Library Research

German Theatre – Bertolt BrechtProfessor Hana WorthenWednesday October 27, 2010

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/contact.php

• Visit the research desk• IM BarnardReference: AOL,

Google, Yahoo• Call 212.854.3953• Text 386.227.6273• E-mail refdesk@barnard.edu

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CLIO - books, e-books, serials (not articles), media materials,

microforms, etc. Search for a KNOWN item

Martin, Carol. "Brecht, Feminism, and Chinese Theatre." TDR 43.4 (1999): 77. 20 Oct. 2010.

• Book or journal title (not the article or chapter title)• Send to phone• Link to record

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search for an unknown item

Keyword

• Words that appear in any part of the record (author, title, publisher, etc.)

Fun with search results:

• Sorting • Quick limits

Subject

• Subject headings list• Subdivisions

More fun with search results:

• Downloading options • Views: basic & full

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• Boolean logic, operators• Controlled Vocabulary,

descriptors, subject headings• Limits • Proximity, near, with, phrase• 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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etc.

• Other library catalogs (JTS, Law, TC, and other institutions)

• Research guide for this class• Evaluating resources: authority,

scope, and audience. • Wikipedia• Style Guides• Endnote & RefWorks