results List By rolling your mouse over the yellow paper and magnifying glass, you can read an abstract of the article.

  26. Journal Articles— detailed record You can find the bibliographic elements for your citations here, too!

More Related