BASIC INTRODUCTION

TO FINDING LIBRARY

RESOURCES

Finding Materials for Augmentative Papers

Logging In

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Finding Books and Other

Resources

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Finding Items on the Shelf

Items from Another Campus

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Placing a Hold Request

Interlibrary Loan Search

Interlibrary Loan Search

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Requesting an Interlibrary Loan

Summary on Books

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Books from the Lake Worth Campus, other

PBSC Campus Libraries, or one of the other

28 state colleges can be found in the catalog.

Online Resources

Evaluating Websites

Accuracy: Can the information given be verified by other sources? Are there spelling or other obvious errors that indicate less than scrupulous standards of publication?

Authority: Who is the author of the information? What are this person's qualifications for writing on this subject? Is the Web site sponsored by a reputable organization?

Objectivity: What are the aims and goals of the author? Is the material biased or presented to persuade the reader to adopt the writer's point of view? If the site is sponsored by a particular organization, are the goals and views of that organization presented clearly?

Currency: How up-to-date is the material presented? Is this important? Are the publication date or dates of subsequent updates easily determined?

Coverage: To what depth are the issues explored? If some aspects of the subject are not discussed is the reader told? These standards should be used by the researcher only as a guide to the reliability of the information presented.

Domain

.org

.edu

.gov

Best Option, Library Databases

Usually a collection of articles

Reviewed for accuracy and authority

Around 100 databases to choose

from

Many subject specific

Access from Home or On Campus

Databases

Selecting Opposing Viewpoints

Selecting Opposing Viewpoints

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Operators

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Many Databases to Chose

From

Academic OneFile Health and Wellness Resource

Center

Academic Search Complete Issues and Controversies

Americas Newspapers General OneFile

Biography in Context JSTOR

Business Source Complete New York Times

CINAHL OmniFile Full Text

CQ Researcher PsycArticles

DemographicsNow Science in Context

Education Research Complete Social Sciences Full Text

ERIC Many more…………..

Library Databases

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Library databases provide reliable sources for

college level papers

You can search for article in the library’s

catalog, but going through an individual

database may prove more efficient

There are over one hundred databases, ask a

librarian to help you find the right one

Questions