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							        Welcome to


Navigating The Library
            for MLCS

       ByDenis Lacroix
 Romance Languages Librarian
     Rutherford Library
              Session Outline
•   Objectives
•   Library Website overview
•   Steps in writing a research paper
•   Searching for books
•   Locating books
•   Searching for journal articles
•   Interlibrary loans, reserve materials
•   Reference services
                   Objectives
• At the end of this session you will be able to
  – Formulate an effective search strategy
  – Find books, periodicals and other resources in the
    library catalogue
  – Locate articles on your topic using databases
  – Know where to find help
         Writing a Research Paper
1. Determine a topic to research, and get a
   broad overview (book, encyclopaedia)
2. Define your specific topic
3. Analyze the topic into key concepts
4. Develop a thesis statement.
                               Finding information is a
5. Find books              reiterative process throughout
6. Find articles               the writing assignment

7. Organize and write the research paper
   Writing a Research Paper Link
Library website:
www.library.ualberta.ca
           Starting the Search
• Research idea: e.g Vanguardism in Mexico
• Specific concepts: Vanguardism and Mexico
• Search for subject guides for basic information
  on your research concepts
  – Click on a Subject in the NEOS Browse by
   Subject menu or choose a general topic under
   Browse by Type
  – Choose your area and subject of interest
  – Choose a subject guide
Finding Books
 Has anyone ever found a book in the library
   catalogue that is not at U of A Libraries ?

• U of A Library catalogue = NEOS Library
                              Consortium Catalogue
• NEOS = a consortium of libraries sharing the same
  online catalogue, including all the U of A’s libraries, a
  number of government libraries such as Alberta
  Research Council, colleges such as Concordia, and
  many hospital libraries.
Searching for Books
    (steps 1 and 5)
              Other Search Options



   Adding variant
terms and truncating
  them will improve
 your search results.
 Check subject
  headings to
improve search
               Beyond Any Fields
• Various search features:
   – Any Fields : searches for the terms within the full item
     description (i.e. title, author, subject, publication note,
     physical description etc.)
   – Title : searches for the terms only in the title field
   – Author : searches for the terms only in the author field
   – Subject : searches for terms that describe what the
     work is about. Subject terms are assigned by library.
   – Periodical Title : searches for terms in all periodical
     titles
Understanding the Book Description or Record
Use the Request/Hold link to
obtain document from BARD
Use the Request/Hold link
to obtain document from
other library
Searching the
 MyiLibrary
  content
                Brief Exercise
• Find at least one book in the NEOS catalogue that
  is about Mexican films.


• Which subject headings, as listed in the catalogue
  records, best describe the general topic of films?
    Searching for Journal Articles
• Step 6 in the research process
• Journal articles are not listed in the Library
  Catalogue; only the journals that contain them
  are.
• Journals or periodicals are of all kinds:
  scholarly (e.g. Studies in Latin American
  Popular Culture) and popular (e.g. Maclean’s)
  – Scholarly vs. popular
• Use Databases to find articles.
Scholarly vs. popular
             Electronic Databases
 General Humanities: MLA, Humanities Full Text*, Web of
 Science*, IBZ*, Humanities International Complete*, Periodicals
 Index Online*, Historical Abstracts, Sociological Abs.*, BHI,
 Literature Resource Center.
 Films: Film & Televison Literature Index*, Art
 Abstracts*, Communication & Mass Media Complete*,
 International Index to Performing Arts*
 Newspapers: Paper of Record, Factiva*, NewspaperDirect
 Women’s Studies: Contemporary Women’s Issues, Gender
 Studies
 World-wide or Rare Resources (books & articles): Centre for
 Research Libraries (CRL), OCLC WorldCat.
 Theses: Proquest Dissertations and Theses Full Text,
 Index to Theses.
         Subject Specific Databases
•French: Francis, Repère, Érudit, CAIRN, CBCA, CPI.Q
•Spanish & Latin American Studies: HAPI, HLAS, Caribbean
Abstracts, Latin Americanist Research Resources Project, Clase,
Bibliografía de literatura española desde 1980.
•Italian: Italinemo, AIDA
•German: Bibliographie der Deutschen Sprach – und
Literaturwissenschaft, IDZ, DaSinD
•Slavic Studies: ABSEES, EBSEES, Social Sciences &
Humanities Journals from Russia, Ukrainian Publications, Central
and Eastern European Online Library, Rubrikon, Russian National
Bibliography
       Linguistics and Translation
• Linguistics: LLBA, Linguistics Abstracts,
  Bibliography of Linguistic Literature, Bibliography of
  Metaphor & Metonymy, Bibliography of Pragmatics,
  BL Online
• Translation: Translation Studies Abstracts,
  Translation Studies Bibliography, Termium, Le Grand
  Dictionnaire terminologique, Inter Active Terminology
  for Europe
• Bibliography of Translations: Index Translationum
    Finding Databases and Articles
• Under the Browse by Subject heading on the
  left-hand side of the Library’s Webpage or the
  Subject tab in the menu bar, click on your
  research area.
• You will find a list of recommended databases
  on the right and, on the left, QuickStart guides
  to help get you started on your research project.
• E.g. Click on Arts       Languages & Literatures
• Click on MLA International Bibliography
1
    No results! Check terms for
    appropriateness in MLA




