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NCCU Library Orientation for SLIS Students

Get acquainted with the libraries at North Carolina Central University and learn how to access books, journals, magazines, newspapers, theses, and videos. Discover the online catalog, electronic databases, and other resources available to support your research.

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NCCU Library Orientation for SLIS Students

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  1. North Caroline Central University James E. Shepard Memorial Library Library Orientation for NCCU SLIS Students Presented by Theodosia T. Shields, Ph.D. Director of Library Services Friday, August 19, 2011

  2. Our Libraries • James E. Shepard Memorial Library is named for the founder of the university, Dr. James E. Shepard. • Shepard serves as the main academic library and includes the CMC & Music Library. • There are two additional libraries on campus.

  3. Additional Libraries Law Library – 2nd Floor School of Law Building School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS) Library – 3rd Floor James E. Shepard Memorial Library

  4. Books Journals and Magazines Newspapers Federal Documents Masters Theses Print Indexes Electronic Databases Videos and DVDs Our Collection

  5. How to find books, journals, magazines, newspapers, theses and videos?

  6. The Online Catalog • The NCCU Online Catalog is accessible from the library’s home page. http://web.nccu.edu/shepardlibrary/ • The online catalog also allows you to search the library catalogs at Duke, NCSU, UNC-Chapel Hill, and other UNC System libraries. http://search.trln.org/

  7. How to Search the Catalog Different ways to search the catalog: Examples • Author – Johnson, Mary • Title – Health and Wellness Research • Subject – Health • Keyword – Students and Health Classification Systems: Library of Congress and Superintendent of Documents

  8. How To Find Articles Use indexes to find articles • Printed Indexes – located in the Serials Department. Examples: Business Periodicals Index Index to Black Periodicals • Electronic Databases - accessible through all computers on campus and remotely through the Web VPN server.

  9. Electronic Databases • Shepard Library provides access to over 100 electronic databases in a variety of subject areas. • NC LIVE http://www.nclive.org/index.phtml

  10. NC LIVE (North Carolina Libraries for Virtual Education) NC LIVE provides online access to: • Articles from over 9,000 newspapers, journals, magazines, encyclopedias; access to over 22,000 electronic books; and direct links to state and national agencies. • To access NC LIVE, log on to the library’s home page and click on NC LIVE from any campus location. For remote access call or stop by the Reference Department to obtain a password, or connect to and use the Web VPN.

  11. When Articles Are Not Full-text If the article you need is not full-text check: - Journal Finder http://journalfinder.uncg.edu/nccu - The library’s online catalog - Request it through Interlibrary Loan

  12. ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan) • Materials not available in the Shepard Library are borrowed from other libraries. • The Interlibrary Loan Request Form is available electronically from the library’s home page.

  13. Electronic Reserves DocutekERes http://eres.nccu.edu:81/eres/

  14. Library Instruction Request http://web.nccu.edu/forms/library/instructionrequest.htm

  15. Selected Databases of Interest • Academic Search Premier • Library Literature & Information Science • LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts • Mango Languages http://web.nccu.edu/shepardlibrary/tools/databases/redirection/mango.html • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) http://web.nccu.edu/library/tools/databases/redirection/ ProQuestDissertationsTheses.html • Subject Guides – LibGuides http://shepard.libguides.nccu.edu/

  16. Questions?

  17. Thank You! Theodosia T. Shields, Ph.D. Director of Library Services Office: (919) 530-5233 Fax: (919) 530-7612 tshields@nccu.edu

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