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Library Research Essentials: Your Guide to Efficient Research in 50 Minutes

Learn the essential techniques for effective library research in just 50 minutes. Discover key tools, databases, and resources to enhance your research skills efficiently.

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Library Research Essentials: Your Guide to Efficient Research in 50 Minutes

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  1. 10 Library Research Essentialsin 50 Minutes Dale Vidmar Hannon Library Southern Oregon University vidmar@sou.edu http://webpages.sou.edu/~vidmar/ii2011/ 10essentials.pptx Instructional Institute 2011 Southern Oregon University September 20, 2011

  2. #1 Library Web Site • http://hanlib.sou.edu • Library Research Guides • Generic Access to Library Catalog and Databases • General Library Information – Hours, Contact Info, Services • News and Events

  3. #2 Research Guides • http://hanlib.sou.edu/research/ subject.html • Direct Link to Catalog, Databases and Other Resources for the Subject/ Discipline • Organized by Discipline • How-to Assistance • Librarian Subject Specialist

  4. #3 Library Catalog • Hannon Library Catalog - http://lib.sou.edu/search/X • Materials from the Hannon Library • Access Your Account: • Renew Materials • Reserves • Course • Instructor • Textbook Share • Help

  5. #4 Summit Catalog • http://summit.worldcat.org/ advancedsearch# • Materials from the Hannon Library and 35 Other Libraries • Almost 29 Million Items and About 9.2 Individual Titles • Preview Texts – Google Scholar • Check-Out Items for 6 weeks • Free Delivery to Hannon Library

  6. #5 Article Databases • Databases to Search for Scholarly Articles in All Disciplines • EBSCO Interface – Common Interface for Multiple Databases • Access to Full Text and Non- Full Text • Keyword vs. Subject Heading

  7. #6 Find @ SOU • Link Resolver • Check for Available Full Text • Works within Databases and Google Scholar • 3 Ways to Access Full Text Articles • .pdf or html • Find @ SOU – Follow Links • InterLibrary Loan

  8. #7 Information Management • Login to Accounts in MyEBSCO, Gale, FirstSearch, and Others • Save Retrieved Citations with Full Text when Available • Save Searches • Set Alerts • Persistent Links to Searches

  9. #8 Citing and Citations • Citation Generators in Databases • Tools to Generate Citations – RefWorks, Endnotes, Zotero, Word, Citation Machine, etc. • Correct Citations Rather than Create Citation • Sources to Help Check Citations: http://hanlib.sou.edu/reference/citing.html

  10. #9 Digital Collections • http://hanlib.sou.edu/ir/ • SODA (Southern Oregon Digital Archives) • Scholarship @ SOU • Faculty Scholarship • Student Scholarship • University Archives • More Digital@SOU • Britt, Shakespeare, SOU History, etc.

  11. #10 Ask Us • Reference Desk • Email • Phone • 24/7 Virtual Reference • http://www.oregonlibraries.net/ widget/sou • One-on-One Individual Consultations with Librarian • Library Research Instruction

  12. 10 Library Research Essentialsin 50 Minutes Dale Vidmar Hannon Library Southern Oregon University vidmar@sou.edu http://webpages.sou.edu/~vidmar/ii2011/ 10essentials.pptx Instructional Institute 2011 Southern Oregon University September 20, 2011

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