print and electronic resources at the acc library as well as some great resources on the internet
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Print and Electronic Resources at the ACC Library
as well as some great resources on the Internet
The electronization of the library:
online databases and Internet
replacing/supplementing
print resources
Is the traditional bricks-and-mortar library
an endangered species?
• Information in the form of reference resources, periodicals and books are increasingly
available from home
Is the traditional bricks-and-mortar library
an endangered species?
• Print information is still superior to online information in terms of quantity and quality
Is the traditional bricks-and-mortar library
an endangered species?
• ACC Library print resources are still indispensable: e.g., business reference, literary criticisms, among others
Electronic Resources
• ACC Library website (CARL catalog and subscription databases)
• Internet resources
Reference• Virtual reference (retains element of
human interaction)• Dictionaries, encyclopedias,
handbooks, manuals, directories, legal resources, etc.
• Resources can be general or subject-specific
Reference
• Factual answers to who, what, when, where, why, how
• A few words or sentences: names, dates, statistics, brief explanations or narratives
ACC electronicreference resources
Library Web page:
http://www.arapahoe.edu/custom/LibraryDatabases.html
(special passwords available for access from home)
ACC Online Reference*accessible off-campus
• Encyclopedia Britannica* and World Book
• Associations Unlimited
• Statistical Universe
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
• Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
Internet Reference Resources
• www.ipl.org
• www.refdesk.com
Periodical Resources
• scholarly & trade journals
• magazines
• newspapers
Periodical Resources
• primary, peer-reviewed
• secondary
• current information
ACC Print PeriodicalResources
• 300 subscriptions (listed in “periodicals list”), available in hard copy and microform
• newspaper, magazine indexes, including Psychological Abstracts
• book review indexes• interlibrary loan
ACC Online PeriodicalResources (Subscription-based)• AskERIC• EBSCO Host• InfoTrac Magazine Index• Ingenta• Newsbank• OCLC• ProQuest
Internet PeriodicalResources
•findarticles.com
•infotrieve www3.infotrieve.com
•magportal.com
•Electric Library elibrary.com
•Internet Public Library ipl.org
•AJR Newslink newslink.org
Internet Periodical Resources
Electronic journals, e-zines, newsletters:• Directory of Scholarly Electronic Journals and • Academic Discussion Lists dsej.arl.org• Electronic Journal Miner coalliance.org/ejournal• E-zines.com• Harrasowitz de/ms/ejresguide.html#Journals• New Jour gort.ucds.edu/newjour• Newsletters, Journals and Zines on WWW• loria.fr/~charoy/zines.html
• E-journals.org
Book Resources:Library Catalogs
• CARLweb on ACC Library page
• other CARL library catalogs
• Prospector catalog
• ACLIN catalog
• OCLC
Book Resources:Library Catalogs
also useful for--
• interlibrary loan requests of books
• identifying libraries for walk-in use and checkout of books and periodicals with statewide library card
Book Resources:Online Full Text
• netLibrary on ACC Library page
• IPL Books Collection at ipl.org/div/books
• Project Gutenberg at promo.net/pg
• National Academy Press at nap.edu
Creating Effective Library Assignments: Ideas and Principles
• www.polk.cc.fl.us/it/library/infolit/assignments.html (also contains links)
• www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/ivc/library/ideas.htm
Selecting and Writing a Research Topic
Print Resources at ACC Library• Taking Sides (reference)• Opposing Viewpoints (circulates)• CQ Researcher (ref/circ)• 10,000 Ideas for Research Papers (ref/circ)• Encyclopedias (reference)• Newspapers and magazines• Table of contents and indexes of books
Selecting and Writing a Research Topic
• Print Resources at ACC Library:Manuals of style, such as MLA,
and how-to term paper manuals
searchable on CARLweb catalog
Selecting and Writing a Research Topic
Online Resources:• A+ Research and Writingwww.ipl.org/teen/aplus• Writing a Research Paperhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/• A Guide for Writing Research Papershttp://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml