Transcript ENG 102 -- Prof. Gossage`s Class

ENG 102 Library Instruction
Ning Zou :: Reference & Instruction Librarian
Outline
• Finding Books and Journal Articles (30
minutes)
– How to find books using eQuest – library’s online
catalog
– How to find and loan books that we don’t have - WorldCat
– How to find journal articles using Academic
Search Premier
– Web evaluation
• Post-test (15 minutes)
• Practice makes perfect (30 minutes)
Finding books using eQuest
• eQuest – Library’s online catalog
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Books
Government documents
Videos
And more
Library’s tutorial on How to find books [http://www.library.eku.edu/tutorials]
Finding books using WorldCat
• Covers books and other materials in
libraries worldwide
• Is available both on-campus and offcampus through OCLC FirstSearch
General database
Interlibrary loan service (It’s free!)
• Search WorldCat to find the materials
you need
• Fill out the online ILL form
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Go to library’s homepage www.library.eku.edu
Click the Interlibrary Loan link under Services
Click the Logon to ILLiad link
Follow the first time user instruction
ILL usually takes a week or so
Come pick up your loaned material at the circulation desk
in Crabbe Library after you receive an email notification
(please bring your student ID)
Finding journal articles using library
databases
• Academic Search Premier
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource
Center
• CQ Researcher
• Newsbank
Library’s tutorial on How to use Academic Search Premier
[http://www.library.eku.edu/tutorials]
Searching tips
• Combine keyword and subject search
• Use synonyms and use OR to combine
all the synonyms
• Use “ “ when search a phrase
• Use * to truncate words with same root
(sleep* = sleep, sleeping, etc.)
• Start with a broad search and narrow
down your search results by adding
more specific topics
Keywords you can use for your
topics
• Sleep and “human beings”
• Sleep and “brain activities”
• Sleep* and aid* and children
Web evaluation
• Anybody who has a computer,
internet connection, and a web host
can publish a webpage (from1st
grader and above perhaps)
• Refer to the web evaluation handout
and evaluate the information you
retrieved from the internet
Post-test
• Please follow the instruction to the ENG
102 Information Literacy Post-test
– Go to the library’s homepage
– Click Library Instruction under Services
– Click the ENG 102 Information Literacy
Post-test
Getting Help
• Reference desk
– One on one help with your assignment, research
paper, and any reference questions
• By appointment
– Call me: 859.622.3052
– Email me: [email protected]
• IM us
– Screen name: ekulibraries
– The Instant help widget button on the Find
Articles page