ENC 1930: Honors Writing Seminar

Library Orientation

October 2, 2007

Professor Gutting

Librarian: Ken Frankel
 

**Off Campus Connect (EZ Proxy) is necessary to access databases, electronic journals, and e-books from off-campus

1. Finding Books:

FAU Libraries Catalog

The Library Catalog allows you to search for books, government documents, DVDs, electronic books, and other materials in the Library's collection. The catalog will tell you if the library owns a particular periodical (journal or magazine) but does not include the articles found in periodicals. To find these you must use a different database (see below)

The Advanced search screen allows you to combine terms using "and, or, not" as well as limiting a search by location, date, format, or language.
 

2. Finding an Electronic Journal:

Electronic Journals

Use this link to determine if the Library provides electronic access to a particular journal title. 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.

Note: when using the electronic journals from off-campus you must first log in through the Off Campus Connect. You will need to enter the 14-digit number from your Owl Card in order to do this.

3. Finding Articles in Indexes/Databases:

Indexes/Databases

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).   

General and Subject Databases

For General Research:

Academic Search Premier | 1975-present | Full Text  |
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.

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.  

JSTOR: Full Text |
Contents/Info: Journal Storage (118 scholarly journals in education, humanities, mathematics, science [including the General Science Collection and Ecology and Botany Collection], and social science disciplines)

Opposing Viewpoints: 2003-present |
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.

SIRS Knowledge Source  | Some Full Text |
Contents/Info: A reference source which includes access to SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, SIRS Renaissance, SIRS NetSelect and SIRS Interactive Citizenship.
 

For Subject Specific Research (Some Examples):
 

Applied Science and Technology Full Text
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.

Education Full Text
Subject areas include adult education, arts, athletics, comparative education, competency-based education, computers in education, continuing education, educational technology, and many other related areas.

Health Reference Center - Academic
Provides articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.

History Resource Center- U.S.
Contains a vast collection of primary sources, magazine and newspaper articles, and reference works covering U.S. history.

SocINDEX with Full Text
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.

Interlibrary Loan Can obtain materials not owned by the FAU Library


4. Citing your sources:

APA style is the way to format research papers based on the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001). This book is available in the Reference area and on 3 hour reserve (BF 76.7 P83 2001). Many quick reference guides to APA & other styles are available on the Internet. An example from Purdue University is:

The OWL at Purdue: APA Formatting and Style Guide

5. For further assistance:

In-Person: Feel free to ask questions at the Reference Desk when you are in the library and need help in using the library Phone: 561-297-3785 Email: lyref@fau.edu or us our Ask-A-Librarian form Chat/Instant Message: New! Add FauReference to your AOL Buddy List for Instant Messenger reference help, M-F, 9am-5pm