BMC Libraries and what they can do for YOU

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BMC Libraries and what they can do for YOU!
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BMC Library is.

• Bricks Books
• Beings - your partners in learning and research
• Bytes - the electronic collection

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BMC Libraries Brick Mortar

• Canaday Library - Main Library
• Social Science Humanities
• Carpenter Library
• Art Archeology Library
• Collier Library
• Science Library
• Psychology Library
• Experimental Psychology

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BMC Libraries Whats inside?

• Books Journals
• Maps Images
• Multimedia - Videos, CDs, Microforms
• Special Collections, including
• historical manuscripts rare books
• archives, artifacts, and art objects

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BMC Library is...
A member of the Tri-College Consortium Libraries
along with

• Haverford College Library

• Swarthmore College Library

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What is the Tri-College Consortium?

• BMC, Haverford, and Swarthmore share a single
  library catalog TRIPOD

• You can request books and journals from the other
  libraries -- theyll be delivered the next day!

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BMC Libraries Beings

• Library Staff are available to answer your
  questions
• How do I get started on my paper?
• How do I find readings on electronic reserve?
• I need something not at BMC, can you get it for
  me?

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BMC Libraries Beings

• Library Staff make important Internet sites easy
  to find!!
• Many web sites are cataloged in the Tripod
  library catalog (search for Online/Computer
  Resources)!
• See a list of the latest WWW sites added to the
  collection here

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BMC Libraries Beings

• Library Staff work hard to choose the best
  resources for you!
• New electronic databases for general and
  subject-specific research
• The best reference resources and most important
  scholarly journals

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BMC Libraries Beings

• No question is too big or too small.
• Please ask us!

Where can I find research articles on molecular
structure?
Theres nothing in the Library on my topic!!
Can I get the Journal of Clinical Psychology
online?
Wheres Floor B?
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BMC Libraries Bytes
Access Electronic Collections from your room!
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Electronic Collections include

• WILSON INDEXES
• A great place to start your research!
• Find citations, abstracts, and full text
  articles from journals in every field!

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Electronic Collections include

• Journals online!

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Electronic Collections include

• Click on Ready Reference for Practical Tools
• Click on Online Resources -gt Philadelphia for
  Local information

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Electronic Collections include

• The new Electronic Reserves system!
• Get your class readings from your dorm room!

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Electronic Collections include

• A variety of sources
• Newspapers, magazines, transcripts
• Government and legal information
• Statistical data
• Databases for every discipline
• Here are some examples...

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Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

• Find full-text newspaper articles from around the
  country and world, including the New York Times
  back to 1980!
• Search NPR transcripts, legal cases, local news
  articles, and Time and Cosmopolitan Magazines!
• Much, much more...

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources web
page
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America History and Life

• Complete reference to articles and books on
  American history from prehistory to the present
• Citations from more than 2,000 journals from all
  over the world!
• More than 400,000 citations to date!

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
History web page
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Britannica Online

• The entire Encyclopaedia, and more!
• Continuously updated, with links to the
  dictionary and web sites
• A great place to start your research

Locate through Tripod or on Ready Reference web
page
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GenderWatch

• Full-text articles from publications focusing on
  women and gender
• International in scope
• Coverage is from the the 1970s through today!

Locate through Tripod or on Full Text Resources
web page
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Congressional Universe

• Full text of thousands of congressional
  publications!
• Track bills and legislation!
• Current info on all members and committees

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
United States web page
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IDEAL Library

• Full-text access to every journal from Academic
  Press
• Updated daily!
• Almost every major subject are is covered, from
  1996 through today!

Locate through Tripod or on Full Text Resources
web page
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index

• Find citations to biographical information on
  almost every famous person!
• This is an index of Whos Whos, biographical
  dictionaries, subject encyclopedias, and a
  variety of other reference works

Locate through Tripod or on Ready Reference web
page
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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

• Find articles from more than 1,000 journals
  worldwide on architecture, city planning, and
  other topics!
• Coverage is 1977 through the present

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
Fine Arts web page
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Bibliography of Asian Studies

• Find books, articles, and book chapters on all
  parts of Asia!
• Covers materials published since 1971

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
East Asian web page
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MLA Bibliography

• The premier index for literary and related
  studies, linguistics and folklore!
• Produced by the Modern Language Association
• Coverage from 1963 to the present

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
Modern Language Literature web page
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Anthropological Literature

• Find citations to books, articles, and chapters
  on all topics in anthropology and archaeology!
• Coverage begins in the 19th century
• Produced by Tozzer Library, Harvard University

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
Anthropology web page
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Womens Resources International

• The ultimate womens studies resource!
• More than 204,000 records drawn from nine
  essential womens studies databases
• Coverage from 1972 to present

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
Feminist Gender Studies web page
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Ethnic Newswatch

• Retrieve the full text of hundreds of articles
  from the ethnic and minority press in the U.S.!
• Searchable in both English and Spanish!
• A great way to access voices from outside the
  mainstream press

Locate through Tripod or on Full Text Resources
web page
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MathSciNet

• Find reviews and citations to research literature
  in mathematics and related fields!
• International in scope
• Coverage from 1940 through today!

Locate this resource through Tripod or on Online
Resources Mathematics web page
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PolicyFile

• Find information from public policy think tanks,
  university research programs, and more!
• Includes links to relevant web sites and some
  full text!

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
Political Science web page
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Bibliography of the History of Art

• Search the most comprehensive index for current
  literature on the history of art in Europe and
  the New World!
• Produced by the Getty Information Institute

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
History of Art web page
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Dissertation Abstracts

• Search the authoritative source for information
  about doctoral dissertations and masters theses
• Coverage from 1861 through last semester!

Locate through Tripod or on Ready Reference web
page
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GeoRef

• The premiere bibliographic database for the
  geosciences
• International in scope
• Find references to articles, books, maps,
  conference papers, theses, etc. dating back to
  1785!

Locate through Tripod or on Online Resources
Geology web page
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BMC Library is.

• Bricks Books
• Beings - your partners in learning and research
• Bytes - the electronic collection

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REMEMBER THIS!

• Come to the library! Were here to help.
• To access library resources from on or off
  campus, go to http//www.brynmawr.edu/library

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