Perspectives on Inquiry MTU Library Resources

Can We Read the Cultural Landscape? UN1001, Section R27 W. C. Gale

Librarian: David Bezotte (dbezotte@mtu.edu, Phone 487-3041, Library-Room 203) www.lib.mtu.edu

 

For Assistance

         For online library tours, guides, maps, and tutorials, select Tours, Tutorials, and/or Maps on the Librarys website.

         For a copy of this guide, select Course Guides, then select the current semester from under UN1001 Library Guides.

         For individual assistance or instruction from a librarian, visit the Reference & Information desk on 2^nd floor, phone 487-2507, or use e-mail or instant messaging by clicking Ask a Librarian on the Librarys website.

 

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) To request material not available at the J. Robert Van Pelt Library

To request books and articles from other libraries, complete the appropriate New Request form, available by selecting Interlibrary Loan on the Library's website and logging into ILLiad (Inter-Library Loan Internet Accessible Database). When using ILLiad for the first time, click on First Time Users to set up your account; youll need your MTU User ID and Password as well as your M number.

 

Locating Books & Periodicals

Books are located on the Third Floor in the Main Collection, shelved by Library of Congress call number.

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

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

SERIALS COLLECTION (Garden Level): Older volumes in print format.

MICROFICHE & MICROFILM AREA (2nd Floor, west): Older volumes on microfiche or microfilm.

Electronic journals are found under E-Journals on the Librarys web page.

To determine whether or not the library owns a particular periodical, checking both the JRVP Online Catalog and E-Journals is recommended.

 

Reference Collection - 2^nd Floor Use to collect background information on an issue or start your research. The collection is arranged by subject using the Library of Congress Classification System (LCCS) call numbers.

Magazines for Libraries - Z 6941 .K2 REF DESK - Reviews & evaluates periodicals; indicates refereed titles.

CQ Researcher (1959-present) H35.E2 REF and ONLINE from 1991.

Reports on timely issues. Each provides an overview, history, impact, positions and resources for further study.

 

MTU Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections

JRVP Library, Garden Level - E-mail: copper@mtu.edu Phone: 487-2505

Houses a wide variety of print, graphic and manuscript resources, including collections from the Quincy Mining Company and the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company, an extensive collection of regional newspapers on microfilm, public records from six counties in the Western Upper Peninsula and the area's largest collection of local history books and magazine titles. Subject coverage includes University and campus life, towns and cities in the Keweenaw, and the companies, social organizations, events and personalities of the Copper Country and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Government Information on the Web

USASearch.gov: www.usasearch.gov - Portal to federal and state government information. All sites linked by USAsearch are evaluated for accuracy and authority.

 

Evaluating Information Sources - Consult these sites provided by other institutions:

Identifying Research Articles & Refereed Journals: http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/tutorial/section3.html

Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources: http://www.library.jcu.edu.au/LibraryGuides/primsrcs.shtml

Evaluating Web Sites: http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html

 

Citation & Style Guides From Concordia University http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/citations.html

 

JRVP Online Catalog Contains records of materials owned by the MTU Library. Use the Location, Call Number and Status information to find an item in the Library collections. To search for a periodical, search by Journal Title for the periodical title (sometimes called "Source"), rather than by article title or author.

 

 

Databases (Periodical & Newspaper Indexes)

To find citations to articles from journals, conference proceedings, and other publications, go to the Librarys website and select Databases. For tips on using techniques such as truncation and Boolean & proximity operators in various databases, select Tutorials on the Library's website, then Database Keyword Search Tips. Individual databases also have online help available.

 

Many databases include some articles in full text. If you're viewing an article citation from a database and see the Husky Fetch symbol , click on it for options for locating the article. Most of these databases may be accessed by MTU students/faculty/staff from off-campus by entering your ISO/Husky Mail user ID and password.

Here are some databases recommended for this course:

 

ABI/Inform Covers a wide range of business and management topics. Some full text included.

 

CSA Illumina - A collection of databases indexing scientific journals with coverage including agriculture, biological sciences, ecology, and environmental sciences.

 

FirstSearch - Databases marked with ( * ) allow a Reviewed Journal Phrase field search for peer-reviewed journal.

AGRICOLA:Covers all aspects of agriculture, including agricultural engineering, environmental pollution, forestry, soils, and water resources. Provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, theses, etc.

Alternative Press Index (AltPressIndex) - Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change. AltPressIndexArchive with coverage back to 1969 is also available.

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (ASTA) Covers trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies and specialized subject periodicals in every area of science, engineering and technology

Article 1^st - Contains citations for items listed on the table of contents pages of over 12,600 journals in all subject areas.

*Humanities Abstracts - Covers English language periodicals in all areas of the humanities.

*Biological & Agricultural Index - Covers the entire range of sciences related to biology and agriculture

*Readers Guide Abstracts Indexes/abstracts popular periodicals from the US and Canada for a wide variety of subjects.

*Social Science Abstracts - Covers periodicals in anthropology, economics, ethics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations.

*Wilson Business Abstracts - Complete and accurate indexing and abstracting of 345 leading business magazines.

*WilsonSelectPlus Full text articles from over 1400 periodicals covering research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Business, Education and General Sciences.

WorldCat Worldwide library catalog with over 52 million bibliographic records, including library holdings information, for all types of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. This does NOT index periodicals at the article level.

 

Thompson Gale - Allows researcher to limit searches to "peer-reviewed publications".

Academic OneFile - Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
Access Note: Academic OneFile's coverage includes Agriculture, Communication and Mass Media, Computers, Criminal Justice, Diversity Studies, Environmental Studies and Policy, Expanded Academic ASAP, Fine Arts, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues, Health Reference Center Academic, LegalTrac, Information Science and Library Issues, Nursing and Allied Health, Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, Pop Culture, Psychology, Religion and Philosophy, War and terrorism, U.S. History, and World History.

General OneFile - Business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
Access Note: General OneFile's coverage includes Business and Company ASAP, Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture, General business File ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, General Science, Home Improvement, Insurance and Liability, Military and Intelligence, Small Business and Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure.

 

LexisNexis Academic Wide range of business, legal, medical, and current affairs information. Extensive U.S. newspaper coverage in full text. Updated daily.

 

JSTOR -Back issues of over 200 scholarly journals dated from with 2-5 years in a wide range of subject areas.