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LIBRARY INSTRUCTION
Jacqueline A. GillAssociate [email protected]://learningthelibrary.com
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CCNY ResourcesCCNY Resources
Contents• EBSCO HOST • ETHNIC NEWSWATCH• CUNY+• J-STOR• LEXIS-NEXIS• SEARCHING FROM HOME
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST
• From the City College Library homepage click the Quick Links icon to go the the City College Library Resource page.
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST
• Click the link for EBSCOHost Premier.
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SEARCHING FROM HOMESEARCHING FROM HOME Fill in your email
address and create a password.
First time users and those who have forgotten their password will be asked to enter their barcode number.
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST
• Next to each database is a check box. Scroll down the page and select the databases by selecting the check box.
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST• Enter your
terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or, not) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search.
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST
• Additional options are available to
refine your search.
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST
• Results are shown for the topic HOMELESSNESS and NEW YORK .
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST• Each result
is numbered, and the available formats for the article are displayed-–HTML full text, PDF full text, or linked full text.
• Click the link to display the full text or go to the next page to see more results.
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST• PDF or
HTML full text can be saved to a diskette.
• The PDF text can only be viewed in the Adobe Acrobat software.
• If the software is not available on your computer it can be downloaded from Adobe's web site.
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST
• Click this link to send the Full text to your E-MAIL account.
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST• Enter your
e-mail address and subject and click send.
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EBSCOHOSTEBSCOHOST
• Click the “Continue“ link to return to your search results or begin a new search.
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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHETHNIC NEWSWATCH
• From the City College Libraries Licensed Resources page http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Menu.html click the link for Ethnic Newswatch.
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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHETHNIC NEWSWATCH
• Ethnic Newswatch is a database containing news, culture, and history from 2000+ of Ethnic, Minority, and Native press.
• The database can be viewed in English or Spanish languages.
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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHETHNIC NEWSWATCH
• This is the Advanced
Search page. Enter you topics
here.• Click “More
Search Options” to identify additional
search criteria.
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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHETHNIC NEWSWATCH
• This is the Results page.
• Additional topics
are suggested here.
• Click the “Full Text” link to view the complete article.
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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHETHNIC NEWSWATCH
• Full-text Article
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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHETHNIC NEWSWATCH• At the top of the
screen select link to print or e-mail.
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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHETHNIC NEWSWATCH
• Select full text.• Enter your name.• Your email
address.• The subject of the
email.• Optional – message• Click send.
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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHETHNIC NEWSWATCH
• A confirmation page will display.
• Click “document view” to return to the document sent.
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CUNY+CUNY+• What is CUNY+
• CUNY+ is the online catalog for all CUNY libraries, including the City College. It lists books, periodical titles, government documents, microforms, music recordings and scores, audio-visual materials, items on order and certain other library materials.
• CUNY+ is the primary tool for finding materials in the library.
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• From the City College Library homepage click CUNY+ Catalog.• http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/• CUNY+ may also be accessed from your home by entering the above address.
CUNY+CUNY+
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• Click the CUNY+ Catalog link.
CUNY+CUNY+
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• On the Basic Search page enter a keyword and search all fields within the CUNY database.
CUNY+CUNY+
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• Using the pull-down menu you can search by title, author, subject, or exact title.
CUNY+CUNY+
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• Searching will retrieve all titles within the CUNY UNION CATALOG.
• Or select INDIVIDUAL CUNY libraries to search the catalog of only one library.
CUNY+CUNY+
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• By clicking the name of the college you can search its holdings.
CUNY+CUNY+
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• This search retrieved all titles authored by Toni Morrison which are found in the City College Library.
• Click the number to see the full record.
• Or you can click this link to go directly to the call number.
CUNY+CUNY+
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• This is the full record.
• Click on library name to see the call number and status.
CUNY+CUNY+
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• This is the location of the book.
• The call number is noted here.
• Item status tells you that the book can be checked out.
• Due Date - If there is a date here, the book has been checked out.
CUNY+CUNY+
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J-STORJ-STOR JSTOR provides full-text access to more than
300 scholarly journals offering more than 886,000 full-length articles going back to 1838. Here are the subject areas addressed: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Asian Studies, Botany, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. Updated frequently, JSTOR covers important research articles, reviews, opinion pieces, and other items published in key journals.
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Menu.html
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J-STORJ-STOR
Click search to begin.
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J-STORJ-STOR
Click advanced search.
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J-STORJ-STOR
You can type in your search terms here.
For example, Asian American education New York.
Select type
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J-STORJ-STOR
Select the disciplines and or journals for this search.
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J-STORJ-STOR
Results are listed by relevance. The list may be sorted by date and the title of the journal.
Click the title link to view the citation and abstract.
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J-STORJ-STOR
The complete article may be viewed on this page.
Click this link to download the file to a disk.
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LEXIS-NEXISLEXIS-NEXIS Go to CCNY &
CUNY Resource page.
Click Lexis-Nexis
CCNY Library: Licensed Resources/Databases
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LEXIS-NEXISLEXIS-NEXIS
Click Guided News Search.
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Menu.html
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LEXIS-NEXISLEXIS-NEXIS Step 1: Select General
News. Step 2: Select majors
papers or journals. Sept. 3 Input your search
terms (3 boxes are provided).
Step 4: dates to search. Sept 5: (Optional) Select
name of newspaper or journal to search.
Click Search.
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LEXIS-NEXISLEXIS-NEXIS Results are listed. Click the title link
to view the full text.
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LEXIS-NEXISLEXIS-NEXIS
To email or print click this link.
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Menu.html
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LEXIS-NEXISLEXIS-NEXIS
Enter your e-mail address here.
You may also enter additional information about the article your sending to your e-mail account.
Click Send.
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Additional research Additional research assistance assistance
When you begin your research in the City College library stop by the Reference Desk and a librarian will be glad to assist you.
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