Hello,

My name is Paul, and we talked Wednesday morning, November 4th, about researching PASS objectives.  What follows are annotated links to the resources we used.

Oklahoma State Department of Education PASS Objectives. Priority Academic Student Skills organized by subject, grade, and discipline, downloadable in PDF.

The Library Catalog. Searches the materials held at Chambers Library.

PsycInfo. Comprehensive database for psychology materials.

ERIC. Education Resources Information Center.  Articles and other  materials on all aspects of education.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!

-Paul

Hello!

This is Ona Britton, your friendly Instruction Librarian! Several databases contain articles and other materials pertinent to Ms Elliott’s assignment.   Books are also a good source of information

Keywords

This search will use specific keywords.  Try combining

holocaust

and

rescu*

and

moral* or ethic* or altru*

Where to start

Academic Search Complete. General database with articles on many topics.

More Useful Databases

SocIndex. Contains articles from scholarly and popular journals pertaining to sociology.

Humanities International Complete.  Includes articles on all aspects of the humanities including literature, history, religion, and linguistics.

Historical Abstracts.  Articles and other materials on non-American history.

CQ Researcher.  Contains some materials pertaining to Holocaust issues.

Book Catalogs

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

Hello,

My name is Paul, and we talked bright and early Friday morning, October 30th, about the best library databases for your upcoming paper.  What follows are annotated links to those databases; please use them early and often.

Article Databases

New York Times (Historical). Full-image archive of the entire historical run of The New York Times. It provides every page of every issue, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF, from 1851-2002.

Lexis-Nexis News. A subsection of Lexis-Nexis containing full text of articles from major newspapers, newswires, and periodicals.

Academic Search Complete. General database containing scholarly and popular articles from various disciplines, often with very current articles.

Newspaper Source Plus. Includes 1,520 full-text newspapers, providing more than 28 million full-text articles.

CQ Researcher Global. Provides in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.

Book Catalogs

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

Good luck with your research. As always, please feel free to Ask Us! should you have any questions.

Paul

Hello,

My name is Paul, and we talked on Thursday about library materials to help you research your Country Report. This is a brief review of what we went over, in case you need it later.

I showed you several web and print resources and sorted them into the categories below–you’ll probably recognize them from your assignment. Each resource listed there covers the area it falls under, but it probably covers other areas too, so be sure to explore each of them thoroughly.

Many of the web resources are also available in our Country Information Subject Guide.

All of the print resources (in italics) are available in our Reference Collection on the 1st Floor.

Geography, Typology, and Climate

CIA World Factbook – Fairly complete profiles of every country.

U.S. State Dept. Background Notes – Very good general country info updated yearly.

Population Demographics

U.S. Census Bureau IDB – Has basic demographic data for countries including population projections.

Demographic Yearbook Ref. HA 17 .D45 2005 - Basic population stats put out by the United Nations.

Political and Legal Environment

World Bank’s doingbusiness.org – Main product is a set of objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the sub-national and regional level.

Europa World Yearbook – Provides mainly economic and political data on 250 countries.

Economic Environment

Business Source Complete – Mainly periodical info covering all areas of business plus company, industry, and country information.

World Development CD-ROM ( available on the 2^nd floor of Chambers Library in Gov. Docs) – World Bank product with country profiles, social indicators data and population projections.

Illustrated Book of World Rankings Ref. HA 155 .K87 2001 - Arranged by topic (26), this reference resource provides international rankings in cultural, social and economic areas.

Corporate Environment

International Marketing and Data Statistics Ref. HA 42 .I56 2009 – Covers the rest of the world outside Europe

Cultural Environment

Craighead’s Ref. HF 5549.5 .E45D56 – Craighead’s International Business, Travel, and Relocation Guide to 84 Countries. Title says it all.

Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands Ref. 5389 .M67 2006 – Covers cultural differences and business protocols for more than 60 countries.

Strategies for Doing Business with ___________

Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands Ref. 5389 .M67 2006 - (See description above.)

Miscellaneous

GlobalEDGE – Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University, this website covers a wide range of topics and resources. It is almost a one-stop shop. Very handy.

Reference Collection

Finally, don’t forget to search the library catalog and limit your search to “Reference.” The reference collection is always a great place to begin your fact-based research.

Okay. I think that just about covers it. Please feel free to Ask Us! questions when they come up. We’re always happy to help.

Paul

Hello!

This is Ona Britton, your friendly Instruction Librarian, standing in for Jana Atkins, your friendly Performing Arts Librarian!  Several databases contain articles and other materials pertinent to Dr. Butterfield’s assignment:

Music Databases

Music Index.  Covers all styles and genres of music.  Includes book reviews, obituaries, periodicals, and news and articles about music, musicians, and the music industry.

RILM Music Abstracts.   Covers all aspects of music, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments and voice, dance, and music therapy.

Academic Search Complete.  Articles on various topics.

Check out the Music Subject Guide for more potential databases to search

Searching Multiple Databases

You may search several Ebsco databases at the same time.  Have a look at this video for a demonstration.

More Useful Tools

Grove Dictionary of Music.  Online dictionary highly respected for its content and depth.  Online version also reference works in Mozart and Bach complete editions.  Also available in print in the Reference collection.

Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, earlier editions.  Available from the Reference tab of the Music Subject heading.   Contains some entries not present in newer edition; gives a different perspective on some topics.

Music Analyses : An Annotated Guide to the Literature.  PRINT guide containing citations to books discussing particular works.  Located in library Reference Collection.

New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments.  PRINT dictionary with in depth entries about instruments, their history, and repertory.

