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English 35 101

English 35 101. Ibarra/Shabelnik. Welcome to Rio Hondo College Library. Information covered in class: About the library Overview of the library web site Understanding Call Numbers Searching Rio WebCat. Get to know the library …. REFERENCE BOOKS & LIBRARIANS 2 nd floor.

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English 35 101

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  1. English 35 101 Ibarra/Shabelnik

  2. Welcome to Rio Hondo College Library Information covered in class: • About the library • Overview of the library web site • Understanding Call Numbers • Searching Rio WebCat

  3. Get to know the library… REFERENCE BOOKS & LIBRARIANS 2nd floor CIRCULATING BOOKS A-PN 4th Floor PQ-Z 3rd Floor CIRC/RESERVES 3rd Floor - behind the circulation desk

  4. Get to know the Library… • Second Floor – Reference/Information Desk (Ask Here) • Reference Books: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Almanacs • Law Collection • Opposing Viewpoints, Taking Sides books • Periodicals (Magazines & Newspapers) • Online Databases/Online Catalog Workstations • Internet/Microsoft Office Workstations • Printer • Photocopier/Copy-Card Machine • Microform Reader/Printers • Group Study Rooms/Study Areas

  5. Get to know the Library… • Third Floor – Circulation Desk • Circulation Books (Call Numbers PQ-Z) • Featured Books Area • Reserve Collection • McNaughton Collection • Pamphlets/Posters/Test Books/Phone Books • Compact Disks & Players • DVDs, Videos & Players • Cassette Tapes & Players/ Headphones • Online Catalog/Internet Workstations & Printer • Photocopiers/Typewriter • Library cards/ Fine Payments • Library Gallery/Orientation Room/ Study Areas • Used Books Sale

  6. Get to know the Library… • Fourth Floor – Quiet Studyaccess via inside stairs from THIRD Floor ONLY • Circulation Books (Call Numbers A-PN)

  7. Get to know the Library… • Library HoursMonday - Thursday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pmFriday: 7:00 am - 3:00 pmSaturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm- Library cards: Issued and Renewed at the Circulation Desk • Overdue Fines: 25 cents per day per item; to maximum $5 per item • Replacement Fees: Library Card - $5; Lost or damaged materials – Cost plus $10 processing fee • Loan Periods: Books, CDs, Cassettes, Pamphlets – 3 weeksShort term loan books – 1 weekReserve materials – 2 hours – Room use only • Periodicals & Reference books – Room Use Only • DVDs, Films & Videos – Room Use Only • - Photocopiers/Printers/Microform Printers – 10 cents per copy with Copy Card

  8. Understanding Call Numbers

  9. Understanding Call Numbers

  10. Research Sources SEARCH TOOL: LIBRARY CATALOG ENCYCLOPEDIAS Provide short entries/articles for an overview of the topic and its main ideas . SEARCH TOOL: PERIODICAL DATABASE BOOKS Give more information for an in-depth exploration of one or more aspects of the topic. (Example: Case study books, textbooks) MAGAZINE ARTICLES As short as encyclopedia articles, but instead of an overview, magazines narrow the focus to one or two specific aspects of a topic.

  11. Research Sources SEARCH TOOL: PERIODICAL DATABASE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Very brief news reports that focus on current events or topics currently in the news. INTERVIEWS BLOGS DOCUMENTARY FILMS STATISTICS GOVERNMENT REPORTS WEB SITES Etc. JOURNAL ARTICLES Lengthy scholarly research studies on an extremely focused aspect of a subject.

