Perspectives on Inquiry MTU Library Resources

Technology and Social Change UN1001, secs. 34, 39 M. Sloan

 

Reference Collection First Floor

The Reference Collection is a good place to collection background information on an issue or start your research. The collection is arranged by subject, using the Library of Congress classification system (call numbers.)

International Directory of Company Histories HD 2721 .I57 REF

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Q 121 .M3 REF

Encyclopedia of Bioethics QH 332 .E52 REF

 

 

Resources on the Librarys Web Page - www.lib.mtu.edu

MTU Online Catalog contains records of materials owned by the MTU Library.

Two search interfaces, Basic and Keyword 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 your search. Use the Location, Status, Call Number information to find an item in the Library Collections.

 

E-Resources access to electronic indexes/abstracts, online books, e-journals and selected websites.

From the E-Resource menu select listings by alphabet, topic or collection (e.g. FirstSearch or InfoTrac.) E-Resources are also searchable by name or keyword(s.) Use the index databases to locate journal articles, newspaper articles, or reviews on your topic. Some indexes or collections of indexes especially useful for research in this course include:

ABI/Inform Covers a wide range of business and management topics.

FirstSearch

WilsonSelectPlus Full text articles from over 1400 periodicals covering research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Business, Education and General Sciences. FirstSeasrch also offers specialized databases in the biological sciences, applied science & technology, social sciences, and business.

InfoTrac

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

Health Reference Center Academic Covers consumer health as well as nursing and allied health

LexisNexis Academic Full text coverage of national and international newspapers. Access to Congressional Information Service publications on law and legislation. Access to the American Statistics Index from 1973 to present. Full text reports available beginning with 1995.

 

 

Interlibrary Loan access to items from other libraries.

Request items using an ILL form available at the Circulation desk or online (Under Library Services menu, select Interlibrary Loans.) Many index databases also allow ILL requests through their sites.

Note The ILL process can take time (longer than 10 days in some cases.) Plan your research time accordingly.

 

Resources on the Web

www.firstgov.gov - FirstGov Portal to federal and state government information. All sites linked by FirstGov are evaluated for accuracy and authority.

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html - Cornell University Libraries Research Skills -One of the best sites on evaluating information found on the Internet.

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/ - Internet Public Library: Subject Collections Good starting place for a research-oriented approach to a variety of subject areas. IPL Emphasis is on education rather than entertainment.

 

For Assistance

For individual assistance or instruction from a librarian, visit or phone the Reference/Information Desk (487-2507), e-mail instrlib@mtu.edu, or complete an Individual Instruction Request form found under Reference & Instruction on the Librarys web page at www.lib.mtu.edu.