Using the Library Effectively

Finding the resources you need to succeed

with Mr. Pickman’s research paper (some links will not work unless

you are logged in)Janet Reynolds—PVHS Librarian

How to find print sources Check the card cata

log Use other library’s

resources www.lacygnelibrary.org

http://ksuc-agent.auto-graphics.com/agent/login.asp?cid=ksuc&lid=ksuc&mode=g

Destiny.url

Searching on the Card Catalog

http://deusd362/cataloging/servlet/handleadvancedsearchform.do

Use advanced search on Kansas Library Catalog http://ksuc-agent.auto-graphics.com/agent/searchpages.asp?w=a&myses=6206157&cuid=ksuc&cusrvr=muses&s=ld

If at First You Don’t Succeed!

Searching is a skill. Don’t give up after one search

attempt. Think of other keywords Or combinations of words Search for people by last name Boolean Searching

Become a better searcher on the Internet

  Advanced Search  Preferences  Language Tools

Learn to use the options to get better information.

Reliable Internet Sources www.kslc.org

http://www.kslc.org/patronLogon.jsp

http://library.pittstate.edu/ref/resources/general/virtual.html

Virtual Reference Sites

Using databases in the Kansas Library Card

Student Research Center Kids Search Research Databases

Validity of Internet Sites Wikipedia—an online encyclopedia that

is edited by anyone (how valid is that source) www.wikipedia.com

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ http://zapatopi.net/afdb/Check to see if there is an author. Is he

qualified? Look at domain (.edu, .org) Is it dated? Is the page sponsor reliable?

Reliable resources?? Can you tell at a glance? http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/ http://www.martinlutherking.org/ http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/bread http://www.license.shorturl.com/ http://www.dhmo.org/

Reader’s Guide & Inter-Library Loan

Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature is published monthly and indexes major magazine articles.

Just because we don’t own a book or magazine doesn’t mean you can’t access it. We can use the Kansas Inter-library Loan system and request books from all across the state usually available 4-6 days after ordering.

Citing Sources

If you’re not sure how to site a source these sites will help you.

http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php

http://www.oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitationss

http://easybib.com