  12. Library Web Site – Key Research Portal FIND BOOKS FIND JOURNAL, MAGAZINE, AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

  13. Difference between Keyword and Subject Search Subject Searching Searches subject or descriptor field only Use only controlled terminology (may be from a Thesaurus) Many relevant items Low retrieval Keyword Searching Searches subject, title, author, content and abstract fields May search for any significant terms May retrieve many irrelevant items High number of retrieval

  14. Searching Rio WebCat: Keyword Search SEARCH THE LIBRARY CATALOG FOR BOOKS CLICK “SEARCH EVERYTHING”

  15. Searching Rio WebCat: Subject Search

  16. Searching Rio WebCat: Author Search

  17. Searching Rio WebCat: Author Search

  18. Searching Rio WebCat: Title Search

  19. BOOK IS FILED ON THE SHELF ALPHABETICALLY & NUMERICALLY “CIRCBKS” MEANS YOU CAN CHECK THE BOOK OUT “REFERENCE” MEANS YOU CAN’T CHECK THE BOOK OUT CLICK “VIEW” FOR MORE INFO ON THE BOOK’S CONTENTS

  20. Searching Rio WebCat: Reserve Desk

  21. Searching Rio WebCat: Reserve Desk

  22. The Research Strategy Step 1: Narrow your topic to one manageable issue. Step 2: The words are key: create a good keyword search strategy. Step 3: Start searching for scholarly research.

  23. 1. Narrow your topic LEGAL MEDICAL • Government Policy. • Minors. • Smoking in public • places. • Tobacco companies’ • liability for smoking • related deaths. TOBACCO & SMOKING • Lung diseases • Addiction • Cessation • Prevention • Deaths • Second-hand smoke ECONOMIC SOCIAL CULTURAL • Cost of treating • smoking-related • illness. • Taxes • Industry • Advertising • Peer pressure • Stereotypes • Public opinion • Changing public • opinion • Smoking in public • Native traditional • tobacco • Age limits • Cultural history

  24. Example of Narrowed Topic Animal Cruelty “Is horse racing cruel and dangerous to horses?” Research requirements: • Discover potential health risks to horses from racing. • Examination of injuries to racing horses. • Your own analysis based from your findings.

  25. Example of Narrowed Topic Same Sex Marriage “Who does same sex marriage hurt?” Research requirements: • Research and list reasons people and groups oppose same sex marriage. • Examine those reasons that have an affect on people. • Take one side or the other, and use research findings to support your conclusion.

  26. How to narrow your topic: two steps Topic: Should prostitution be legal or illegal? 1. Read overview of subject in a subject encyclopedia. • i.e. Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment 2. Look for research questions identified in encyclopedia article. New Topic: Do legalization programs promote the customer’s well being or the prostitute’s? Comparison of working conditions for prostitutes in Nevada, Australia, and the Netherlands.

  27. Sources to use to narrow your topic The following sources provide excellent scholarly summaries for many topics: • CQ ResearcherAvailable on campus using the CQ Researcher database: http://library.riohondo.edu/ • Subject Encyclopedias – Print or OnlinePrint: on the 2nd Floor of Library (see a librarian to find your subject).Online: Gale Virtual Reference http://library.riohondo.edu/

  28. 2. Identify the Best Keywords • 1. What is my issue? • Example: Prostitution • What do I want to know? • Do legalization programs promote the customer’s well being or the prostitute’s? Comparison of working conditions for prostitutes in Nevada, Australia, and the Netherlands. • What are the main keywords in the question? • Prostitutes Legalization Working conditions • Nevada Australia Netherlands

  29. Construct a keyword search 4. What are other forms of my keywords? Prostitution (prostitution OR “sex workers”) “sex workers” prostitut* SIMILAR & RELATED TERMS Find ALL related resources PHRASE SEARCHING Use “quotation marks” around common phrases TRUNCATION Searches for all words with the same stem (prostitute, prostitutes, prostitution)

  30. 3. Start Searching! • Put your keywords together and use them to search both periodical databases and internet search engines: (prostitut* OR “sex workers”) AND (legalization OR legalisation) AND work* AND conditions

  31. QUESTIONS? Tatiana Shabelnik – tshabelnik@riohondo.edu Thank you for visiting Rio Hondo College Library! http://library.riohondo.edu/

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