Using the Library

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Using the Library
more efficiently
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Reference Sources

• Book reviews
• Dictionaries
• Directories
• General subject encyclopedias
• Manuals, guides, etc.

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Finding Books and Non-Print

• Library On-Line Catalog
• WebCat shows both GRO CUY items
• Point and click LEFT mouse button
• Library of Congress classification system
• Alpha-numeric call numbers used to find
  books/non-print in various locations

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Inter-Library Loan

• Cuyamaca -- daily courier service
• San Diego State University
• Access SDSU PAC from our home page
• Fill out request form and turn in to Reference
  Librarian
• 2 - 3 day turnaround time
• No charge for borrowing books
• Fifteen cents per page for articles

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Finding Articles in Periodicals

• Printed Indexes
• Readers Guide to Periodical Literature is
  our only general index
• Alphabetical listing according to subject
• Other indexes are for scholarly periodicals and
  newspapers

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Sample Citation from Readers Guide to
Periodical Literature
FOSSILS The looting of Bulgaria. D.W.
Bailey. il
Archaeology v46 p 26-7 D 92 GARBAGE
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Finding Articles in Databases

• EBSCO Academic Search Elite
• Off-campus access
• Full-text and/or page image available
• for SOME articles (citation for ALL)
• Defaults to Basic Search user can switch to
  Guided (or Expert) Search

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Periodical Databases

• InfoTrac Off-campus access
• Academic Index
• Business Index
• OneFile (newest)