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NEWS FROM THE FIELDC&RL News, May 2004Vol. 65, No. 5, P. 247
Library Research
Senior Thesis in Economics
Professor Mammen
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Librarian Jenna Freedman
http://www.barnard.edu/libraryThis is the portal to all knowledge.
Or, if you insist, Library Webhttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb
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we can help you
http://www.barnard.edu/library/reference
• Visit the reference desk• IM BarnardReference, BarnardLibJenna (also
BarnardLibLois, BarnardLibKaren, BarnardLibHeidi) AOL, Yahoo, Google Talk
• Call 212.854.3953• E-mail [email protected]• Chat "Ask us!" available M-F 1-9 (more or less)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/reference • Consultations
http://www.barnard.edu/library/forms/consult.htm. Sessions arranged by appointment.
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search for a KNOWN item
• Book or journal title• Brief
– Holdings• Full
– Indexes, finding aids, notes
• Link to full text
CLIO - books, e-books, serials (not articles), media materials, microforms,
etc. New CLIO coming soon, btw.
Witte, John F. Is it privatization or educational choice that matters? Comments on 'market- versus mission-oriented charter schools'. Social science quarterly. 85(5) 2004 December, 1052-1056.
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search for an UNKNOWN item
Keyword
• Words that appear in any part of the record (author, title, publisher, etc.)
• Boolean logic – AND, OR, NOT
• Use "quotation marks" for phrases
• Truncation symbol: ?
Fun with search results:• Sorting • Quick limits
Subject
• Case insensitive, no punctuation necessary
• Subject headings list• Subdivisions
More fun with search results:• Downloading options • Clickable fields• Views: basic & full
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• Boolean logic• Controlled vocabulary,
descriptors, subject headings• Limits • Proximity searching, near, with • Truncation, wild cards
advanced search concepts
databases - primarily articles, but also e-books, dissertations, statistics and other materials
Explore: •Help
–Truncation/wildcard symbols–Phrase searching, near, with
•Advanced search and Boolean options•Controlled vocabulary•Different types of searches (e.g. citations, full text, keywords)•Limits
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EconLit
• Identify the truncation symbol and any other interesting wildcards
• Run a keyword search• Apply a limit• Click on a controlled vocabulary
heading• Point out a feature you like and
one you don't.
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Find Articles
• Identify the truncation symbol and any other interesting wildcards
• Run a keyword search• Apply a limit• Click on a controlled vocabulary
heading• Point out a feature you like and
one you don't.
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Google/Google Scholar
• Identify the truncation symbol and any other interesting wildcards
• Run a keyword search• Apply a limit• Click on a controlled vocabulary
heading• Point out a feature you like and
one you don't.
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ProQuest Direct
• Identify the truncation symbol and any other interesting wildcards
• Run a keyword search• Apply a limit• Click on a controlled vocabulary
heading• Point out a feature you like and
one you don't.
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etc.
• Evaluating your results: authority, audience, scope, etc.
• Other library catalogs (JTS, Law, TC, and other institutions)
• Research guide for this classes barnard.edu/library/courses/current/ECON/ECONX3061001.html
• Style Guides• Endnote, RefWorks, and Zotero