French Civilization FRN 212

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French CivilizationFRN 212

• Resources and Research Strategies
• November 20, 2008
• Dr. Patricia Lawlor
• Janice Schuster
• Coordinator of Reference Services and Reference
  Librarian
• Phillips Memorial Library
• Providence College
• 401-865-2631 office 401-865-2581 information
  station jschuster_at_providence.edu
• IM AIM, Yahoo, MSN PCLibChat

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To be covered today

• About the library collections and services
• Find your way guide to French Studies
• Locating books HELIN catalog (keyword and
  advanced searching)
• Locating articles MLA International
  Bibliography JSTOR

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About the library Collections

• Approx. 340,000 books and bound periodical
  volumes
• 1,650 current print periodical titles
• Access to over 40,000 full-text electronic
  journals
• Over 100 bibliographic and full-text electronic
  databases.

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About the library Services

• Reference assistance 401-865-2581
• Email reference reference_at_providence.edu
• Individualized research appointment
• refappt_at_providence.edu
• IM a PC librarian
• AIM, Yahoo, MSN PCLibChat

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Find your way guideFrench Studies

• Brief, introductory guide to research in modern
  languages
• From the library's home page, click on Find Your
  Way Guides under Special Features, then scroll
  down to Modern Languages and click on French
  Studies

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Locating books HELIN catalog What it is

• Higher Education Library Information Network
• Access to books, journals, magazines, and
  newspapers at 11 academic and 14 health sciences
  libraries in RI
• More about HELIN

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Locating booksHELIN catalog Keyword search

• From the librarys home page, click on Library
  Catalog under Quick Links
• Searches for keywords in author, title, and
  subject (also notes and contents)
• Example Search for Art Nouveau France on
  initial Encore search screen 29 records
• None in French, but could search for French
  Architecture Nouveau
• Click on French under Language on the left
  side 2 records
• HELIN request

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Locating books HELIN catalog Advanced search

• Click on Advanced search from initial Encore
  search screen
• Example Art Nouveau as a keyword AND French
  Architecture as second keyword 5 records
• Click on Modify search and choose French
  language 2 records
• HELIN request

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Locating articles MLA International
Bibliography What it is

• Major source for locating all types of literary
  criticism
• From library's home page, click on How do I
  find, Databases by A-Z
• No full text, but article might be available
  elsewhere.

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Locating articles MLA International
Bibliography How to use it

• Browse thesaurus for Art Nouveau
• Browse thesaurus for French Literature
• Search history/alerts combine above terms using
  Boolean AND

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Locating articles MLA International
Bibliography How to use it, slide 2

• Advanced search
• Add French under field LA Language
• 2 records
• Also try
• Art Nouveau
• AND French under LA Language
• 5 records

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Locating articles

• Shows options for locating the full text of an
  article
• Full text article might be available
• online
• in print journals at the library
• from other HELIN libraries via interlibrary
  loan

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Locating articles JSTOR What it is

• Full text digital archive we subscribe to all
  available areas
• From the librarys home page, click on How do I
  find, Databases A-Z

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Locating articles JSTOR How to use it

• Mouse-over Search and click on Advanced
• French Culture AND Art Nouveau in full text
• Scroll down to and change Article Language to
  French 541 records
• Narrow down?

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If you need further help

• Janice Schuster
• 401-865-2631 office 401-865-2581 reference desk
  jschuster_at_providence.edu IM AIM, Yahoo, MSN
  PCLibChat