1. Library Workshop for HIST 498 Vince Graziano History Librarian Vince.Graziano@Concordia.ca September 21, 2016

2. Workshop Outline  Overview of Library services  Finding background information  Encyclopedias and dictionaries  Finding books  CLUES, the Library catalogue  Finding articles  America: History & Life: USA & Canada  Historical Abstracts: world history

3. Workshop Outline  Finding primary sources:  Empire Online  Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)  American Periodicals: 1741-1940  British Periodicals: 1681-1920  State Papers Online: 1509-1782  Times Digital Archive: 1785-2010  New York Times: 1851-2013

4. Overview of Library Services  Interlibrary Loans – COLOMBO  Click on Create Request (if necessary)  NEW: 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  Login with Concordia NetName  BCI card (formerly CREPUQ)  Request at Circulation Desk  Dissertation Writers Rooms  Graduate students only (ID card entry)  Webster 5th floor

5. Overview of Library Services  Intercampus delivery  For books at the other campus, you will need to go to the Vanier Library on Loyola Campus or 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

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

7. 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)  Early Canadiana Online (until c. 1925)  Oxford Scholarship Online (recent)  Cambridge University Press e-books (1995-2007)  Project MUSE Ebooks (university presses)  Cambridge Companions Complete Collection (ongoing)  Palgrave Macmillan (2010-)  ACLS Humanities E-books  Canadian Publishers Collection  EBSCO E-books  Many other electronic books

8. Finding Background Information  Encyclopedias  Examples:  Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy  Encyclopedia of Environment and Society  Dictionaries  Examples:  Dictionary of Environment and Conservation  Oxford English Dictionary

9. Finding Books and Articles  Books:  CLUES, library catalogue  Articles:  America: History & Life: 1964 onward  Historical Abstracts: 1955 onward  Older articles:  Periodicals Archive Online: 1802-2000  Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984

10. Search Operators  ANDecology AND Canada  ORecology OR conservation  “ ”“United States”  *nation*  ( )(“United States” OR USA) AND (ecology or conservation)

11. Subject Searching  Thesaurus  List of terms used in a database  Subject Headings in CLUES  Created by the Library of Congress  Subjects include:  People  Events  Places  Topical subject headings

12. To Find the Full Text 1.Use 2.Search CLUES  Perform a Journal Title search 3.Check other Montreal libraries  Use your BCI card 4.Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO)  Online form  Allow 1 to 2 weeks for delivery of books  Allow 2 to 4 days for delivery of articles by email

13. RefWorks  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

14. 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