edpl wi 2014
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Resources for EDPL Students @
library.whatcom.ctc.edu
Research Help: 383-3285
During library hours 24-7 research chat on our website
Welcome to the library. You have access
to scholarly information and research help
from librarians at the “reference” desk or
by phone during library hours (look on our
website for library hours).
You also have 24/7 access to our online
resources via our articles/databases link
and 24/7 research help via an online chat
with reference librarians. Look for the
“askwa” link on our home page.
RESEARCH HELP
This is a picture of the “reference desk” in
the library and of all of the faculty
librarians that share the job of helping you
with the research process.
CIRCULATION AND RESERVES
Circulation:
Borrow books, CD’s
DVD’s
Reserves:
Borrow materials that
your instructors have
set aside
Borrow textbooks
The Circulation Desk is the first desk you
see as you enter the library. The circulation
staff are here to help you with checking
out materials. They can also help you with
the photocopy machines that are
adjacent to their desk.
The reserves collection is behind this desk
and you can request materials that your
instructor has set aside for your class. The
reserves collection also has selected
textbooks that you can check out for two hours. The textbooks cannot leave the
library!
JOURNALS, MAGAZINESAND NEWSPAPERS
This is our (physical) journal collection. The
sign above says “periodicals-backfiles,”
which is another name for a journal or
magazine or anything that is published
periodically, or, regularly.
Backfiles indicates that there are older
copies shelved under the displayed
journal.
A much larger collection of journals can
be found online (see slides 21 and 23 )
BOOKS AND OTHER COLLECTIONS
“the Stacks” Reference
All of the materials in the library’s physical collection are
in the library catalog. If the location in the catalog says
“stacks,” you can assume that the book (or CD or DVD)
can be checked out and that it resides upstairs. We do
have some mini-collections that have the “stacks” status,
because they can be checked out, but they are shelved
in a more convenient spot, on the main floor. ESL
Readers, Music CD’s, Children’s books and our Good
Reads are on the main floor. When in doubt, ask a
librarian!
Materials from the reference collection must be used in
the library and are shelved on the main floor.
There is an equivalent collection of e-books, films, music
and reference material that can be found in our online
collections, (see slide 21 )
To find a book, look for the record in our
online catalog, on our webpage.
Call Number
A CATALOG RECORD
Once you have entered a search and
selected a title/link, you will see a record
that resembles this.
Notice the “call number. This is the address
of the book on the shelf.
Lib
rary
of
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ress
BF: Psychology
HM: Sociology
ND: Painting
M: Music
CALL NUMBERS
The call number can be found on the
spine of the book and will match the call
number in the catalog record. Our library
uses the Library of Congress classification
system (not the Dewy Decimal system) in
an attempt to shelve materials with similar
subject matter in the same location.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESSClassification System
This call number has an additional line. The
yellow tab at the top indicates that this
book belongs in the reference section.
THE ONLINE COLLECTION
The library maintains (and pays for with
your tuition and tax dollars) more books,
films and music in our online collection,
which can be accessed by selecting the
Articles/databases link on our homepage.
ARTICLES/DATABASES
Reference
Credo Reference
Encyclopedia Britannica
Journals
Academic Search
Premiere
ProQuest Research
Library
E-books
eBook Collection
The first page of the Databases page
contains links to our major journal
databases. If you scroll further down the
page you will find an alphabetical list of all
of the “databases” that contain journal
articles, reference materials and more.
If you need a particular type of
information, ask a librarian to help you. We
are familiar of what resides in the
databases and can recommend places
to go.
SCHOLARLY AND POPULAR
Scholarly journals are a pivotal resource
for research. Maintaining a good scholarly
(or peer-reviewed) journal collection is the
responsibility of an academic library.
If you need to know more about what a
scholarly journal is and why it’s important,
see a librarian or visit IRIS, the library’s
online tutorial (see slide 25)
ONLINE TUTORIAL
If you need to know more about the
research process or about the scholarly
information available at our library, ask a
librarian at the reference desk or visit our
online tutorial on our webpage.
COME AGAIN!