1. Library Research Women’s Studies Seminar BC3521 section 002 Professor Rebecca Jordan-YoungRebecca Jordan-Young Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Librarian: Jenna Freedman with library school student Emily Lundeen Jenna Freedman

2. http://www.barnard.edu/library/ This is the portal to all knowledge. Or, if you insist, Library Web http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/

3. http://library.barnard.edu/contact Visit the research desk IM BarnardReference: AOL, Google, Yahoo Call 212.854.3953 Text 386.227.6273 (386.BARNARD) E-mail refdesk@barnard.edurefdesk@barnard.edu we can help you

4. 4 search for a KNOWN item Book or journal title (not the article or chapter title) Send to phone CLIOCLIO - books, e-books, serials (not articles), media materials, microforms, etc. "Biracial, Bicultural, Bisexual: Bisexuality and Multiple Identities." Dworkin, Sari H. Journal of Bisexuality, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 93-107, 2002

5. search for an unknown item Keyword Words that appear in any part of the record (author, title, publisher, etc.) Fun with search results: Sorting Quick limits Subject Subject headings list Subdivisions More fun with search results: Downloading options Views: basic & full

6. 6 Boolean logic Controlled vocabulary, descriptors, subject headings Limits Proximity searching, near, with Truncation, wild cards advanced search concepts

7. DatabasesDatabases – unknown items primarily articles, but also e-books, dissertations, statistics and other materials. Find Articles for searching across some of the databases. Find Articles Explore: Help –Truncation/wildcard symbols –Phrase searching, near, with Advanced search and Boolean options Controlled vocabulary Different types of searches (e.g. citations, full text, keywords) Limits Try one of these or a database from the course guide:course guide Contemporary Women's IssuesContemporary Women's Issues Gender Studies Database GenderWatch Social Sciences Full Text

8. 8 etc. Guide for this class https://library.barnard.edu/fnd- books/guides/WMST/WMSTV3521002 https://library.barnard.edu/fnd- books/guides/WMST/WMSTV3521002 RefWorks Recommended style guides – Bedford Handbook Bedford Handbook – EasyBib EasyBib Call numbers for browsing