Introduction to Research Resources for the Faculty Professor Jacqueline A. Gill Information Literacy Coordinator and Reference Librarian CCNY Libraries

Contents CCNY Libraries Homepage Reserves Interlibrary Loans Proxy Account Searching E –Journals Finding Journals that are not online CUNY+ CLICS Renewing materials from off campus Ebscohost Other subject related databases Resources by Subject Library Instruction sessions

CCNY Libraries Homepage

CCNY Libraries Homepage The City College Libraries homepage is the starting point for gaining access to all resources within the library.

Reserves

You can place materials for your course on reserve. Students will be able to check out materials for two hours or download articles. From the City College homepage click “Databases A-Z”. Reserves

Click “Reserves”. Click Current Semester”..

Reserves Search by instructor, title, author, or department.

Reserves Once you have either selected your instructor’s name, department, author, or title click “Search”.

Reserves Identify your title. Click your course.

Reserves Click the title of your book. Instructors can password protect these and other materials Reserves

Interlibrary Loans

Interlibrary Loans Finding materials not owned by CCNY Libraries Interlibrary loans are free ▪ Reprints of journal articles ▪ Reprints of magazine articles ▪ Temporary loan of books, some dissertations, reports, documents – but not textbooks Books owned by CUNY must be requested using CUNY+ through CLICS Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. You will be notified via when the book has arrived at the Circulation Desk. Loan period is 3 weeks. Articles are sent to your account.

Interlibrary Loans Sending a loan request CCNY Libraries Homepage To request an Interlibrary Loan you need the citation (author, title, year etc.). You can request an Interlibrary Loan by going to the CCNY Libraries homepage. Click “Services” and then click “Interlibrary Loans”.

Interlibrary Loans Click “ILL Requests” link

Interlibrary Loans Sending a loan request WorldCat Database Interlibrary Loans can be searched and ordered in WorldCat. Click “Databases A-Z” and click “WorldCat”.

Interlibrary Loans Sending a loan request WorldCat Database 1. Enter search terms here 2. Locate your title. 3. Click the ILL link. 4. Fill in the form and submit. Interlibrary Loans

Proxy Account

Proxy Account Searching when off-campus Fill in your address and create a password. First time users and those who have forgotten their password will be asked to enter their barcode number.

Next you will be asked to type in your name, , and create a password. When you access the databases the next time you will only have to type in your and password. Proxy Account Searching when off-campus

E-Journals Looking for a particular journal article? Go to E-Journals on the CCNY Libraries Database page.

Getting Journal Articles Most older journals are located on the first floor of Cohen Library A majority of our journals for the last twenty years are available electronically.

E-Journals Go to the CCNY Libraries homepage and click “Databases A-Z”.

E-Journals Select E-Journals A to Z”.

E-Journals Type in the name of the journal and click “Search”. You can select any one of the databases to find your article.

E-Journals Select the year and issue.

E-Journals Select the title of the article and view the full text.

Finding Journals that are not online

Journal Title Search Click “Journal Title Search” and type your title in the search box. On the left identify your search type. Select your journal.

Journal Title Search Identify your title.

Journal Title Search On the right of the title is the college link. Click this link to view the all paper issues.

Journal Title Search This is a list of “Bound” journals which are located on the 1 st floor.

Journal Title Search Paper journals are shown here. Go to the Circulation Desk to request the journal.

Books Government Documents Audio Visual Materials Journal subscriptions CLICS Renewing Books Online CUNY+ CUNY+ Catalog/Internet stations, 2 nd Floor

Searching in CUNY+ From the City College Libraries homepage type your search request in the box provided. Use the pull-down menu to identify your search. Click “Search”.

The page defaults to the CUNY Union Catalog. If you want to search in the CCNY catalog, click “Choose a Library” and select “City”. Searching in CUNY+

Select a book from CCNY Libraries or from another CUNY College. Searching in CUNY+

This is the location of the book. The call number is noted here. Item status tells you that the book can be checked out. Due Date - If there is a date here, the book has been checked out. Searching in CUNY+

Book Location Chart Once you have the call number look at the first letter of the call number and look at the Book Location Charts which are posted near the computer catalogs on the 2 nd floor.

