Welcome to the Library Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library
Discipline Specific Resources Education – Author Ken BainKen Bain PT/Exercise Science/Athletic Training –Journal of Athletic TrainingJournal of Athletic Training Business –Professor Michael PorterMichael Porter –Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Business Review –Bloomberg Business WeekBloomberg Business Week –Author Chris Anderson – The Long TailChris Anderson
Discipline Specific Resources English- Wallace StegnerWallace Stegner Criminal Justice –William (Bill) StuntzWilliam (Bill) Stuntz The Collapse of American Criminal Justice Pharmacy –Keep Studying!
Tools of Scholarship Content Books Articles Journals Citations WWW Tools Catalogs Databases Lists Indexes Search Engines
Catalogs, Databases, & Search Engines A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection. A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).
Catalogs Al Harris Open WorldCat Ebrary ( Digital Books)
Databases Academic Search Complete – General Source Subject Specific Refer to Campus GuidesCampus Guides
Class Exercise – Digital Books Create a bookshelf in Ebrary Locate a book in Ebrary & add it to your bookshelf Open the book using the Ebrary Reader & highlight a chapter heading using the infotool
Class Exercise - Databases Locate the Campus Guide for your discipline Write down three databases specific to your discipline Search the term education in one of the selected databases
Questions? Contact me: –Frederic Murray
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