Information Resources for HU2830: Introduction to Speech Communication

Patty Sotirin, faculty

Dave Lepse, librarian (487-1443; dlepse@mtu.edu)

 

 

Guide to the Library

http://www.lib.mtu.edu/about/MTU_library_Guide.pdf

A brochure describing basic services.

 

Circulation

To borrow an item from the collection, bring the book to the Circulation Desk with your "Tech Express" card. Books may be borrowed by graduate students for seventeen weeks, but are subject to recall after three weeks if needed by another borrower. Periodicals may be borrowed for three days.

 

Interlibrary Loan

To request books and articles from other libraries, complete an Interlibrary Loan Request Form. Forms are available at the Circulation Desk, or on the Library Web Page by selecting Library Services, then Interlibrary Loan. There is no charge for this service.

 

Research assistance

For individual assistance or instruction from a librarian, visit or phone the Reference/Information Desk (487-2507), or use the Ask a Librarian service on the Librarys web page.

 

Locating Books on the Library Shelves

Shelved by Library of Congress call number in the Main Collection on Third Floor.

 

Locating Periodicals on the Library Shelves

Periodicals are shelved by Library of Congress call number in these locations:

CURRENT JOURNALS (1st Floor): Recent issues kept here until bound or reissued in microfilm or microfiche.

BOUND JOURNALS AREA (Garden Level): Bound periodicals dated 1971 or later.

MICROFORMS AREA (2ndFloor ) Microfilm & microfiche cabinets, as well as readers.

 

Electronic Journals at JRVP

JRVP subscribes to an increasing number of journals that provide electronic versions of their publications online. Access them under E-Resources on the Librarys web page. You can limit your search to Business & Economics or News & Current Events.

 

Reference Collection 2^nd Floor

The reference collection contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, directories, standards, codes, catalogs, etc., shelved by Library of Congress Classification System call number.

 

JRVP Online Catalog

On the Librarys web page at www.lib.mtu.edu.

Use to find what books, journals and government publications that the Van Pelt Library owns and where they are located. When you enter the catalog, a Basic search screen appears.

 

To search for a periodical title, click on the Journal Title button, and then type the title of the periodical in the box provided. A Journal Title search may result in a list of several records for the same title; you may need to view more than one of these to find the issue date youre seeking.

 

When searching for more complex titles such as conference proceedings, a keyword search is usually effective. Click on the Keyword Search button, then enter several of the most unique keywords from the conference title, then select all of these from the pull-down menu on the right.

 

 

Suggested reference resources

in Reference collection on second floor, unless otherwise noted

 

Statistical Abstract of the United States (1894-2006)

C3.134:

Documents Core, Reference

 

Encyclopaedia Britannica

AE5.E363 and online

 

World Almanac

AY67.N5W9

 

Facts on File

D410.F3

 

Editorials on File

D839.E3

 

Congress and the Nation

E813.C7

 

CQ Researcher

H35.E2

 

Vital Speeches of the Day

PN6121.V8

1934-1983 (microfiche, second floor)

1983-1992      (paper, garden level)

More recent issues are available in a variety of online databases. To search them, start by clicking on the HuskyFetch link in the cataloging record for Vital Speeches.

 

 

 

Databases of journal and newspaper articles & abstracts

 

To find citations to recent articles from journals, conference proceedings, and other publications, go to the Librarys web page at www.lib.mtu.edu and select E-Resources, then Search for an E-Resource.

 

The resulting screen offers four search options for finding databases or electronic journals: (1) Keyword search of database titles and/or descriptions, (2) Search by subject area, (3) Search by collection name, (4) Browse an alphabetical list by title.

 

JRVP librarians have written a guide to common database keyword searches. Before you start your search, you might want to look at these tips.

 

Please note that many article databases include full-text, but some have abstracts only. The librarys new HuskyFetch software summarizes the librarys services that are available for each abstract. Just click on the HuskyFetch button.

 

Suggested databases

Please note: database descriptions can be found on the Librarys Databases web page

 

Newspapers

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

Lexis/Nexis Academic

NewsBank

Newspaper Abstracts

 

Magazines & journals

ABI/Inform

Expanded Academic Index

Readers Guide Abstracts

 

Statistics

Lexis/Nexis Statistical Search

 

Congressional testimony

Lexis/Nexis Congressional Search