ENGL 101

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ENGL 351/451
Victorian Literature and Culture
Library Skills Tutorial 24 April 2006
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Session Aims

• In this session, you will learn how to
• Use the Reference Collection
• Find e-reserve items and past exam papers
• Use the Online Catalogue
• Access full-text articles using JSTOR

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Reference Collection

• Found on the Ground Floor of Dixson Library
• Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries and
  bibliographies
• Most entries written by experts
• Reference items cannot be borrowed
• Reference items are in the catalogue with R
  call numbers, eg R821.8

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Some Useful Reference Items

• Gale Criticism Series eg Nineteenth Century
  Literature Criticism (R809.04/N714)
• Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory
  Approaches, Scholars, Terms (R801.9503/E56)
• Annual Bibliography of English Language and
  Literature (R820.16/A615)

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E-reserve

• Link to e-reserve available from Library page at
  http//www.une.edu.au/library
• Requires UNE username/password
• Contains high demand items in Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
  format
• Fast printing from lab computers in Library and
  IT Building

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Exam database

• Available from exams link on Library page
• Includes all past exam papers that have been
  released for public access
• Requires UNE username/password
• Past papers are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format

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Online Catalogue

• Link to Catalogue on Library page
• Find items by author using browse (author) search
  and family name and initial(s), eg Dickens C or
  Thackeray W M
• Find items about an author by a keyword (subject
  search)
• Does not require a UNE username/ password (unless
  renewing loans)

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Finding Subject Headings

• Perform a simple browse (title) search, eg
  Shakespeare
• Click on Full link next to item title
• Click on subject heading, eg Trollope, Anthony,
  1815-1882
• Subject headings are also findable by simple
  keyword search, eg Trollope

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Renewing Loans

• Click on catalogue link
• Click on Renew Loans
• Enter Patron ID and Password
• Renew by clicking on button next to title of
  items
• If limit has been reached or item has been
  requested by another user, no button appears. You
  must return the item to us

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JSTOR

• Contains the full-text of 65 academic journals
  on Language and Literature
• Search by article title or in full-text content
• Results available in seconds
• All full text
• Limit results to specific years or individual
  titles, English Journal

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Accessing JSTOR

• Go to Library page at http//www.une.edu.au/libr
  ary
• Click on e-resources
• Choose JSTOR from Quick Links
• Click on Advanced Search

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Searching JSTOR

• Enter ltVictorianismgt in the first search box
• Click in the Article check box
• Limit your search to specific years, if required
• Click in the Language and Literature check box
• Click on the Search button

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Finding Journals

• Go to Library Catalogue
• Click on Browse
• Enter the title of the journal in the Search box
• Choose Journal Title from the pull-down menu
• Click on Search button
• Look for Call No (usually begins with a P)

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Electronic Journals

• E-journal holdings have a note after the Journal
  Title in the Catalogue, eg English Journal
  Electronic Resource
• Click on the Title with Electronic Resource note
• Click on Multimedia Link in journal record
• Enter your UNE username/password

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What comes next

• Depends on index
• With ProQuest, you need to click on the
  Publications tab and then search for the title
• With Expanded Academic, you need to perform a
  Publication Search
• Otherwise you should reach the journal home page

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Recap

• There are useful items in the Reference
  Collection
• You can access e-reserve items and past exam
  papers online
• The Online Catalogue will help you find books by
  or about an author
• You can full-text articles using JSTOR

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Finally

• Have a look at eSKILLS UNE for more advice on
  information literacy
• Look at Indexes by discipline on the e-resources
  page
• Ask at the Information Desk or phone extn 2458 if
  you need further assistance