Library Resources for Baraga Schools Information Literacy Group

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

 

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. 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.

 

For Assistance ~ Library website: www.lib.mtu.edu

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

         For a copy of this guide and for lists of resources recommended for specific classes, select Course Guides.

         For assistance 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.

 

Library of Congress Classification System (LSSC)

Most material in the Library is shelved according to the Library of Congress Classification System (LCCS). Outlines of the system are posted throughout the building and can be found online at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html.

 

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. 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.

 

Encyclopedia of North American Indians - E 76.2 .E53 1996 REF

Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History - E 78 .G7 A87 1987 REF

Encyclopedia of Michigan Indians - E 78 .M6 E53 1989 REF

Atlas of American Indian Affairs - G 1201 .E1 P7 1990 REF

2002 ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac - GV 141 .B76 2001 REF

Encyclopedia of North American Sports History - GV567 .H518 2002 REF

Sports Culture : An A-Z Guide - GV706.5 .C383 2000 REF

Concise Encyclopedia of Hockey - GV 847 .C37 2001 REF

Total Hockey - GV 847 .T66 2000 REF

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice - HV 6017 .E52 1983 REF

Sportsman's Almanac: A guide to hunting and fishing in the 50 American States and National forests and their principal game: mammals, birds, and fishes - SK 41 .F3 REF

Crime in the United States - J 1.14/7 - US Core Documents

 

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

 

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.

 

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 the databases, select Tutorials on the Library's website, then Database Keyword Search Tips. Individual databases also have online help available.

When viewing an article citation from a database, click on the Husky Fetch symbol for options for locating the article. Here are some databases recommended for this course:

ABI/Inform - Covers nearly every aspect of business & industry. Citations include abstracts and indexes of significant articles from current business and management periodicals. Includes some full text.

 

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

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

*Readers Guide Abstracts Indexes/abstracts popular periodicals from the US & 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 - Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources with coverage of physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

Expanded Academic ASAP Scholarly and popular research on a variety of academic subjects. Includes full text.

General OneFile - News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: 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.

 

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 in a wide range of subjects, dated from within 2-5 years.

 

 

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Accessing MeL (Michigan Electronic Library)

Go to www.mel.org and select "MeL Databases" or "MeL Advanced Search". For access from your home computer, enter your Michigan driver's license number or State ID.