Finding Known Books, Chapters, Articles, Dissertations/ThesesAction Outcomes

1. Recognize citations for BOOKS and CHAPTERS IN BOOKS2. Find known BOOKS/CHAPTERS3. Recognize citations for ARTICLES4. Find known ARTICLES5. Find DISSERTATIONS and THESES

Recognize APA-style citation for a BOOK

• BOOKKinloch, V. (2012). Crossing boundaries: Teaching and learning with urban youth. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

To search for a BOOK…

• BOOKKinloch, V. (2012). Crossing boundaries: Teaching

and learning with urban youth. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Use the Book Author Name and/or Book Title as the search keys

Book Author

BookTitle

Recognize APA-style citation for a BOOK CHAPTER• BOOK CHAPTER

Brock, R. (2007). Becoming whole again through critical thought: A recipe. In J. L. Kincheloe, & K. Hayes (Eds.), Teaching city kids: Understanding and appreciating them (pp. 223-231). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.

To search for a BOOK CHAPTER…

• BOOK CHAPTERBrock, R. (2007). Becoming whole again through critical thought: A recipe. In J. L. Kincheloe, & K. Hayes (Eds.), Teaching city kids: Understanding and appreciating them (pp. 223-231). New York,

NY: Peter Lang Publishing.

Search for the BOOK that the chapter is in by using the Book Editor and/or Book Title as the search keys

Book Editor

Book Title

Where to search for a known BOOK

1. Search EMU Esearch• If not owned or checked out…

2. Search MeLCat• If not available…

3. Request via Interlibrary Loan (Illiad)

For a known BOOK start search with EMU Esearch

You might start by typing part of the book’s title, surrounded by quotes, followed by the author’s last name, e.g."crossing boundaries teaching and learning" kinloch

For a known BOOK start search with EMU Esearch

If need be, you can REFINE YOUR SEARCH and limit the results to the Library Catalog

For a known BOOK you can also searchwith EMU Esearch Advanced-http://emich.summon.serialssolutions.com/advanced(Check Show only: Items in the library catalog)

Book Not Checked OutAvailable on 3rd Floor Shelf

Items located in the Library Storage Device (ARC) can be retrieved in about 8 minutes by submitting a Request

To request the item from ARC storage, first sign in with your EMU NetID

…Then click the Request link

…Then send your Request for the ARC Storage item

Requests for items Checked Out

When an item is checked out, you can place a Requestfor the item

NOTE: If a checked out item is not due back for 10 days or more, you might consider searching MeLCat to see if it is available from another Michigan library. If so, you may receive the item more quickly by requesting it from MeLCat

To place a Request for items Checked OutYou must first sign-in…

…and then click the Request link

Esearch Request Form

If a BOOK is not owned by EMU (or is checked out) Search MeLCat databasehttp://mel.org/melcat

MeLCat must show the item as AVAILABLEto request it

If a BOOK is not available from EMU or MeLCat, Request via Interlibrary Loan (Illiad)

EMU Interlibrary LoanLogin

EMU Interlibrary LoanBook request

Recognize APA-style citation for an ARTICLE• ARTICLE

Hagiwara, S., & Wray, S. (2009). Transformation in reverse: Naive assumptions of an urban educator. Education and Urban Society, 41, 338-363. doi:10.1177/0013124508325747

Three paths to ARTICLE availability

1. Article is available immediately online2. Article is available in a physical format (print or microfilm) in the

library building3. Article is not immediately available in either digital or physical

format> Request a copy of the article (no charge) via EMU Interlibrary

Loan service

Where to search for a known ARTICLE1. Start with the EMU Esearch database and search for the ARTICLE

TITLE• If not found…

2. Search Google Scholar, as well as Google, for the ARTICLE TITLE− If not found…

3. Use the JOURNAL TITLES box on the library home page to search for the JOURNAL NAME containing the article• If not found…

4. Request the article via our Interlibrary Loan Service (Illiad)

To search for a knownARTICLE : Esearch

• ARTICLEHagiwara, S., & Wray, S. (2009). Transformation in reverse: Naive assumptions of an urban educator.Education and Urban Society, 41, 338-363. doi:10.1177/0013124508325747

Start by typing the Article Title, or a distinctive part of it, surrounded by double quotes, in the Esearch search box on the library home page

Article Title

To search for a knownARTICLE : Esearch

Click on article title below to open a window with article full text (or a link to it)

To search for a knownARTICLE : Esearch

Click on article title to open full text in new window

To search for a knownARTICLE: Google/Google Scholar

• ARTICLEKretovics, J. R. (1991). Blowing the top off urban education: Educational empowerment and academic achievement. Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 6, 222-232.

If the article is not found via Esearch, type the Article Title, or a distinctive part of it, surrounded by double quotes, in both Google Scholar, as well as Google

ArticleTitle

To search for a known ARTICLE,type the Article Title, or a distinctive part of it, surrounded by double quotes, in both Google Scholar as well as Google

In the Google / Google Scholar result list,look for a link to the full text of the article

To search for a knownARTICLE: JOURNAL TITLES

• ARTICLEKretovics, J. R. (1991). Blowing the top off urban education: Educational empowerment and academic achievement. Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 6, 222-232.

If the article is not found via Esearch, Google Scholar, or Google, click the JOURNAL TITLES box on the library home page, and in the search box type the Journal Name containing the article

Journal Name

To search for a known ARTICLE,search for the name of the JOURNAL the article is in by clicking JOURNAL TITLESon the Library Home Page

On the Journal Search page, type the name of the JOURNAL the article is in

EMU JOURNAL TITLES ResultsSince the article was published in 1991, Volume 6, the result below indicates that the text is NOT online

EMU JOURNAL TITLES ResultsHowever, Volume 6 (1991) may be available in a physical format in the library, either on the periodical shelves or in our ARC storage device.

EMU JOURNAL TITLES ResultsLooking further reveals that the year/volume we want to see (1991/6) is in a print format in ARC Storage, but you must sign-in to request it from our ARC storage device

EMU JOURNAL TITLES ResultsAfter signing-in you can request Volume 6 from ARC storage

If a Journal Name is not found via JOURNAL TITLESrequest article copy via EMU ILL (Interlibrary Loan)

EMU Interlibrary LoanArticle request

Finding EMU Dissertations & Thesesstart search with EMU Esearch Advanced-http://emich.summon.serialssolutions.com/advanced(On the first search line, change drop-down menu to Subject Terms and type in the search box exactly: “eastern michiganuniversity” dissertations ):

Finding Non-EMU Dissertations & ThesesSearch Dissertations & Theses Global Full Text

Finding Non-EMU Dissertations & ThesesSearch Open Access Theses and Dissertations