Library Research

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Library Research

• Risa R. Robinson Education Electronic
  Resources Librarian
• 460-5492
• robinsonr_at_mail.belmont.edu

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Research Cycle
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CUB Cat

• What is it?
• Provides access to the librarys collection of
  200,000 print items (books, journals, magazines,
  music scores)
• 52,000 non-print items (cds, dvds, videos, sound
  recordings)
• 35,000 e-Books.

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Library arrangement

• First Floor -Stacks G-L, N
• Circulation check out books, reserve items,
  reserve study rooms
• Reference ask for help, reference works
• Periodicals journals, magazines, newspapers,
  microform
• ILL request and pick up interlibrary loan
  materials
• Second Floor -Stacks P-Z
• Multimedia hall
• Group Study rooms
• Third Floor - Stacks M-MT
• Education/Curriculum Lab
• Music library/Media Center
• Lower Level - Stacks A-F
• accessed by the far stairs and elevator

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Reliability of Internet Sources
What!
http//www.wikipedia.org/
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Online subscription databases a better-quality
option to the Internet

• General Databases
• ProQuest - index to and full-text of selected
  journal and magazine articles
• InfoTrac OneFile - A one-stop source for news and
  periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
  Millions of full-text articles, many with images
• NetLibrary - eBook Collection full-text of
  thousands of recent non-fiction books

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Speech 1 Biographical, informative speech

• Searching Cub CAT
• Biography
• Library of Congress
• subject search

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Speech 1 Biographical, informative speech

• Print Reference Sources
• Dictionary of literary biography
• Contemporary authors autobiography series
• Contemporary musicians
• Biography index
• Current biography yearbook
• Online Reference Sources
• Oxford Reference Online

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Speech 2 Informative speech on an international
topic

• Searching CubCAT
• Communication, International Library of
  Congress subject search
• Intercultural communication Library of Congress
  subject search

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Speech 2 Informative speech on an international
topic

• Print Reference Sources
• Statesman's year-book
• Online Reference Sources
• Communications Subject Guide
• CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

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Speeches 3 and 4 Persuasive speeches on topics
of your choice

• Having Trouble finding a Topic
• Use BILS online tutorial
• Topic Finder in BILS - http//library.belmont.edu/
  TopicFinder.pdf

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Speeches 3 and 4 Persuasive speeches on topics
of your choice

• Print Reference Sources
• Contemporary World Issues
• Current Controversies
• Opposing Viewpoints
• Online Reference Sources
• Facts.Com

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Library FAQ

• Website
• http//library.belmont.edu/
• Get there through BIC
• Get there through Belmont website
• Hours
• Check the website
• Reference Research Help, Subject Guides
• Borrowing books
• 2 weeks, renew by phone (x6782)
• Bring your Belmont student ID

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Ask Us!

• 3 ways to get help
• In person
• Phone [phone])
• E-mail (reference_at_mail.belmont.edu)