Circulation Policy Faculty may check out a book for 6 weeks with 3 online renewals. Policy

CUNY+ - CLICS If you have chosen a book from another CUNY College you can pick the book up yourself or you can have the book sent to City College and you can pick the book up at the City College Circulation Desk. This is called a CLICS Book Request. Click this link to request the book.

CUNY+ - CLICS Enter you barcode number. You barcode must be validated once a semester at the Circulation Desk. Your barcode is also your password.

CUNY+ - CLICS Click “Go” to submit your request. You will see a confirmation page – Click “Go” a second time. It will take approximately 48 hours to 2 weeks for delivery..

CUNY+ - Renewing materials from off campus Click “My Account” to login in. Type in your 14 digit barcode number found on the back of your CCNY ID card. Click “Log in”.

Go to CUNY+ and click “My Account”. CUNY+ - Renewing materials from off campus

1. Select “Loans”. 2. Select the number next to the materials that you want to renew. 3. Click “Renew”. CUNY+ - Renewing materials from off campus

Principles of Searching Similar ideas are expressed in a word with different endings. educate educating educated education, etc. educat* will retrieve all of these words The asterisk * is a wild card or truncation symbol. All words starting with the letters before the asterisk will be retrieved

secondary education OR middle school Anything in either of these circles Is recovered Secondary education Middle school Boolean Searching

Combine search terms “OR” yields the most results Boolean Searching

“AND” makes your search more specific Only the overlap of the circles are recovered Secondary education Middle school Boolean Searching

Same combined search terms “AND” yields less results but articles are more specific.

EBSCOHOST

In EBSCOHOST you can search many databases simultaneously. Go down the list and select all the databases relevant to your search by checking database selection box. You can select all databases by clicking the first box.

EBSCOHOST Enter your terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search. Select search options to refine your search. You can use limiters or expanders to broaden or narrow the focus of your search.

EBSCOHOST Additional options are available to refine your search.

EBSCOHOST The results are displayed showing the citation and a link to the full text.

EBSCOHOST PDF or HTML full text can be saved to a diskette. The PDF text can only be viewed in the Adobe Acrobat software. If the software is not available on your computer it can be downloaded from Adode.com.Adode.com

EBSCOHOST Click this link to send the Full text to your account.

EBSCOHOST Enter your address and subject and click send.

EBSCOHOST Click this link to return to your search results or begin a new search.

–NetLibrary –Education Full-Text –ERIC –JStor –Project Muse Education Databases

NET LIBRARY NetLibrary is a collection of more than 1000 online books in all subject areas. Also included in NetLibrary is the Project Gutenberg database of over 3,400 books from all historical periods. Books range from works of fiction and other literature to scientific and technical books. Materials are appropriate for students and researchers at all levels. Create an account and begin searching.

EDUCATION FULL TEXT Education Full Text provides full indexing and abstracting of almost 700 education journals and magazines; of these, 284 are available in full text. Subjects covered include all areas of education: K-12, higher education, special education, and adult education. The publications vary from scholarly peer-reviewed journals to more popular education magazines. Thus, the database is useful for persons at all levels of knowledge. Images are in black and white only.

ERIC The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a digital library of education- related resources, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. The ERIC online system provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966.

J-STOR JSTOR provides full-text access to more than 300 scholarly journals offering more than 886,000 full-length articles going back to Here are the subject areas addressed: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Asian Studies, Botany, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. Updated frequently, JSTOR covers important research articles, reviews, opinion pieces, and other items published in key journals.

Project MUSE is a database consisting of over 300 peer- reviewed scholarly journals, mostly in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, published primarily by small scholarly or university presses. This database is more appropriate for the advanced student or scholar, but lower level undergraduates may also find useful material. Project Muse

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints is a full-text database covering issues that are currently being debated in modern society. The database attempts to present a full spectrum of viewpoints on every issue and includes essays especially written for the database, magazine and newspaper articles, statistical information, images, articles from reference books, primary documents, and web sites.

Recommended Databases by Subject

The Subject Database pages are complied by the CCNY librarians. From the City College Libraries Homepage select the “Research by Subject” link.

Recommended Databases by Subject On this page you can select the subject database, or browse subject related WebPages for topic information.

Link to the form is on the CCNY Libraries “Services” page. Sign up for a library instruction session for your class Send me an or call at Ext. 6089

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