Library Resources for Education Students

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Library Resources for Education Students

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Part I. Library Web Site an Overview

• Important external links connect you to
  collections in cooperating Rhode island libraries
• The PC library web site spotlights over 100
  library programs called databases
• Access is available for reference works and the
  full text articles of 9,000 journals

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Two Routes to Research

• Search for Books using the Library Catalog
• Search for Articles

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Searching using the Library Catalog

• The catalog now contains electronic links to many
  types of materials
• Books, journal subscription titles, documents,
  media and other internet links
• This is a precise route to library resources

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Library Catalog Menu
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WORD Searching in the Library Catalog

• Keywords in Subjects
• Keywords in Titles and Content Notes
• Keywords in Combined Author and Title
• Keywords lead you to the official Library of
  Congress Subject headings

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Subject Searching in the Library Catalog

• Colleges use Library of Congress Subject
  Headings
• An alpha-numeric code represents the subjects
• The code label is on the back of the books
• This search method is precise and accurate

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Subject Searching
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Searching using Research Databases

• Search the Indexes
• By Title master index
• By Vendor
• By Subject

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Electronic Resources by Title
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Vendor Offerings

• EBSCO is an example of a vendor offering many
  products
• Special indexes link to full documents in other
  products

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Resources Listed by Subject
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Part II. RetrievingResources

• Facts from reference toolsprint or electronic
• Books from PC shelves or outside sources
• Journal articles

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Fast Facts with Electronic Reference Tools
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Retrieving Books
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Searching Other Libraries
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Full Text Electronic Journal Title Holdings
(9,000 Items)
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Choose Social and Behavioral Sciences Education
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Full Text Articles Using Databases
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ERIC Document Reproduction Service
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Part III. Your Next Step

• Visit the circulation department on the main
  level to activate your PC I. D. card as a library
  card
• Approach friendly library staff for assistance
• Access some of the 4.1 million volumes in RI
  libraries
• Select some of the 9,000 Journal subscriptions
  available electronically

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Open the Window of Learning Using Library
Resources
The End
And Your Beginning
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Credits

• Prepared by Connie Cameron, Web Services
  Coordinator and Reference Librarian
• Presented in the Electronic Classroom by James
  Salisbury, Access Services Librarian
• Prepared 12/19/2003