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Guide to Cooper Library: An English 103 Resource

Guide to Cooper Library: An English 103 Resource. Instructor: Ashley Crider Fall 2009. Just a note….

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Guide to Cooper Library: An English 103 Resource

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  1. Guide to Cooper Library: An English 103 Resource Instructor: Ashley Crider Fall 2009

  2. Just a note… • This lecture is NOT designed to replace the Clemson Connect Library workshop. Instead I have built a lecture to be more specifically concerned with the research necessary to complete your English 103 assignments. • Let’s get started by first taking a look at the Cooper LibraryHomepage.

  3. You must register while you are on campus. • You can import/ export citations while browsing various databases in the library. • You can use “Write and Cite” to insert citations while you are working on a paper.

  4. For More info Contact… • Visit the Online tutorial at the Clemson Library’s Refworks homepage • Contact the reference desk via AIM, MSN, or YAHOO. Screen name: clemsonrefdesk • Contact the Refworksliason for Clemson: Contact Bobby Hollandsworth, RefWorks Coordinator (hollan4@clemson.edu; (864) 656-3118) • After you are registered for Refworks you will want to begin your search.

  5. Finding Articles First Click on “Find Articles” • You can click and search by subject or you can search by an alphabetical list. For this class, let’s search by clicking English • For a clearer example we are going to research a topic together. Our topic will be “ Technology in the Classroom”

  6. MLA Bibliography (EBSCO) • This database is best for articles related to literature and the very field of English. If you continue your studies on a Liberal Arts path this will be where you start FIRST almost ALWAYS! • First type in the search box the topic. • Practice with different combinations of Keywords to get different results. • Keywords are an art, thinking of your topic from several different perspectives will lend to several different combinations. (PAGE 8) • This is not just for MLA database or for Journal searching either, Keywords are helpful when searching the Catalog and the Internet! • Click through and show how to access an article through PDF full and how to access an article from the catalog. Tell students that sometimes articles are not available and you must order them from Interlibrary loan

  7. Interlibrary Loan • Before you click on the Interlibrary Loan button: • Gather as much information in the database as possible • Author, Title, Book, Article Type, Dates of article etc. (Anything that would go into a works cited) • Locate the accession number in the source information. The ILL website will ask for it! • Remember to Note the Database you found the source and the date you saw the source in the database.

  8. Interlibrary Loan Tips that Work • Register for an Interlibrary Account • Follow the directions to submit your request. • Wait for your request and check back often. Interlibrary loan requests sometimes take up to a week. (If it is particularly difficult for the librarian to find it might take longer) Another reason why it is important to have as much info as possible, the more thorough you are the quicker the request is possible. • Check back! They say they will contact you via email, but this has never happened for me.

  9. Other Databases…. • J-Stor • Has full text PDF’s and you can also export citations to Refworks • Project Muse • Sources from across academic subects. A great place to start for your sources for this course. Some full text PDF’s. • LexisNexis • is the GO TO SOURCE for current newspaper and Associated Press articles. • Historical New York Times • If your research is going to take you back in time, consider using the Historical New York Times to find what the current conversation of the day was in America. This houses articles from the 1800s to 2005.

  10. The Catalog (for Books, Info, Etc) • Search by Keyword, Title, Author or Subject • Remember to vary your search terms and use that list of keywords you’ve previously generated to do this. This insures you get the most ‘hits’ as possible! • Let’s try this for “Technology in the Classroom” • In addition to finding books in our library, sometimes you will have to borrow from another library in our system. PASCAL is a great way to do this, with books usually arriving in just a few short days. Click the PASCAL button in the database and follow directions to order.

  11. Real World Tips for PASCAL • Remember to check your library account often to see if your PASCAL book has been ‘checked in’ by the staff this is how you will know the book is available when they do not email as they promised. • Remember: If you lose a PASCAL book it can cost up to 150 dollars so be CAREFUL with them. • Remember: To pick your book up at the Circulation desk in the library.

  12. WEB RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH • Guide to Google • You can ‘Google’ your topic to see what you come up with • REMEMBER to follow the guidelines for Academic source criteria as we talked about previously. • A good guideline: .org, .edu, .gov. Occasionally .com’s are good to, just be sure they are reputable sources. • You can also visit GOOGLE scholar to do research for articles, you can see how many times an article has been • Purdue OWL A go to resource for paper writing and sources.

  13. Questions and Answers

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