Perspectives on Inquiry MTU Library Resources

Creativity, Art, and the Everyday

UN1001, Section R07 & R43 J. Slack

Librarian: Mies Martin (miesmart@mtu.edu, Phone 487-2135, Library-Room 230)

 

Librarys Home Page

From the librarys home page you can access resources that the library physically has as well as resources the library has licensed

 

General:

Guide to the Library

Answers your questions about the basics of using the MTU Library.

 

Locating Books & Periodicals

Books: located on the 3^rd Floor in the Main Collection, shelved by Library of Congress call number.

Periodicals: shelved by Library of Congress call number in the following locations:

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

Serial Collection: (Garden Level) Bound periodicals.

Microforms Area: (2^nd Floor) Microfilm & Microfiche cabinets located on west side of 2nd floor.

Electronic Journals: accessible from the library website, under E-Resources & E-Alerts.

 

Reference Collection - 2^nd Floor

The Reference Collection is a good place 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. An outline of the system is available at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html.

 

Assistance:

Ask a Librarian

For individual or group assistance and or instruction from a librarian, visit or phone the Reference/Information Desk (487-2507), e-mail reflib@mtu.edu, or use the Ask a Librarian link. PLEASE NOTE: Beginning this fall you can contact the reference desk by Instant Messaging.

 

HINT:

There are four ways you can contact the Reference Desk: in person, by phone, email, and now by IM. See the Ask A Librarian page for more information.

 

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Request items using an ILL form available at the Circulation desk, or online by selecting Interlibrary Loanon the Librarys web page. Some index databases also allow ILL requests through their sites.

 

HINT:

Please keep in mind that it can take up to one week to 10 days to receive an Interlibrary Loan.

 

Resources:

Suggested reference materials:

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas CB 9 .N49 2005

Encyclopedia of Psychology BF 31 .E525 2000

Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Ethics Q 175.35 .E53

Encyclopedia of 20^th Century Technology T 9 .E462 2005

 

 

 

Suggested Keywords / Subject headings

Creative

Creative Process

Creative Thinking

Creativity

Invention

Innovation

Art of the Everyday

 

JRVP Online Catalog

Is an excellent way to discover what the library has on hand and what it has access. There are two search interfaces, Basic and Keyword, which allow the user to search for items by author, title, subject, call number, ISBN/ISSN, or keyword(s.) Catalog records include bibliographic and location information for items retrieved in a search. You will need the Location, Status, and Call Number information to find an item in the Library collections.

 

HINT:

The catalog is a great place to search for books, journals, government documents, etc in all formats both electronic and hard copy. If you are looking for articles on a topic then you will need to use the librarys licensed Databases, see below.

 

E-Resources & E-Alerts

Use for discovering articles from journals, conference proceedings, and other publications. This page is designed to provide as a one-stop place for locating electronic resources. From here you can select as well as search for databases or electronic journals; search for a full text version of a citation; get the latest updates on the electronic resources, and much more.

 

HINT:

To select a database that best meet your needs, look at the database record scope note and consider

Topics covered (General news? Engineering? Social sciences? etc.)

Time period covered (1980-present? Most recent year? Last ten years? etc.)

Types of publications indexed (Periodical articles? Newspapers? Books? etc.)

Levels of publications indexed (Popular? Academic/research/scholarly? Trade/professional? etc.)

 

Also for assistance in how to search some of the more common databases pleaase see our Database Keyword Search Tips for helpful suggestions on how best to search.

 

Here are some recommended databases:

* ABI / Inform (1971 present)

Scholarly and comprehensive articles that explore business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

* Academic OneFile: (1995 present)

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.

* Applied Science & Technology Abstracts: (1983 present)

Leads users to the latest findings in every area of science, engineering and technology. Covers trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies and specialized subject periodicals.

* Computer Database: (1980 present)

Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

* Expanded Academic ASAP: (1980 present)

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Provides access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers.

 

Other:

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

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

Identifying Scientific Journals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_journal

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

 

Citation style guides: http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/citations.html- A site on citation styles produced by Concordia University Libraries.