Perspectives on Inquiry MTU Library Resources

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Reference Collection First 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 (call numbers.) Try:

Oxford English Dictionary PE1625.O87 1989

The Film Encyclopedia PN1993.45 .K34 1994 (also see other titles in this call number area.)

 

 

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:

 

         InfoTrac

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

         FirstSearch

Wilson Select Plus Full text articles on a wide range of subjects. Popular and scholarly resources are covered.

Humanities Abstracts Index to research, reviews and articles in the humanities.

         ABI/Inform

Covers research and news in the areas of business and management. Includes company information.

         Lexis/Nexis Academic

Full text newspaper articles on a variety of subjects, including film and book reviews.

 

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

http://www.library.jhu.edu/elp/useit/evaluate/ - Evaluating Internet Information from The Sheridan Libraries of The Johns Hopkins University Outlines the criteria by which scholars in most fields evaluate print information, and shows how the same criteria can be used to assess information found on the Internet.

http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html - Cornell University Libraries Research Skills Criteria and tools for 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.