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Accessing Electronic Resources. in. Hester Memorial Library. There are four types of electronic resources available:. 1. Internet website. 2. Online catalog. 3. Electronic databases. 4. E-books. The Website. Contact information Hours of operation Holiday schedule

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Hester Memorial Library

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  1. Accessing Electronic Resources in Hester Memorial Library

  2. There are four types of electronic resources available: 1. Internet website 2. Online catalog 3. Electronic databases 4. E-books

  3. The Website • Contact information • Hours of operation • Holiday schedule • Information about the library departments • Reference helps such as citation style guides • Links to electronic databases and to an index of print periodicals in the collection The library’s website includes resources such as:

  4. To access the website …. • Go to the NGU website at www.ngu.edu: • Scroll down the home page to the lower, left-hand side. • Click on the Hester Library icon.

  5. The Online Catalog The online catalog includes records for every item in the library’s General Collection, including: • Audiobooks • Books (print) • DVD and VHS recordings • CDs It does NOT include records for items in the Archives or the Miller Bible Museum.

  6. To access the online catalog: • Go to the NGU website at www.ngu.edu • Scroll down the home page to the lower, left-hand side. • Click on the Hester Memorial Library icon. • Click on the Online Catalogs link in the sidebar list.

  7. Catalog, cont. 5. Click on the NGU link

  8. Using the Catalog You can search the catalog by: • Keyword • Title • Author • LC Call Number (Library of Congress) • Subject • ISBN/ISSN

  9. Electronic Databases The library maintains subscriptions to more than 100 electronic databases of professional and peer-reviewed journals in a wide variety of academic fields, including (but not limited to) art, business, history, music, religion, sciences and theatre.

  10. Accessing the Databases • The databases can be used to locate journal articles. Most provide full-text articles, although some provide only citations. • All of the databases are available on the “Databases & eBooks” page of the library’s website. • Users are required to enter their NGU network username & password for access.

  11. You will only have to enter your username and password at the beginning of your research session.

  12. Search Tips • Each database has its own set of rules for search strategies, so check the help page if you need help. • The reference staff can also assist you. • Most databases have basic and advanced search interfaces. Basic is best for single terms or phrases. • Advanced search is best for combining multiple terms.

  13. Search Tips: Boolean Operators To combine search terms, you may use Boolean operators These are common to most databases: AND specifies that both words must occur in the record. OR specifies that one or both words must occur in the record. NOT specifies that the word before the operator must occur in the record, but the word following the operator must not.

  14. Search Tips: Truncation • Truncation allows you to shorten a search term in order to retrieve all forms of the word. In many databases, truncation is represented by an asterisk. • For example, searching for “manag*” retrieves documents containing the words “manage”, “management”, “manager”, etc.

  15. Search Tips: Truncation • Truncation allows you to shorten a search term in order to retrieve all forms of the word. In many databases, truncation is represented by an asterisk.

  16. Search Tips: Limiting & Expanding Other ways of limiting or expanding searches include: • Limiting to full-text articles • Limiting the dates of publication • Specifying certain publications, formats or authors • Retrieving only articles from peer-reviewed/scholarly journals • Searching for term matches in the full-text of the article rather than just the title or abstract • Searching for broader or more specific terms to expand or limit results accordingly

  17. E-books

  18. Questions??? Telephone: 864-977-7094 Mary Diones - Reference Librarian Leslie Brown - Reference Librarian Hannah Allford - Reference Assistant Email: reference@ngu.edu Hester Memorial Library has two full-time reference librarians on faculty. Feel free to contact them if you have any questions or need any further assistance. Presentation created January, 2010 by Leslie M. Brown

  19. Starting Your Research The following is a selection of databases that would be good starting points for academic research. Multidisciplinary Research • Academic Search Premier • EBSCO Databases Group • JSTOR Arts and Sciences • Religion • ATLA • ATLAS • Religion & Philosophy Collection Business • The Blue Book • Business Source Premier • Regional Business News

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