Transcript Discovering Resources at Friedsam Memorial Library

Discovering Resources at Friedsam
Memorial Library
How do you begin your research?
Friedsam Memorial Library Site
It’s ok to use the web (wisely of course!). It contains a
ton of information, is fast, free, and current. However…
Library Resources
• preselected and evaluated by
professional librarians and faculty.
Information on the Web
can be published and edited by
anyone.
• grant access to research tools such will not always be free.
as databases through subscriptions.
• offer resources that are scholarly
/ peer-reviewed by other experts.
not always from a reputable
source.
• uses a controlled organization
system to help locate information.
usually ranked by frequency of
search terms.
New Integrated Search Tool!
You can use the integrated search tool as a
starting point for your research. Do a quick
preliminary search to search for journal
articles, books, and more.
What can you find on the library
website?
Link to the online catalog
Find scholarly journals & magazines
(electronic journal locator)
Databases
Citation Manager: Noodletools
Online Catalog: Just Books?
Use the online catalog to locate...
 Books by title, author, or subject
 Chapters in a book
 Journal, newspaper, and magazine titles
 Government documents
 Reference books
 Audio CDs
 DVDs/VHS
 Information on microform formats
What you CAN’T find
 Titles of magazine articles
 Titles of journal articles
Using the catalog can you find…
 The title of a magazine article where you read
about a study regarding HeLa cells…
 Whether or not the library has access to the
journal title Journal of the National Cancer
Institute…
 A journal article on cancer cells written in the
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical
Oncology …
Let’s practice using FRIAR
Click on “Find Books” to enter the library catalog. Using
the title field, conduct a search for the title The
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
What is the call number?
________________________
Who is the author? ______________________
Copies owned by library? ___ Is it available? _____
Where is this item located?________________
The Costly Side of the Web
You find this citation
through a
and
everything you need
to find it is
available…
Title of the
article
Author(s)
Title of journal
or source
Date of
publication
Volume/Issue
Number
page numbers
You click on “Get full text” and…
How else can this article be accessed?
What databases, if any, offer access to this journal?
In the database you selected, what years of coverage
are available?
Is this particular article available?
No access? Try ILL
• Service provided to you through the library.
• Access materials the library does not own/subscribe to
• Materials include books and journal articles
• **Takes at least one week for materials to arrive**
Databases
 Warehouse of digitized information
 Full of scholarly, credible work (not limited to this
only)
 Many consist of periodical literature (magazines,
newspapers, journals)
Citing What You Find: NoodleTools
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