LIBRARY Introduction to Library Resources and Services for History Graduate Students Friday, September 6, 2019 Vince Graziano History Librarian vince.graziano@concordia.ca

Outline Overview of Library Services Electronic Journals Electronic Books Article Databases for History Primary Sources RefWorks and Zotero Help is Available

Overview of Library Services Interlibrary Loans – COLOMBO Click on Create Request to order articles Login with Concordia NetName Article Delivery (2 working days) Via an online form, articles from our printed/microform collection will be scanned into PDF and delivered via e-mail BCI card Request at Loans & Returns Desk Dissertation Writers Rooms Graduate students only (ID card entry) Webster 5th floor – LB-561, LB-562, LB-564 5th floor plan

Overview of Library Services Spain Graduate Student Reading Room – LB-545 5th floor plan Intercampus delivery Request an intercampus delivery via the request feature in CLUES, the Library catalogue. Rush catalogue For books that have arrived but are not yet catalogued or processed, you can request a rush catalogue via the request feature in CLUES Allow 2-3 working days for delivery Books will be shelved in the back shelf of the Course Reserves Room.

Electronic Journals Collections with substantial humanities content: Project MUSE (Recent issues) JSTOR (Older issues) Oxford Journals (recent and archive) Taylor & Francis (Routledge) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) ProQuest Central British Periodicals I and II (1681-1920) American Periodicals (1741-1940) Periodicals Archive Online (1802-2000) Many other electronic journal collections

Electronic Books Collections with substantial humanities content: Literature Online (LION) Early English Books Online (EEBO) – 1473-1700 Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) Canadiana Online Oxford Scholarship Online (recent and ongoing) Cambridge University Press e-books (1995-2007) Project MUSE Ebooks (university presses) Palgrave Macmillan (2010-) ACLS Humanities E-books Canadian Publishers Collection EBSCO E-books Many other electronic books

Article Databases for History America: History & Life 1964-onward Covers only Canadian and USA history Historical Abstracts 1955-onward Covers world history, excluding Canada and USA International Medieval Bibliography Online (IMB) Covers Medieval Europe, the Middle East, and Africa ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance Europe

Article Databases for History Periodicals Archive Online 1802-2000 Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective 1907-1984 JSTOR (Journal STORage) Most recent 3-5 years NOT included JSTOR Ireland Collection 1787-2019 British Periodicals I and II 1681-1920 All European history American Periodicals 1741-1940

Primary Sources Many primary sources are reprinted in books and listed in the library catalogue Databases for primary sources Graduate students can contact me to set up trials of any electronic historical archives and databases Trials are normally for one month Select a time period when you will be able to concentrate on researching the database

RefWorks Discontinued as of May 31, 2020 RefWorks is a Web-based tool that: Facilitates organization of references Is accessible from any Internet connection Simplifies the process of preparing bibliographies Access RefWorks through the Quick Links menu on the Library website Help Tutorials on Library website

Zotero Needs to be downloaded Zotero offers a much better user experience with more functionality Easily migrate your references from RefWorks to Zotero Workshops Migration workshops Zotero workshops Workshop schedule Schedule includes general library workshops

Help is Available At the Reference Desk Library website History Subject Guide Ask a Librarian E-mail form Chat with a Librarian Ask Vince: 514-848-2424, ext. 7689 vince.graziano@concordia.ca Office hours: by appointment