Perspectives on Inquiry MTU Library Resources

The Church of Reason (Accreditation assignment) UN1001, section 37 R. Keen

 

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.)

 

American Universities & Colleges LA 226 .A5a REF DESK (Accreditation article on page xiii.)

American Educators Encyclopedia LB 15 .D37 1991 REF

Encyclopedia of Education LB 15 .E47 2003 REF

Encyclopedia of Educational Research LB 15 .E48 1992 REF

Encyclopedia of Higher Education - LB 15 .E49 1992 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, and 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:

 

InfoTrac

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

 

FirstSearch

Suggested FirstSearch indexes include Article1st, Education Abstracts, ERIC, Library Literature, Periodical Abstracts, Readers Guide Abstracts and WilsonSelectPlus (Full text). A database covering the literature of a specific discipline may also include articles on the accreditation of programs in that discipline. For example, Applied Science & Technology Abstracts is likely to include articles on the accreditation of programs in engineering.

 

LexisNexis Academic Full text coverage of national and international newspapers. Also includes legal, medical, and business information in full text.

 

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.