1. Hendrik Meijer Library Orientation Information literacy Finding books Finding journals, magazines & newspapers Finding additional sources Finding Internet sources

2. Information Literacy Recognize the information need Find the information Evaluate the information Use the information effectively/responsibly Reassess the need

3. Finding the Information Choose the sources Current information? Books vs. magazines Scholarly research? Journals vs. magazines Print? Indexes to print sources

4. Develop Search Strategy Use synonyms –cars or automobiles or autos Use Boolean AND, OR, NOT –(cars or automobiles) and design Use stem searching –computer$ or computer* –will find computer, computerization, computerized, etc. Field searching –keyword –subject –author

5. Library Research Through MCC Website: http://www.muskegoncc.edu http://www.muskegoncc.edu/library

6. Click on Library or Hover over Library to see menu

7. Use WebCat, the online catalog.

8. Click on WebCat or see helpful hints for using WebCat.

9. For stem searching, use $

10. Note Call Numbers. HV = Criminology Section KF= Law Section QP= Physiology Section RM= Medical Section

11. Locations in library

12. Find a book that looks good, then click on VIEW to see details

13. Works Cited information Subject term: Marijuana—Therapeutic use

14. Questions about WebCat? WebCat: Use to find books, videos, CDs, DVDs Use to find instructors’ reserve materials Magazine, journal & newspaper articles are NOT located in WebCat

15. Finding Digital Books Many different databases of digital books May search through full text, keywords Approximately 24,000 books available Ebsco ebooks Oxford Reference Safari Tech

16. When off campus, use the Research Databases from Off Campus.

17. Use Digital Books from Off Campus.

18. Digital Books off campus eBooks

19. Clicking on eBooks brings up the off-campus login page.

20. Use your network login: firstname.lastname and your password then click “Login”

22. Enter search terms. Then, click on “Search”

23. Good titles! Let’s open number 1. (Click on the title)

24. Click on eBook Full Text to read this book.

26. Finding magazine or newspaper articles Use FirstSearch, InfoTrac, LexisNexis, EbscoHost or New York Times Google is not the best source to locate published research articles

27. Let’s go back to the Off Campus Database Access page to search for magazine and journal articles.

28. Scroll down the page for: InfoTrac FirstSearch and other periodical databases.

29. InfoTrac is a good place to start when looking for magazines & journals.

30. Many databases to choose

31. Academic OneFile

32. Subject Guide Search

33. Search subjects for school violence Click to begin search

34. 4804 articles on School Violence Click “Subdivisions” to see the subdivisions under school violence

35. Of the 4804 articles, 44 are on the causes of school violence Click on “Causes of” to see the 44 articles

36. Click on title to view article

37. Print/Save options Summary of article

38. Works Cited information At bottom of article

39. Periodical Databases InfoTrac, FirstSearch, LexisNexis Use to find high-quality journal, magazine and newspaper articles Up-to-date and comprehensive If you find little with a subject search, try a keyword search

40. In addition to books and the magazine, journal and newspaper databases, we have some excellent databases containing reports and other specialized information. Two of these that are most helpful to students for research papers are: Opposing Viewpoints (InfoTrac) and CQ Researcher (CQ Electronic Library)

41. From the Off- Campus page, click on InfoTrac for the Opposing Viewpoints database.

42. Opposing Viewpoints In Context

43. Enter search terms, or, browse subjects below

44. Search for “fracking”

46. From the Off Campus page, click on CQ Electronic Library

47. Select “CQ Researcher Online”

48. Browse recent reports or enter search terms above

51. Find databases by your subject area “Periodical lists” is used to find a specific magazine, journal or newspaper by its title.

52. Student Support

54. Internet Searching Subject catalogs (mel.org, lii.org) Search engines (google.com, yahoo.com) Evaluate

55. Advanced Search

56. Limit to.gov or.edu

60. Evaluating the Information Authority – What are the credentials? Accuracy – Facts? Data? Misspellings? Objectivity – Bias? Coverage – What is missing? Currency – Up-to-Date?

61. Fall/Winter Hours http://www.muskegoncc.edu/library Monday – Thursday 7:30 am to 10:00 pm Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Saturday Closed Sunday 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Library : 231-777-0269 Circulation Desk : 231-777-0270 Reference Desk : 231-777-0326

62. Spring/Summer Session Hours http://www.muskegoncc.edu/library Monday – Thursday 7:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Sunday 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Library : 231-777-0269 Circulation Desk : 231-777-0270 Reference Desk : 231-777-0326

63. Questions?