Finding Resources(Books, Journal Articles, etc.) in Chesnutt Library 10/05/2012 Librarian: Velappan Velappan Charles W. Chesnutt Library Reference Desk

Learn how to navigate Chesnutt Library’s Web Pages. Learn how to access and search FSU’s Online catalog to identify and locate books and non-print materials. Learn how to identify online databases and locate magazine, journal, and newspaper articles. Learn how to cite the resources you use in a designated citation style, such as MLA, APA or Chicago. Class Objectives

Charles W. Chesnutt Library Traditional and 24 X 7 Access Charles W. Chesnutt Library Traditional and 24 X 7 Access Chesnutt Library Has Over 300,000 Book Titles, Over 60,000 E-Books, Over 2,600 Current Periodical Titles, Over 410 Electronic Journal Titles, Access to Over 11,700 Full-Text Electronic Journal Titles through NC Live and Over 300 Full-Text Article, Biographical, and Statistical Content Online Databases

Reference Department 1st Floor of Chesnutt Library Staffed by professional librarians (M.L.S.). Assistance with using reference materials, the online catalog, electronic databases, and basic Internet searching. Assistance with finding books, journal articles and relevant Web sites. Seventy+ computers with Microsoft Office 2010 and Internet capabilities. Regular Hours *Hours are Extended During Midterms and Finals Monday through Thursday 7:45 am until 12:00 pm Friday 7:45 am until 6:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am until 5:00 pm Sunday 2:00 pm until 11:00 pm

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Boolean Operators use OR to expand your search: Chinese Culture or Chinese Political System (242 results found) use AND to narrow your search: Chinese Culture and Chinese Political System (5 results found) Chinese Culture Chinese Political System combine AND and OR: Chinese Economy and (Chinese Culture or Chinese Political System) (17 results found) Chinese Economy Chinese Culture Chinese Political System Chinese Culture Chinese Political System

Library Catalog – Search for Books, E-Books, Audio Visual Material (e.g. DVDS, CDs)

The Call Number is the location of the book on our shelves in the library

Peer Reviewed and Scholarly Full-Text Journal Articles are at Articles and Databases link

Search for Articles by Subject List of Databases, Alphabetically or by Database Title

NEW!!!! “Discovery Services” by EBSCO An All-on-One Federated Search

Style Manuals Found Under Research Tools, Reference Shelf

Style Manuals Found Under  Research Tools  Reference Shelf

Avoid Plagiarism – Cite Your Sources PRINT RESOURCES MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing – 3 rd Edition Ref PN147.G Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) – 6 th Edition Ref BF 76.7.P Cite right : a quick guide to citation styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more - Charles Lipson, Reference PN171.F56 L ONLINE RESOURCES Citation Builder, SourceAid. Assists with creating citations in APA, MLA, Chicago Manual of Style, and Council of Sciene Editors. Citation Builder Citation Machine by Landmark, Assists with creating citations in MLA and APA style. Citation Machine by Landmark Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online, Guides to the Humanities, Social Sciences, History and Sciences. Also provides examples of how papers should be formatted. Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online

Inter-Library Loan – To Request Books/Articles from Other Libraries

You Can Obtain Books, Articles and Dissertations from Other Schools. Go to Services, Interlibrary Loan, and Register for ILLIAD Requests are processed daily, Monday throgh Friday. Most requested items are received within one week of the date of your request (some items may take longer, two to three weeks, if they cannot be obtained locally).

QC O25 C Reference Books are located on the 1 st floor Call numbers A-Z FSU Main Stacks Books are located on the 2 nd and 3 rd floor Call numbers A-K on the second floor Call Numbers L-Z on the third floor, also Oversize, and Juvenile Some CD-ROMs are kept at the Circulation Desk, Others in the Book Media Center Videos, DVDs, CDs, etc. on the 2 nd floor Government Documents and Archives on the 4 th floor QA 628.P QC O115 A QC O25 F QT 2003.C65 B QR 1507.A3 M R 12.Y Library of Congress Call Number Arrangement (Alphabetical and Numerical Order) Q 11.J6

Check to see if the journal title is owned by Chesnutt Library by checking FSU’s Online Library Catalog under Journal Title or the Journal Finder Go to the Periodicals Department 1 st Floor for Current Periodicals with titles A-Z 1 st Floor for Bound Journals with titles A-B 2 nd Floor for Bound Journals with titles C-Z 1 st Floor for Newspapers Make a note of the format and location Microfiche 1 st Floor (File Cabinets Behind the Elevator) Microfilm 1 st Floor (Shelves Near the Newspapers) Printed Indexes are located on the 1 st Floor. How to Find Journal Titles

Copiers are Available on the 1 st, 2 nd and 4 th Floors and in the Curriculum Lab on the 2 nd Floor Option 1 Sending to the print location \\hpps02a\FSUPRINT1 can print anywhere on campus. Students are allowed 375 pages per semester, with the ability to contact the ITTS Help Desk at to increase the amount. The default printing s front/back, unless changed. Option 2 Copies cost $0.09 per page if made at the copiers in the Library’s Lobby. Copies can be made from the Microfiche and Microfilm readers onto paper No Change is available in the Library. Bring bills. Money can be added onto your Bronco ID Card or Bronco Express Copy Cards can be purchased. The VTS (Value Transfer Station) is located in the Library’s Student Lounge. Bronco Express Copy Cards cost $1.00 (Card costs $0.50 and leaves $0.50 for copies). The Card can be reused. The One Card Office is responsible for the Copy Card system.

Contact Information Velappan Velappan, M.L.I.S., Head of Access Services Thank You & Good Luck