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ENC 1101-Dr. Amadori The selected sources listed below are useful for finding books, articles, and primary sources. HOW TO FIND LIBRARY RESOURCES AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES BOOKS
Click on the "Catalog". This
source lists the books, government documents, videos, and other
materials owned by the FAU libraries. It will tell you what books and
journals, etc. the library owns. To find the actual journal articles
you may choose to search by subject or keyword in the databases listed
below. A. Keywords: May search for two keywords using the terms and/or/not to limit search. B. Author's Name: Use last name first with no commas. C. Title: If the title begins with A, An or The, skip the first word and begin searching with the next word. D. Subject: Must be specific to Library of Congress search terms. Use dashes in narrowing your search. Electronic Journals ELECTRONIC DATABASES Electronic Databases are available from the FAU Libraries home page at http://www.fau.edu/library by
selecting "Indexes/Databases" under the heading "Quick Links." When
accessing the databases remotely, be sure to select the "Off Campus
Connect" link for the "EZproxy" server. Applied Science and Technology Full Text
Health Reference Center - Academic History Resource Center- U.S.
A.
Interlibrary Loan
a
service through which one library lends an item from its collection, or
provides a photocopy of an item, to another library. B.
Research Help CITING SOURCES
A helpful site for general information on writing papers and citing sources is
APA Formatting and Style Guide
ADDITIONAL HELP
Ask-A-Librarian:
email reference help Make an appointment with a librarian:
One-on-one reference consultation
Information Literacy and Instructional Services
LIBRARY RESOURCE PAGE
INSTRUCTORS :
ALYSE ERGOOD
aergood@fau.edu
297-0204
WAYS TO FIND ARTICLES
Note: when using the electronic journals and indexes/databases from off-campus you must first log in through the Off Campus Connect (EZproxy).
You will need to enter the 14-digit number from your Owl Card in order
to do this and the last four digits of your soc security number.
A. Finding an Electronic Journal Article:
Searching for a specific article or journal title? Use the Electronic
Journals link to determine if the Library provides electronic access.
Click on the letter corresponding to the journal's title or type the
title in the box next to "Title begins with." This box may also be used
to search keywords in an electronic journal's title. The
Citation Linker near the bottom of the page can be used to search for a specific article.
B. Finding Articles in Indexes/Databases:
Indexes/Databases
Searching for articles on a certain subject? FAU Library provides
access to hundreds of interdisciplinary and subject-specific
databases, which may include citations, abstracts (summaries)
and/or the full text of electronic journal articles. If the database
being searched does not provide full text, click on the
SFX
button
to check all FAU subscribed-to databases for the full text article. If
there is no link to the full text available, then click on the FAU
Libraries Catalog to see if the journal is available in print or
microfilm in the Library. Articles not available in electronic, print
or microfilm by FAU may be ordered through the Interlibrary Loan
service (see below).
Contents/Info:Academic
Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the
world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database
containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than
3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this
database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 8,200 journals in the
collection.
Contents/Info:
Academic OneFile is the 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. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.
A
comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one
million people from throughout history, around the world, and across
all disciplines and subject areas.
Journal Storage (More than 500 scholarly journals in education,
humanities, mathematics, science [including the General Science
Collection and Ecology and Botany Collection], and social science
disciplines)
Delivers biographical and bibliographical information on authors and
their works. Covers authors of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama,
history, and journalism. [Under 'Limit the current search,' select the desired database.]
Contents/Info:
Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition is a multi-disciplinary
database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full
text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases.
Contents/Info:
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social
issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference
content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide
a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access
viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents,
links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
For Subject Specific Research (Some Examples):
Indexes the latest findings in every area of science, engineering, and
technology covering trade and industrial publications, journals issued
by professional and technical societies, and specialized subject
periodicals.
Subject areas include adult education, arts, athletics, comparative
education, competency-based education, computers in education,
continuing education, educational technology, and many other related
areas.
Provides articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition,
Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and
Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
Contains a vast collection of primary sources, magazine and newspaper
articles, and reference works covering U.S. history.
The world's most comprehensive social sciences research database.
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and
related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
OTHER RESEARCH TOOLS
C.
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