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Encyclopedias & Books
In this module, we’re going to begin actually looking
at sources available through the DSU library.
If you are located off campus, you will need to go
through the Off-Campus Access to use some of these
databases. After clicking on the database’s title, you
will be prompted for a user name and password. This
is the same as your dmail name and dmail password.
After an information scan shows that the topic is a
valid choice for an academic project, background
information must be gathered.
Background information comes in a variety of forms:
Basic information (definitions, terminology)
Historical information (past interpretations)
Facts or statistics (numbers!)
Two types of encyclopedias
General: lots of different topics, online or in print
(Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book, Wikipedia,
Encarta)
NOT used as a source for college-level work (although you
can use one for personal information or deep background)
Subject-specific: a specific discipline (Encyclopedia of
Psychology, Encyclopedia of Business) or a specific topic
(Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education, Encyclopedia of
Alternative Medicine).
Great sources for college-level work
Best place to begin research
Best place to find background information
Good source of terminology of a subject area
Available online and in print
Go to the Library Home Page
Books & More
Encyclopedias
Select a topic (or browse all topics)!
Why use books?
Books contain information not found elsewhere
Books are versatile sources; they can include general
and background information as well as specifics
Books are available in print and online through the
Library’s e-book collections
Books are considered a “print” or “published” source
whether access in print or online
Library Catalog
Search all books in the DSU library (and e-books and
videos and audio and maps and posters and lots of
other stuff in the library)
Search by keyword
Looks anywhere in the record that describes that book
(author, title, summary, etc.)
Search by browsing (alphabetical search)
Searches a single part of the record (for example, author)
alphabetically (like the phone book)
Click on “Catalog Record” for a closer look at the
item’s contents
Subject headings
Summary
Note item’s Material and Call Number (and also look
at the location to make sure it doesn’t say “checked
out”)
The Collection is the “neighborhood” of the book
The Call Number is the exact “street” and “house”
address
Search Results:
Items which are most relevant to your keywords appear
first
Click on the title for more information, including
collection, call number, and status
Call number = item’s address in the library
Two call number systems in DSU Library
Library of Congress
Begins with letters
Most items in library
Examples:
BF 449 .F35 2000
F 593 .L955 2004
PS 648 .T73 B48 2004
Q 173 .V23 2005
Dewey Decimal
Begins with numbers
Two collections:
Juvenile
Curriculum
Examples:
Nonfiction 398.2 H221g
Fiction S6757g
Picture L8477f
372.7 M2286mc 2009 gr. 4
The library has a number of collections, including
Reference (encyclopedias, etc. that can’t be checked out)
Reserve (books/articles/videos that are used in the classroom)
Oversize (books too big to fit on regular shelves)
DiscVideo (DVDs)
Video (VHS format)
Oversize Video (both DVD and VHS)
Compact Disc (CDs)
Special Collections (Oral Histories, old yearbooks, etc.)
Collections move frequently in the library in a
continuing effort to effectively use the space
Currently in the HCC building (but this may change!)
All Library of Congress – 3rd floor (Compact shelving)
Folio and Maps – main library floor (2nd floor of the building)
All Video and Reference – main library floor (2nd floor of the building)
Juvenile books – 3rd floor Southwest corner(Juvenile/Curriculum room)
Curriculum – 3rd floor Southwest corner (Juvenile/Curriculum room)
Current periodicals – Mezzanine floor
Video?
All video formats
Add videorecording to a keyword (title, director, subject)
Example: videorecording and hitchcock
Hint: videorecording can be shortened to videor$ (more
about this technique later)
Example: videor$ and hitchcock
At the bottom of the search, change location
to DVD and hit Search again to get just DVDs.
Audio (music, book on CD, etc.)?
Add the terms “sound recording” to a keyword (author,
composer, performer, title, etc.)
Example: mozart and symphony and “sound recording”
If you are looking for a book on CD, add the term
audiobooks
Example: grisham and audiobooks
E-book?
Add the terms “electronic resource” to a keyword
(author, title, subject, etc.)
Examples: “electronic resource” and immigration
“electronic resource” and thomas jefferson
“electronic resource” and china and economy
To check out any library materials, you must have
your Dixie State University ID card.
ID cards are available at the Registrar’s Office if you
don’t already have yours.
