su2011 library orientation abridged
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Welcome to the Library!
Orientation to Research(Abridged)
Library HoursIncluding the Cyber-Lab
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM
in Cafeteria Building 300!
Virtual Library Hours
Monday - Thursday: 5:30 AM to 7:30 PM
Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
YUBA COLLEGE
MARYSVILLE HIGH
Types of Informational Sources
Books
Newspapers
Blogs
Magazines
Interviews
Social Media
Radio &TV
Journals
Informational Formats
• Web-Based Resources
Internet vs. Subscription Resources (Databases)
• Books
• Journals & Periodical Articles (magazines)
• Other Resources (presentations, conversations, Emails, etc…)
Review of Information Time Frame
Time Frame Report of
Event Where to Find
Seconds/ Minutes
News Organizations
TV, News Websites, Social Networks
Day / Days+ NewspapersLibrary Research
Databases, Online newspapers
Week / Weeks+ Magazines Library Research Databases
6 Months+ Journals Library Research Databases
1+ Years Books Library Catalog
2-10 Years Reference Sources
Library Catalog
Where to find sources
Books Articles
• Library Catalog• NetLibrary • Google Books• Amazon.com• Worldcat.org
• Library Databases • Google Scholar • Anthologies
(articles within a book)
More comprehensive More current
http://yc.yccd.edu/academics/library.aspx
Online Public Access
Catalog
New Catalog Features
Place requests
Renew materials
View account information
Keep reading history
Save searches
Dewey Subject Classification
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Language
500 Natural sciences & mathematics
600 Technology (Applied sciences)
700 The arts
800 Literature & rhetoric
900 Geography & history
To Refine Online Searches
1. Identify multiple keywords
2. Conduct searches using different combinations of synonyms and related items
3. Find new terms in the sources you locate and search with them
4. Use quotation marks around words you want linked
5. Use words AND, NOT, OR to combine search terms
From “Sequence to Academic Writing”
Plagiarism …
Taking someone’s work, words, or ideas and using them as your own.!!
Ways to avoid it… Paraphrasing Summarizing Quoting
CUT&
Paste
Reference Resources =• General and Specialized
Encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, etc.
Don’t always come up in the catalog
Great for Preliminary Research:
Finding Facts
Quick Overview, basic understanding
Checking Facts
Ask a librarian for assistance
Wikipedia
Library in MyCampus Portal
Evaluating Resources Digital or Print
From “The Writer’s Harbrace handbook”
ebrary
Credo Reference
Search Engines
Google -- http://www.google.com
Yippy.com -- http://www.yippy.com/
Ask.Com -- http://ask.com
iseek.com -- http://iseek.com
Internet Pathfinders/Search Directories
INFOMINE -- http://infomine.ucr.edu
Internet Public Library -- http://www.ipl2.org
Open Directory -- http://dmoz.org
Yahoo! -- http://www.yahoo.com
WIKIPEDIA – NO CITING!
HOW YOU CAN USE IT
Almost anyone can edit - They must have an accountNo editors – Democratized & free informationNo fact checkers - CROWDSOURCINGNo accountability – Self correctingSporadic updates - SometimesNot controlled content –
Correct, no single entity controls the information!
Background Research -- References -- Search Terms
Best Wishes for a Great Semester!
Elena Heilman, Librarian
David Joyner, Evening Librarian
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