Perspectives on Inquiry MTU Library Resources

Monsters & Maniacs: Sensational Designs in the Movies UN1001, Sections 12 & 51 E. Smith

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

 

Guide to the Libraryhttp://www.lib.mtu.edu/about/MTU_Library_Guide.pdf

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

 

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 use the Ask a Librarian button on the Librarys web page.

 

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) access to items from other libraries.

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

 

Locating Books & Periodicals

Books are located on the Third Floor in the Main Collection, shelved by Library of Congress call number.

Periodicals 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): Bound periodicals dated 1971 or later.

MICROFORMS AREA (1^st Floor ): Microfilm & Microfiche cabinets located on east side of 1^st floor.

STORAGE: Bound periodicals dated before 1971; request these at the Circulation Desk.

E-Journals: The Library subscribes to an increasing number of journals which provide electronic versions of their publications online. Access them under E-Resources on the Librarys web page.

 

Government Publications

Due to the CILIT construction, government documents in paper are housed offsite. Forms are available at the Circulation Desk or at the Reference Desk to request them from offsite storage. Government publications in electronic format can be found using Firstgov, found on the web at www.firstgov.gov. For assistance with government documents, please contact the Government Documents Coordinator or submit a reference request to reflib@mtu.edu.

Government Documents Coordinator: Joan Goodbody (goodbody@mtu.edu, Phone 487-2698)

 

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 (LCCS) call numbers. An outline of the system is available at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html.

 

Magills Cinema Annual 1982-85 PN 1993.3 .M34 REF

Filmgoers Companion PN 1993.45 .H3 1971 REF

Film Encyclopedia PN 1993.45 .K34 2001 REF

Magills Survey of Cinema (English Language Films) - PN 1993.45 .M3 REF

Motion Picture Guide PN 1995 .N37 REF

International Dictionary of Films & Filmmakers PN 1997.8 .I58 1984 REF

Volume 1 Films; Volume 2 Directors/Filmmakers; Volume 3 Actors & Actresses

New York Times Directory of the Film PN 1995 .N39 1971 REF

Indexes New York Times movie reviews from 1913-1968 and contains reprints of reviews of the Ten Best Films of 1924-70.

 

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies PN 1995.9 .S26 H27 1986 (3^rd floor)

Encyclopedia of Horror - PN 1995.9 .H6 D3 1981 (3^rd floor)

 

Resources on the Web

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

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

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

Identifying Refereed Journals: http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/tutorial/section3_1.html

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

 

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

JRVP 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). Use the Location, Status, Call Number information to find an item in the Library Collections.

 

Headings for Basic Subject Searches: Motion pictures Horror films Science fiction films

 

Periodical & Newspaper Indexes

To find citations to recent articles from journals, conference proceedings, and other publications, go to the Librarys web page at www.lib.mtu.edu and select E-Resources, then Search for an E-Resource. The resulting screen offers four search options for finding databases or electronic journals: (1) Keyword search of database titles and/or descriptions, (2) Search by subject area, (3) Search by collection name, (4) Browse an alphabetical list by title. Recommended databases:

         InfoTrac

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

General Reference Center Gold Covers current events, popular culture, business and industry, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

         FirstSearch

WilsonSelectPlus Full text articles from over 1400 periodicals covering research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Business, Education and General Sciences.

Readers' Guide Abstracts - Indexes popular magazines.

         LexisNexis Academic Wide range of business, legal, current affairs information. Extensive U.S. newspaper coverage. The "Arts & Sports News" category includes movie reviews and entertainment news.

 

Quick Reference for Databases

For more databases, see http://www.lib.mtu.edu/reference/course/databasekeyword.aspx

Collection/ Database	Boolean	Proximity/ Phrase	Truncation/ Wildcards	Full Text	Retrieve Results
InfoTrac Includes access to an academic, a general interest, and a health science periodical index.	AND, OR, NOT	Wx - same order within x words of one another Nx - either order within x words of one another	* multiple-character ! single-character ? exactly one character	Some	E-mail, Disk, Print
FirstSearch accesses about 50 databases, mostly periodical indexes with abstracts.	AND, OR, NOT	Wx - same order within x words of one another Nx - either order within x words of one another	* multiple-character # single-character + singular or plural only (s or es) ? any number of characters	Some	E-mail, Disk, Print
Lexis-Nexis Academic accesses news, business, legal, medical, and reference information	AND, OR	Phrase is system default W/n - either order within x words of one another W/p - either order, same paragraph W/s - either order, same sentence PRE/n First word precedes the second by n words	! multiple-character   * single-character	Yes	E-mail, Disk, Print

 

Finding Older Periodical & Newspaper Articles(1st Floor Indexes)

Use these to find articles dated earlier than those found through E-Resources.

 

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature (1900-1991) AI 3 .I6 INDEXES

 

New York Times Index (1913-present) AI 21 .N5 INDEXES

The New York Times newspaper is available on Microfilm (AI 21 .N5) in the Microforms area on the First Floor.