Check out limits for students
10 items
3 weeks for any item
Late fines are $.25/day / item (more for Reserve
materials)
A separate collection within the library where
instructors place materials to be shared by all
students in a class
Textbooks (if the instructor or department places them
on Reserve)
Supplemental class materials (readings, videos, etc.)
Shorter check out periods (depends on item)
Most items must remain in library
Must have DSU ID card
Higher fines for late return ($.25 / hour)
If searching the e-book collection from the e-book
collection list or a database page
Click the title of the database.
Enter the username and password (this is your dmail
user name and dmail password)
If accessing an e-book from the catalog, a direct link
is available
Click on the Electronic access link
Enter the username and password (this is your dmail
user name and dmail password)
Great e-book collections
Not web sites – real, published books available in
electronic format
Advantages:
Available on or off campus, 24 / 7
Most titles allow multiple simultaneous users
Full-text searching (every page of every book!)
Library home page > Books & More > E-Books
All subjects:
ebrary - Over 42,000 academic books
EBSCOhost eBook Collection- 3,500 titles
Why search e-book collections directly?
Searches the full-text of every book!
Specialized Collections
Safari Tech Books Online (1,400 computer books)
Music Online (includes Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians)
Oxford Art Online (includes Grove Dictionary of Art)
Oxford Music Online (includes New Grove Dictionary of Music)
Cambridge Companions Online (literature, philosophy, and more)
STAT!Ref (health science titles)
AccessMedicine (McGrawHill / Harrison’s Online)
Salem Health (entry level health encyclopedias)
Salem History (includes history, political science, music, and business
titles)
Subject Encyclopedias:
Sage eReference Collection (encyclopedias and handbooks
in social sciences, business, communication, and more)
Oxford Reference Online (encyclopedias and dictionaries in
humanities, languages, and more)
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Music Online
Oxford Art Online
Gale Virtual Reference Library (variety of encyclopedias)
IF the DSU Library doesn’t have enough information
on your topic, you can request that we borrow books
from other libraries.
In order to locate books on your topic, use WorldCat
Library Home Page > Books and More > WorldCat
WorldCat is a multi-library catalog that includes 1.4
billion items in over 10,000 libraries
Find books just as you would in our library catalog
(search by title, author, subject, etc.)
WorldCat has many searching options
The default search shows titles that are held in the DSC
library
It also indicates titles held in other Utah Academic
Libraries
Allows searching of individual Utah academic libraries
Can limit by type of item (book, audio-video, etc.)
Can limit by audience (juvenile, adult, etc.)
Books that are unavailable in the DSU library may be
requested
Interlibrary Loan is a system that allows libraries to share
materials (books and articles, usually not audio-visual items)
DSU uses an online system called ILLiad for requesting
materials from other libraries
ILLiad is available to all current students, faculty, and staff
Linked on Library Home Page
Under Books & More
Under Article Databases
The first time you enter ILLiad, you must register
You must enter your DSU ID number
Select a username and password that is easy for you to
remember
Order books not available in our library
You MUST check our library catalog before ordering!
7 – 10 day delivery time
3 weeks use allowed (once item arrives at DSC library)
Late return fines $0.75/day
Include all the information you have
Include where you found the item (WorldCat, Amazon,
etc.)
Updates on your request (in process, etc.) are
available by logging on to ILLiad
When the item arrives at DSU Library, you will
receive an email
Reciprocal borrowing enables you to borrow books
from other libraries in the Utah Academic Library
Consortium (UALC), which includes UNLV
When you visit the other library, you must have your
DSU ID card
You are responsible for any late return fines
You may return the book(s) to the DSU Library; we’ll
ship them to the lending library for you
Important content
Print
At DSU Library and other libraries
Electronic (online) = e-books
Subject encyclopedias can save you time in searching
and writing
Books provide content usually not found in other
sources
You’re now ready to take Quiz 2.
It’s located in Module 2. Although the quiz is open
book, remember that the Final Exam is not, so you’ll
need to actually be learning the content not just filling
in the bubbles.
Quiz 2 requires you to access and use the online
resources described in this module.
If you have any questions or run into any problems,
please let us know.
Remember, working ahead is an excellent way to
succeed. The Final Exam is available all semester!