Transcript The Bible as Literature AUBG Library Resources

Early Slav History and
Culture
AUBG Library Resources
Gergana Georgieva
Information Literacy Librarian
October, 2008
Overview
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Basic Steps of Library Research
Resources and services available
A concrete example
How to get help
The 7 Steps of Research
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Identify and develop your topic
Find background information
Use the online catalog to find books
Find periodicals articles (print and electronic)
Find Internet resources
Evaluate what you have found
Cite what you find using a standard format for
your bibliography
Identify and develop your topic
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State your topic as a question.
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Find keywords that describe your topic
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Test the keywords
Background information
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Common background sources
Why background sources?
How to use background sources
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Bibliographies
Books
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Use the on-line catalog
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Ebrary
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Why do we consult books?
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Authorship
Analysis
Multiple viewpoints
Additional resources
Find periodicals articles
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Paper format
Electronic
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Databases
Electronic Journal Portal
Find Internet resources
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Search engines
Directories
Discipline-specific resources
Evaluate
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S – Scope – are all aspects of the topic covered
T – Treatment – is the information free from bias
A – Authority – are the authors qualified to provide
this information
R – Relevance – does it address your topic
T – Timeliness – Is the information current for your
purpose
Cite
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Most common styles of citing
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Searching: How to be Effective?
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Narrow your search
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Be more specific
Use phrases
Add a discriminating or qualifying word or
phrase
Broaden your search
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Use lower case
Use truncation
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The Great Migration of the Slavs
Keywords
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Slav
Slavic
Slavdom
Great Migration
Legacy
Mythology
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Linguistics
Culture
Christianity
Bogomils
Ethnicity
Byzantium
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Oxford Reference Online
Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe
Historical Dictionary of …
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On-line catalog
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Ebrary
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Print Periodicals
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Slavonic and East European Review
Slavic Review
Slavic and East European Journal
Slavic and East European Information Resources
Electronic Periodicals
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Electronic Journals Portal
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Slavic Review
Slavonic and East European review. American series
Slavonic year-book
Slavic and East European journal
American Slavic and East European review
Slavonica
Databases
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ABI/Inform
CEEOL
DOAJ
EBSCO
JSTOR
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Discipline Specific Resources
The British Library
Ask a Librarian
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At Reference / Circulation desk
Monday-Friday
9.00-17.00
By e-mail:
[email protected]
By phone:
888 341/354
And more …
Thank you!
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