ENC 1102
Resources Page
Jennifer L. Boxen
Jenifer Skolnick - ENC 1102
Before You Start
**EZ-Proxy
is necessary to access databases and electronic journals from off-campus
locations. Before you begin any research, click
here, enter your OWL card number, and make sure that your card
access is working. If it is not, visit the circulation desk at the Boca
Library (or your closest FAU branch library) during normal business
hours to have the card activated.
The Online Databases are where you will look for articles for most of
your off-campus research. Remember that not all of the databases are going
to provide full-text articles and that that you may want to search for
articles from
peer-reviewed, or scholarly journal sources.
Print Resources
Books and Journals are located in the
library in the stacks, cataloged by subject. There is a separate section for
materials such as reference, microfilm, microfiche, videos, audio, and
DVD’s. Journals will not necessarily all be in the same area on the shelves.
You can search the
library catalog for what campus they are on, where the
materials are located on the shelves, as well as whether they are checked
out or not.
Online Journals
There is a difference between online
databases and online journals. Online databases are where numerous online
journals will be aggregated (collected) and an interface available for you
to search them. Multiple databases may feature the same journal but have
different ways to search them. An online journal is simply a journal that is
located online. If you know the name of the specific journal that you want,
you can click on the
electronic journals
link. Then you can enter the name of the journal and you will get a list of
what databases have that journal available and whether it is full-text. You
may also search in the
library catalog. The library catalog has changed since last semester,
there is a
help page
to show you how to use the basic functions and how to generate searches.
Online Databases
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. This is a good general use database and
offers a chance to do a cited reference search. A cited reference search
is a search for your article in the citations and bibliographies of
other works.
Academic OneFile
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.
Biography Resource Center + The
Complete Marquis Who's Who
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.
Digital Dissertations
Authoritative source for information about U.S. doctoral dissertations
and master's theses. This database represents the work of authors from
over 1,000 graduate schools and universities.
JSTOR
More than 500 scholarly journals in education, humanities, mathematics,
science [including the General Science Collection and Ecology and Botany
Collection], and social science disciplines.
Literature Resource Center - LRC, Scribner, Twayne US, Twayne
English, and Twayne World Authors
Gale Group 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.]
OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition
A multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing,
abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases.
Opposing Viewpoints
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.
WorldCat
The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with over 48 million
bibliographic records representing over 400 languages and covering
information from 4,000 years of knowledge. Good database for located
items for interlibrary loan.
Interlibrary Loan
If you have looked in the catalog and
in the databases and still cannot find the material that you are looking
for, or if you know the specific name of the book or article that you are
trying to find that you know is not at FAU, you can use interlibrary loan
(ILL).
Interlibrary loan uses a program called
ILLIAD to process your requests and find items at other libraries.
Intralibrary loan will request materials that are locates at other
FAU branches. You can also use ILLIAD to track your requests once they have
been entered. Materials can then be picked up at Boca Raton or the branch
closest to you. Remember that FAU will not interlibrary loan required texts
for your class or materials that are already owned by FAU, so if an item is
missing from the shelves, fill out a
lost or stolen materials form and submit it online or at the
circulation desk. REMEMBER Interlibrary loan takes time (7-10 days), so you
cannot wait until the last minute to request these materials.
Citation Information
Your instructor may ask you to use
one of several types of citation information for your assignments. The style
guides for this citation information can be located on the shelves by the
call number and there are copies available at Boca Raton, Jupiter, and the
Treasure Coast and some can be checked out. There is also an online tutorial
available.
CITING REFERENCES
REF BF76.7.P83 2001 Publications Manual of the American
Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington D.C. : American
Psychological Association, 2001.
LB2369.G53 1999 MLA handbook for writers
of research papers. 5th ed.
New York :Modern Language
Association of America, 1999
Below is an online guide for citation formats from Purdue
University.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
If You Still Need Help
You can use the
Ask A Librarian
Feature, you can call the reference desk at 561-297-3785, or you may contact
my office at 561-297-0032 or
jboxen@fau.edu.
