Library Science 1011 Week One

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Library Science 1011Week One
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Instructor Information

• Tori Gregory
• Email tori.gregory_at_okstate.edu
• Web www.library.okstate.edu/hss/gregory
• Phone [phone]
• Office Hours
• (Library, Room 306)
• Monday 200-400
• Or By Appointment

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This Class Covers

• Library Catalog (OPAC)
• Topic Selection
• Databases and Indexes
• Searching the World Wide Web
• Writing Correct Citations
• Evaluating Information

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What Youll Do

• 5 Assignments
• (one per week)
• Due at the start of each class period
• You are responsible for make-ups and late work
• Final Exam
• Closed Book
• Short Answer
• Taken Last Class Period

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Syllabus
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The Goal To Become Information Literate

• Recognize Need for Information
• Locate the Information
• Evaluate It
• Organize It
• Apply It
• In a Way that Makes Sense to Others!

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We Begin With.
The OSU Library Catalog
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Catalog Basics

• The Catalog
• is for finding books, government publications,
  and periodicals owned by our library. You will
  NOT find individual articles in the catalog
• Databases
• are for finding articles from newspapers,
  journals, and magazines

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Why Do We Even Need A Catalog?

• Tells Us What We Own
• Like a list you might make of your possessions
• Called Holdings
• Tells Us Where to Find Things
• There are over 5 million items in OSUs
  collection
• It is not possible to just walk to the right
  section of the library

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Why Is The Catalog Set Up This Way?

• Call Numbers
• Unique identifiers for each item in the
  collection
• Linked to the subject matter specified by
  author, title, year published.
• Too many books have the same color, or size, but
  every book has some unique features, and these
  features allow us to apply the call numbers that
  serve as a road map to the library

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Searching The Catalog

• Use a Keyword Search when you know the subject
• E.g., Medieval Germany
• Use a Basic Search when you know the title or
  author.
• E.g, Gone With The Wind
• In Author Searches, type the authors last name
  first
• E.g., Simmons, Tom
• In Title Searches leave off A, An, or The at the
  beginning of the title
• E.g, Clockwork Orange

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CatalogDemonstration and Practice
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Next Weeks Homework

• Assignment 1
• Searching The Library Catalog

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EndWeek One