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Library Research
World History Senior SeminarTuesday October 6, 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 [email protected]
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CLIO - books, e-books, serials (not articles), media materials,
microforms, etc. Search for a KNOWN item
Gender, Labor, and Globalization in Historical Perspective: European Spinsters in the International Textile Industry, 1750-1900. Maynes, Mary Jo. Journal of Women's History, Volume 15, Number 4, Winter 2004
• 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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• ArchiveGrid• Google Scholar• Historical abstracts• Humanities full text• JSTOR• Project Muse• ProQuest Direct• Or any database listed on the guide
pick one & report back
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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• Avoiding plagiarism• Wikipedia• Style Guides• Endnote & RefWorks