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Tennessee State University
Presents
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Library Orientation
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Brown-Daniel LibraryTennessee State University

• Providing Access to Information Technologies

A Virtual Library Tour
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Library Departments

• Reference Department
• Serials Department
• Acquisitions Department
• Cataloging Department
• Special Collections

• Circulation Department
• Media Centers
• Avon Williams Campus

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Hours of OperationBrown-Daniel Library

• Monday-Thursday 730 a.m. - 1145 p.m.
• Friday 800 a.m. - 430 p.m.
• Saturday 1000 a.m. - 600 p.m.
• Sunday 200 p.m. - 1145 p.m.

Changes will be posted on Doors and Internet
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Avon Williams Campus10th and Charlotte Avenue

• Monday-Thursday 800 a.m. - 1000 p.m.
• Friday 800 a.m. - 430 p.m.
• Saturday 800 a.m. - 430 p.m.
• Sunday 200 p.m. - 900 p.m.

Changes will be posted on Doors and Internet
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First Floor

• Circulation Desk
• Reserves
• Circulating Books A - LD
• Reading and Display Area
• TSU Olympians Exhibit
• Art Corner
• Computer Workstations

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Second Floor

• General Reference Service
• Information Desk Services
• Electronic Resources
• Print Resources
• Government Publications
• Interlibrary Services
• Microform Collection
• Group Study Rooms

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Third Floor

• Circulating Books (continued)
• M - Z (Library of Congress)
• Dewey Decimal, Fiction
• Oversize Book Collection
• Youth Collection
• Special Collections
• Computer Lab
• Bibliographic Instruction Classroom

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Locating Books

• DRA Online Circulation Provides Access for two
  protocols
• Web-based Access
• Telnet Access

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DRA Web Access

• Click on Libraries and Media Centers
• Click on Online Catalog (Web Access)
• Perform search by Author, Title, Subject, or
  Any Word access

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Accessing Periodical Databases

• Periodicals May Be Accessed Through
• The Web

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Web-based Access to Periodicals Databases

• Click on Libraries and Media Centers
• Click on Databases/On Campus
• Choose Appropriate Database

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Search Engines for the Web

• Library users may click on the Search the Web
  link on the TSU Homepage (which provides access
  to Metacrawler) or use any of the following
  Search Engines by using the http//www. prefix
  in the URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
• Yahoo AltaVista Dogpile
• Webcrawler Magellan Excite
• Infoseek Thunderstone Lycos

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Search Strategies

• Search Strategies Use What Is Known As Boolean
  Logic to Locate Relevant Articles. They are
• AND
• OR
• NOT

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Boolean Logic

• Example Find articles related to homes that use
  solar energy as a source of power.
• How the AND, OR, and NOT operators are used
• Homes AND solar energy
• (Homes OR residences) AND solar energy
• Homes AND solar energy NOT Nuclear energy

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Remote/Off Campus Access

• Click on Electronic Resources/Off Campus
• Follow instructions under Remote Access to TSU
  Library Electronic Resources
• Call and/or leave message at 963-5201 or 963-5489
  if unable to access resources

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