Librarian: Richard Dreifuss

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Library Instruction Class MGMT 300
Instructor Dr. Avan Jassawalla

• Librarian Richard Dreifuss
• (But not THE Richard Dreyfuss)
• New to Geneseo Summer 2004
• Librarian at Corning Inc. (20 years)
• Business Librarian University
• of Missouri at Kansas City (3 years)

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Class Learning Outcomes

• When this session is over, you should be able to
• Find books on issue of Women in the Workplace in
  Milne Library
• using the GLOCAT catalog.
• Find reference materials on issue of Women in
  the Workplace.
• Find articles on topics related to Women in the
  Workplace using databases.
• Know where to turn for assistance when doing
  library research

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Why not just Google the Internet??????
There is 500 times more information in the Deep
Web than Open Web
http//brightplanet.com/tech
nology/deepweb.asp

• You will be expected to use scholarly references
• Geneseo College Libraries collections
• Subscription databases and resources
• Other libraries and databases

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A Successful Information Search Involves

• Looking in the right place
• Constructing a good search strategy
• Using the correct terminology
• Narrowing the search if results too large
• Broadening the search if results too small
• Selecting items based on evaluation criteria

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Looking in the Right PlaceBooks

• To find books in Milne Library use GLOCAT
• To find books in other libraries use WorldCat
• Use Correct Terminology
• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Women in the professions
• Sex role in the work environment.
• Sex discrimination in employment
• Women executives.
• Women -- Employment.

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Using Correct TerminolgyKeyword vs. Subject

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Looking in the Right PlaceReference Resources

• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
• (path Select an Index or Database page,
  General, General Reference)
• Viewpoints
• Reference
• Statistics
• Magazines Newspapers
• Web Sites

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Looking in the Right PlaceCommunication Resources

• Use printed indexes to find articles in journals
• Communication Abstracts
• ref index P1 C59733
• Use databases to find articles in journals
• ComAbstracts
• (path Select an Index or Database page, Social
  Sciences, Communication)

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Looking in the Right PlaceBusiness Resources

• ABI/INFORM
• (path Select an Index or Database
  page, Social Sciences,
• Business Economics)
• Covers 1800 worldwide business periodicals for
  in-depth coverage of business and economic
  conditions, management techniques, theory, and
  practice of business, advertising, marketing,
  economics, human resources, finance, taxation,
  computers, and more.
• Limit results to full text articles
• Limit results to scholarly articles
• Suggested Topics
• Women AND Work environment
• Women AND Female employees

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Looking in the Right PlaceGovernment Resources

• U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau
• (http//www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.html)
• GPO Monthly Catalog
• (path Select an Index or Database
  page, General, Government Resources, Federal)
• Covers all types of U.S. government
  documents, including Congressional reports,
  hearings, debates, and records judiciary
  materials and documents issued by executive
  departments.

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Obtaining Journal Articles

• Hard copy in Milne Periodicals
  page (articles)
• Electronic copy Find Text
• used in Milne library pages
• used in external database results
• 
  http// . online link in GLOCAT
• Not owned by Milne Information Delivery Services
  (IDS)

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Information Overload???

• There are plenty of places to turn for
  HELP
• Ask a librarian for assistance
• Refer to the Research Resources pages
• Schedule an information or technology
  consultation
• Look under Help on library web site
• see Research Guides
• see Writing Style Guides
• Use Search to search Milne web site
• Use Help in online databases including GLOCAT