5. Cornell University Library definition
of a reference librarian
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/vocab.html
Reference Librarian
Reference librarians are
specialists in the field of
information retrieval. Generally
they have a Masters degree in
library science… They are
available at reference desks to
help you find the information
you are looking for.
6. Questions? Ask the Reference Desk!
(678) 547-6282 (Atlanta)
http://libraries.mercer.edu/swilley/
reference/email-reference
Reference Hours
M - Th
F
Sat
Sun
9AM-10PM
9AM-6PM
10AM-6PM
1PM-9PM
Add askmercer as your buddy!
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9. Remember to start your research
early. Not everything can be found
full-text online or at all hours.
o Interlibrary Loan
o Interlibrary Use
o Print copies of books and
journals
o Databases unavailable from
off-campus
o Reference Librarian
10. • Background Reading & Brainstorming
• Develop the topic
• Focus the topic
Encyclopedias
11. “Scholarly” Journals
• Periodicals used by researchers
to share their findings with one
another and the public.
• They contain articles describing
new research or ideas written
in a formal manner that
includes background
information, methods
used, results/interpretation and
significance.
• Research articles are peerreviewed
12. Scholarly Journals
How do I tell?
• May contain graphs and charts.
• Written by a scholar in the field or
by someone who has done
research in the field. Degrees
attained and institutional
affiliations are often included by
the authors’ names.
• Always cite their sources in the
form of footnotes or
bibliographies
• No glossy pages or pictures
• No advertisements
14. Popular Magazines
How do I tell?
• Slick, glossy and attractive in
appearance.
• Lots of graphics
(photographs, drawings, etc.).
• Articles are usually very
short, written in simple
language .
• Generally little depth to the
content of these articles.
19. Finding Books
Use a CATALOG to find books
The library catalog is called
BEARCAT.
http://library.mercer.edu
When you search BEARCAT,
you will find books that are
located in the Swilley Library
or another Mercer Library.
30. Finding Articles
To find Articles, use a database or
index
• A database is a collection of
citations for articles or similar
information
• Some databases will contain full
texts of articles
• Some databases are specific
(such as Education or Business)
and some cover many subjects
31. Finding Articles
• Choose the appropriate
database
• Find full-text articles OR
– Find a citation
– Check to see if your library
has the journal in another
database – If not, we can
order it for you via
InterLibrary Loan.
33. This shows a list of general databases.
These are called multi-disciplinary, which means you can find
information about many subjects.
34. Sign in to My Research to save
searches, and marked articles.
35. Sign in to My Research to save
searches, and marked articles.
36. Limit your search to scholarly journals
and/or full text documents or…
37. A citation includes information to help you identify
each article, such as the article’s title, the journal’s
title and the article’s page numbers.
Full text is available.
Click on this link
Full text is not
available here, but
maybe we can get it
another way.
38. Links to other articles about the topic.
Full text is not
available here, but
maybe we can get it
another way.
39. Sign in to My EBSCOhost to save
searches, and marked articles.
Limit your search to scholarly journals
and/or a specific date range.
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43. Do not
• Share your GALILEO
password or MUID with
others.
• Upload an article to a
webpage that others can
access.
• Copy and paste sections
of an article into your
paper without using
quotations.
