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Research Step #2 – Finding Information in Library Catalogs and Databases
- 1. Research Step #2 – Finding the information INF1100 – Week 6 LRC
- 2. Library Call Numbers: Classification Systems Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress
- 4. Classification Systems Both systems organize materials by SUBJECT.
- 5. Dewey Decimal Dewey uses numbers at the beginning of the call number. 154.634 FRE
- 6. Library of Congress Library of Congress uses letters at the beginning of the call number. HD 4918.E375
- 7. Dewey Vs. LoC What subject area would HD 4918.E375 fall under? What subject area would 154.634 FRE fall under?
- 8. The Stacks
- 10. Find your desired resource
- 11. Write down the call number associated with the item
- 13. 305.569 HER
- 14. 650.142 FRY 2007
- 15. 610.73076 NCL
- 16. 610.73069 PRO
- 18. RT 55 .N44 2011
- 19. BF 1078 .F72 2010
- 20. HF 5383 .H49 2005
- 21. BD 430 .A3 2008
- 23. Public
- 24. Access
- 26. When searching the online catalog, consider using Boolean Operators.
- 27. Class Activity Boolean Simon Says
- 28. Boolean Operators For the topic “television makes children more aggressive,” what 3 keywords do you see that could be used to search an online catalog?
- 30. Children
- 33. Worldcat
- 34. Google Books
- 36. What is this?
- 38. It fully summarizes the work.
- 42. Research Log: Assignment 6 Finding Books
- 44. No quiz next week!
- 45. Assignment 6 (Log) – Books
Notes de l'éditeur
- There are two types of classification systems that libraries use to organize materials on the shelf: Dewey Decimal Classification SystemUsed by most public libraries and some colleges Library of Congress Classification SystemUsed by most University and colleges (Harrison College uses this system)Call numbers are like a street address for resources. It identifies where on the shelf an item can be located.
- Call numbers are like a street address for resources. It identifies where on the shelf an item can be located.
- For example, all books about dogs will be grouped together.
- Refer to pages 77 & 78 of your text for charts that break down the subject areas.
- Go to the website to show how to locate the online catalog.Show how to search by author/title/keyword/etc…
- When you read the numbers after the decimal point, do not read it as a whole number. Look at each number one at a time to see what comes first
- Begin with the 2 letters at the beginning then move down to the rest of the numbered call number.
- The OPAC can be searched for books, e-books, DVDs, CDRoms, and more.
- When searching the online catalog, you can search by the following “fields”
- How can you string these words together using Boolean Operators?
- Remember the Summary information
- Harrison College has 2 options for ordering resources that the Fort Wayne campus may not have.Students can request books and journal articles from any library throughout the United States. Fill out a form from the LRC website and bring it in to me. Remember to plan ahead!! ILL’s take between 2-4 weeks because of shipping times.
- When searching the online catalog, you can search by the following “fields”
- As we move further in the Research Log each week, continue to think about the Final Annotated Bibliography Project.
- Be sure that your summaries on your assignment follow these guidelines.