Library Research

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Library Research

• Risa R. Robinson Education Electronic
  Resources Librarian
• 460-5492
• robinsonr_at_mail.belmont.edu

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Research Cycle
Choose topic Browse E-Journals Browse CUB
Cat Browse the stacks Use Topic
Finder http//library.belmont.edu/TopicFinder.pdf
Put it all Together! Be sure to cite your
sources! Find TIPS on BILS
Select Sources Find books Find articles Find
information on the Internet
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Search for Books in CUB Cat

• What is it?
• Provides access to the librarys collection of
  200,000 print items (books, journals, magazines,
  music scores)
• 52,000 non-print items (cds, dvds, videos, sound
  recordings)
• 35,000 e-Books.

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Find Books (e and regular)

• Keyword search for rewards leads to Library of
  Congress subject searches

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Library arrangement

• First Floor -Stacks G-L, N
• Circulation check out books, reserve items,
  reserve study rooms
• Reference ask for help, reference works
• Periodicals journals, magazines, newspapers,
  microform
• ILL request and pick up interlibrary loan
  materials
• Second Floor -Stacks P-Z
• Multimedia hall
• Group Study rooms
• Third Floor - Stacks M-MT
• Education/Curriculum Lab
• Music library/Media Center
• Lower Level - Stacks A-F
• accessed by the far stairs and elevator

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Find Articles (Use subscription databases)

• General Databases - a better quality option to
  the Internet
• ProQuest - index to and full-text of selected
  journal and magazine articles
• InfoTrac OneFile - A one-stop source for news and
  periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
  Millions of full-text articles, many with images

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Find Articles

• Specific Databases
• PsycInfo - international index to citations and
  abstracts (not full text) of journals and other
  literature in psychology
• JSTOR - Index to and full-text of extensive
  backfile volumes (not current volumes) of
  scholarly journals

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Find Websites

• Things to consider
• Reliability
• Criteria for Evaluating websites
• http//lib.belmont.edu/find_web.html

What!
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Trouble with Research?

• Having Trouble finding a Topic? Selecting
  sources?
• Use BILS online tutorial
• http//lib.belmont.edu/BILS.html
• Also find exercise for FYS class to complete and
  turn in to your professor

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Cant find it at Bunch Library?

• Athena (on Search databases page)
• -Many area library catalogs combined into one
• -Submit ILL request online
• WorldCat
• -Search the holdings of thousands of libraries
  worldwide
• -Submit ILL request in person, by phone, or email

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Library FAQ

• Website
• http//library.belmont.edu/
• Get there through BIC
• Get there through Belmont website
• Hours
• Check the website
• Reference Research Help, Subject Guides
• Borrowing books
• 2 weeks, renew by phone (x6782)
• Bring your Belmont student ID

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Ask Us!

• 3 ways to get help
• In person
• Phone [phone])
• E-mail (reference_at_mail.belmont.edu)