SOUTH ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY ORIENTATION OVERVIEW Fall 2006

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SOUTH ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LIBRARYORIENTATION OVERVIEWFall 2006
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LINCLibrary Information Network Center

• Catalog
• Databases
• Websites
• Pathfinders
• Tutorials
• Weblog

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Organizational Systems

• Library of Congress Classification System
• Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Periodical Indexes

• Readers Guide to Periodical Literature
• Alternative Press 1998-2005

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Collections

• Reference Collection
• General Collection
• Video Collection
• Periodical Collection
• Microfiche Collection
• Newspaper Collection
• Video Course Reserve Collection

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Services

• Interlibrary Loans
• Research Seminars
• Multi-media Production Center
• VendPrint
• Viewing Rooms
• Quiet Study Areas
• Group Study Areas

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Library Website

• Provides Instruction and Information
• Portal to Online or Remote Services

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Information Literacy

• Information literacy is a set of abilities
  requiring individuals to recognize when
  information is needed and have the ability to
  locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed
  information.
• American Library Association. Presidential
  Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report.
  (Chicago American Library Association, 1989.)

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Information Literacy5 ACRLStandards

• Choosing a research topic
• Identifying what information you need
• Search strategies
• Evaluating information
• Citing information

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Review

• What is SouthArks library information system
  called?
• What are the 6 parts of the librarys information
  system and their purposes?
• What classification system is used?
• Why use the Library of Congress Subject Headings?
• Why use the Readers Guide?