Ingles 3201

1. English3201 Library Research 1

2. At the end of this session you will be able to: select and use appropriate library resources to gather information on your topic locate books and other materials in the Library find magazine and/or journal articles 2

3. Research Process Five steps: Identify and develop your topic Find background information Use online catalogs, indexes/abstracts, databases, internet resources to find information Evaluate what you find Document and cite what you find using MLA 3

4. Type of Information Resources Web Sites Encyclopedias Dictionaries Books Newspaper Articles Magazine Articles Journal Articles Dissertations and theses More … 4

5. Topic Gun Control: Would it really help reduce violent crimes? 5

6. How to find a book? The library catalog lists the books, journals titles, videos, audio tapes, CDs and DVDs that the library owns. http://www.uprm.edu/library/ Exercise 1 6

8. Puerto Rican Collection (Puertorriqueña –3rd fl.)

9. Reference (1st fl.)Online Annual Reviews CRCNet Base Gale Virtual Reference Library 7

10. How to find a journal article? Library databases provide access to a vast amount of material published in newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals. 8

11. Databases Choose a database (or databases) appropriate for your topic Search the database(s) for articles on your topic, using keywords, subjects and/or authors Determine if the journal containing your article is available here either in paper or electronically Locate the article 9

12. Magazine/Journal Article Databases Examples of general databases: Academic Search Complete Academic Research Library Readers' Guide Full Text 10

13. Specialized Databases Examples of databases: ABI/Inform Trade & Industry Biological & Agricultural Index Plus Humanities & Social Sciences Index Health and Wellness Resources Center JSTOR Literature Resource Center Databases Exercise 2 11

14. Magazine/Journal Article Databases In most cases you can obtain the article as follows: a link directly to the article within the database PDF or HTML access to the electronic version of the article A to Z or Open Access Journals find the print version in Library Catalog try http://scholar.google.com request a copy via the Interlibrary Loan service(it can take some time… so start early) 12

15. Remote Access The online databases can be accessed via any computer that is connected to the Internet. This means you can use these databases from the comfort of your home 24/7. Just log in with the same username and password you use forMi Portal Colegial orwebmail (upr.edu). 13

16. Need Help? Chat, call or email us, or stop by, we will be glad to help! http://www.uprm.edu/library/ Circulation/Reserves: x3584, x2159 Reference: x2023, x2259 Magazines/Data Bases: x2026 virtualref@uprm.edu 14

17. Questions! English 3201 15