ElI 091Prof. Lee Spring 2014

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ELI 091A: Library Research

Jennifer Rosenstein, First Year Outreach Services Librarian

Searching the Library Catalog

1. Go to the library home page: www.pace.edu/library

2. Use the Search Plus box

Start with a very general search, eg. diet and health

Use the tag cloud on the right to narrow your results

Tips for using Search Plus (Encore) to search the catalog

Understanding a book record

EbooksLook for [electronic resource] or EBOOK

• Click the link after the gray arrow to access the book.

• Some ebooks can be downloaded• See the library ebook guide: • http://libguides.pace.edu/ebooks

ConnectNYConnectNY is a consortium of 18 university libraries in New York state

If Pace doesn’t have the book you need click on the ConnectNY link on the right side of the page

You need a library barcode to request books

Books arrive in 2-3 business daysYou’ll get an email when your book is ready and you can pick it up from the Circulation desk at the library entrance

Access all databases through the library home page

Click on the Databases: Find an Article link Academic Search Premier – can be combined with other databases

using the Choose Databases link

Jstor (note: Jstor has only scholarly articles and they are all at least 3 years old)

Opposing Viewpoints: for controversial topics such as gay marriage and GMOs

ABI-Inform – good for business topics

For specific companies or markets:

Lexis-Nexis

Business & Company Resource Center

Passport

Recommended databases

Tips for database searching

• Combine terms with AND – this makes your search more narrow & focused

• Combine synonyms with OR• Put OR terms in parentheses ( shift+9 & shift+0)• Place multi-word phrases in quotation marks.

Boolean machine

Narrowing your search results

Many databases, especially Academic Search Premier and the other Ebscodatabases give you many options to narrow your search results

Using database tools

• Look for options to email, save, print, etc. • Many databases will generate a citation for

you

In Academic Search Premier, when emailing an article remember to select your citation format

Finding the Full Text of ArticlesIf the full text is not available,

use the Search for Article button

If you see links like this, the article is available in a different database

If the article is not available you can request it from InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad)

Advanced Google searching Google scholar: scholar.google.com

Configure your settings to show articlesavailable from Pace

note: You must be signed in to your Google account to savethese settings

• Video tutorial: http://youtu.be/MRFYjeNrFPM

Use the site: limiter

Note: Google automatically puts the AND between search terms

To get more help:

E-mail Jennifer! [email protected]

The library home page: pace.edu/library

Use the Ask-a-Librarian link

Under “Library Services,” use the Video tutorials,

How do I?, and Research Guides links

look at the Research Guides for Business

and Marketing

Stop by or call the Information desk

(212) 346-1331