Library Instruction

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Library Instruction

• EDUC 570, Toby Rogers
• Crystal Goldman
• Information Literacy Librarian
• library_at_lmunet.edu
• 423-869-7079

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Accessing the Library

• Four easy steps
• 1. Go to www.lmunet.edu/library.
• Click on electronic databases
• 2. Find a suitable database
• 3. Use the cream card to get logged in (if off
  campus).
• 4. Search for your topic!

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Library Terminology Periodicals

• Fulltext, citation, abstract
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Journals
• Scholarly
• Peer Reviewed/Refereed
• To determine the status of a periodical, contact
  the library.

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Philosopher Biographies

• Biography Resource Center
• A comprehensive database of biographical
  information on nearly 300,000 notable people
  throughout history, around the world, and across
  all disciplines and subject areas. The database
  also includes full-text articles from nearly 250
  periodicals. Search for people based on one or
  more personal facts such as birth and death
  years, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or
  gender, or combine criteria to create a
  highly-targeted custom search path.
• Search for philosophers such as Confucius, Saint
  Thomas Aquinas, Socrates, etc.

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Research vs. Full-text

• Step 1 ERIC
• Conduct a search of the comprehensive education
  database
• Identify appropriate sources on your topic
• Step 2 Get the Full-text
• If full-text is unavailable in ERIC, search in
  other databases
• Request an Inter-library Loan

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Type in the library username and password, then
click Submit
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Interlibrary Loan Document Delivery
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APA Style Citation

• Print
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association (5th Edition)
• Electronic (Examples)
• LMU Library
• www.lmunet.edu/library/research/citing/apa.html
• Duke University
• www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited

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Anatomy of APA Style

• Book
• Author, A. A. (2000). Title of work. Location
  Publisher.
• Article
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C.
  (2001). Title of article. Title of Periodical,
  xx(x), xxx-xxx.
• Online Periodical
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C.
  (2002). Title of article. Title of Periodical,
  xx, xxx-xxx. Retrieved month day, year, from
  source.
• Online Document
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C.
  (2004). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year,
  from source.

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Anatomy of a Reference Page

• References
• Author, A. A. (2000). Title of work. Location
  Publisher.
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C.
  (2001). Title of article. Title of Periodical,
  xx(x), xxx-xxx.
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C.
  (2002). Title of article. Title of Periodical,
  xx, xxx-xxx. Retrieved month day, year, from
  source.
• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C.
  (2004). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year,
  from source.

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Website Evaluation

• Who made the website?
• Author Credibility
• Why did they make the website?
• Purpose/Objectivity (no bias)
• What have they made?
• Content (accurate information)
• How well did they make it?
• Appearance (grammar/spelling errors,
  organization, etc.)

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Contacting the Library

• We can put together a Topic Guide for you to
  follow if you have trouble. Just let us know what
  youre searching for!
• Email library_at_lmunet.edu
• Call 1(800)325-0900 ext. 7079
• 24 hour response time!

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Use these slides!

• These slides are available on the LMU library
  webpage. Feel free to use them while conducting
  your research.
• http//www.lmunet.edu/library/instruction/presenta
  tions/index.html