                            Use Select a Field, unless
2                           there are too many results
                            and you are sure of the
                            Subject Heading
Input 1 concept / box

                         If necessary, select a more
                         specific field after initially
                         searching all of the fields.




   Limit results
   further by choosing
   the following
   options above
Use the Thesaurus
to discover subject
     headings!
 Get It! (for full-text)




Search book title in Catalogue
Finding a Print Journal
Electronic Access to Journals
Finding the Full-Text without GetIt!
                   Access to Theses
Search for
the thesis title
Click on the pdf link
to open the thesis.
Exporting Information
                   Exercise

• Find a peer-reviewed journal article using the
  MLA International Bibliography database
  about Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz in films.
   Practise Searching for a Citation
• Refer to the following citation :




• Find the periodical title in the NEOS Catalogue
• Find the article. Is it available online?
Try finding the article using Get It Citation
  Linker
1 Access Link!
Check coverage
dates for access!




 E-copies
       Writing the Research Paper
• Online resources available
  – go to the main Library Webpage
  – On the left-hand side, under Browse by Type,
     • click on All Types and choose
        –Citation Guides, or
        –Research Guides
• Refworks is another online tool that may help you in
  managing your citations and building bibliographies
  – Click on the RefWorks link below Quick Links
    on the main Library webpage
             Interlibrary Loans (ILL)
• Use this service if you cannot find a book,
  journal, or journal issue in the NEOS Library
  Catalogue.
• This is a free service that locates items in
  libraries all around the world, and brings them
  here for you.
• Please check The NEOS Library Catalogue
  before requesting an item on Interlibrary Loan.
• http://www.library.ualberta.ca/interlibraryloan/index.cfm or link
  to ILL form from GetIt Citation Linker.
             Reserve Materials
• Your professors have placed resources on
  reserve so that your whole class will have the
  chance to consult them. Their use is restricted.
• Reserve items are located behind the service
  desk in Rutherford Library North.
• Find the reserve item’s call number and enter
  the reserve room to find and check out the item.
  – Click on the Reserves link on the Library
    Catalogue’s main page
  – Search by Instructor or Course name,
    e.g. SPAN460
              Circulation Policies
• The OneCard is used to borrow items from the library.
   – OneCard barcode number and PIN: ILL and requesting or
     holding library materials
• Use your Campus Computing id & password for
  connecting to workstations or databases.
• Loan periods: undergrad students = 2 weeks
  grad students and professors = 4 months
• You may request any item that is checked out, but the
  minimum loan period is 2 weeks.
• Fines are serious. Renew items online, in-person, or by
  phone before the due date.
• Check My Account for due dates, renewal, and item
  requests.
                Reference Services
• The Reference Desk is always a good place to start
  your research. Library staff is there to help you get
  started in the right direction.




• Get to know the liaison librarians in your subject areas:
  Erika Banski, Denis Lacroix...
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