Book Catalogs

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

TIP:  Try the keyword method? with your instrument and limiting to the main collection for pertinent materials.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

Hi,

My name is Paul Stenis, and we had an instruction session on Tuesday afternoon, October 20th.

Our primary focus was Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests In Print. We looked at each of those resources in print and online.

The more important of the two is Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY). If MMY is Batman, Tests In Print (TiP) is Robin.

The Mental Measurements Yearbook is comprised of evaluative test reviews written by experts in selected fields. The MMY is published with the overarching goal of promoting and encouraging informed test selection. MMY is not cumulative; instead it covers “tests that are new or significantly revised since the publication of the” previous edition. There are currently 17 MMYs.

MMY norms a test. Norming assesses a test’s validity and reliability:

• Validity: The test measures what it is supposed to measure
• Reliability: The test returns consistent results

MMY entries usually include 2 reviews of the test.

Tests in Print is a comprehensive bibliography of all known commercially available tests, with *references* to the test reviews in MMY. Unlike MMY, Tests in Print is cumulative with each new edition. There are currently 7 editions of TiP.

*References in TiP come in two forms:

1. T5:539

2. 9:729

The first reference (with the T) points to a previous entry in TiP volume 5, test number 539. The second reference (without the T) points to the ninth MMY, test number 729.

Both are available in print in our First Floor Reference Collection. Search our Library Catalog to locate them.

Both the MMY and TiP databases are available in the Library’s online subject guide for Education. Look under Top reference works for Education. They’re both EBSCOHost databases.

MMY reviews tests, but it doesn’t provide the actual test. Chambers Library, however, does keep a few tests for your class to view. To look at a list of available tests, search the library catalog by call number with the call number “test” in the search box.

As always please feel free to Ask Us! for guidance. We’re happy to help.

Paul

Hello!

This is Ona Britton, your friendly Instruction Librarian!  Several databases contain articles and other materials pertinent to education.  These databases should fulfill the requirements for Dr. Evans’ assignments.

Education Databases

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse): Comprehensive database for all aspects of education, including higher education.

TIP: ERIC contains many materials that are not articles, called ERIC documents. To remove ERIC documents, go to the Limiters or Update Results screen and use the Journal or Document limiter.

Professional Development Collection. Contains approximately 500 journals pertaining to education.

TIP: This database covers a smaller set of materials than ERIC, but it is useful if an assignment requires only one or two journal articles. The limiters and Update Results screen contain a limiter for scholarly journals.

More Useful Databases

PsycInfo. Contains articles and other materials on all aspects of psychology. Functions for psychology as ERIC does for education.

SocIndex. Contains articles from scholarly and popular journals pertaining to sociology.

Business Source Complete. Contains articles other information about business. Some useful information for school administrators.

Searching Multiple Databases

You may search several Ebsco databases at once.  Watch this video for more information.

Book Catalogs

Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.

UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.

WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.

Databases

If you don’t know which database to use you can consult our subject guides.

The guides are located on the right hand side of the library website under the tab “Guides”. Once there, click on the subject of your choosing—safety, psychology, health, sociology, etc.

Some databases I would recommend for your class are—

Generic Databases
Academic Search Complete
Our largest database.  Works for most topics.  A good place to start.

Health Databases
CINAHL
Nursing & Allied Health articles and materials
Health Source: Nursing Edition
A broad selection of articles about all aspects of health and healthcare
Medline
Comprehensive coverage of medical articles written for physicians

Psychology & Sociology Databases
PsycInfo
Articles and other materials about psychology
SocIndex
Articles and other materials about sociology

Other Potentially Useful Databases
Business Source Complete
Articles about business, advertising, media, and communications
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Citations to articles about crime and criminology — No Full Text
ERIC — Education Resources
Articles and other materials about education and learning

For searching tips within the library, click here and visit page 2!

Is it Scholarly? Challenge

Take a look at each of the following articles and try to determine which ones are scholarly/peer-reviewed articles and which ones are not.  Then, use the Polleveryhwere.com software to submit your response.

Article #1

Article #2

Article #3

Article #4

Link to the Polleverywhere.com poll

Remember, if you ever have any questions about using the library’s resources, or if you are having trouble finding information on your topic, you can always Ask Us!

Jason Cimock
Reference and Instruction Librarian
jcimock@uco.edu
974-2947

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Ms. Davis’ assignments.

More Databases

CQ Researcher — Extensive overviews of current events topics.

Opposing Viewpoints — Database of articles and other materials containing various viewpoints on controversial topics

Sage Premier — Multidisciplinary database of subject encyclopedias covering various topics.

Article Databases

Academic Search Complete — articles on a variety of topics for all reading levels

SocIndex — Articles on the impact of gender, ethnic, and economic factors.

PsycInfo — Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of psychology

Newspaper Databases

Newspaper Source Plus — Full text of various newspapers, including Daily Oklahoman from 1997.

Lexis Nexis News — Full text of news sources from around the country as well as newspapers from other countries.

New York Times Historical — Contains the full text of the New York Times from 1851- 2006.

Oklahoman Archives — Full text of the Daily Oklahoma from 1901.

Finding Books

UCO Library Catalog — Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library, including materials on adaptation theory.

Handouts

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

MLA Style Guide — Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources. This page includes guides for both 6th and 7th editions.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!

Welcome!

I am Ona Lou Britton, Reference/Instruction librarian at Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Israel’s assignments.

Article Databases

Academic Search Complete — articles on a variety of topics for all reading levels

SocIndex — Articles on the impact of gender, ethnic, and economic factors.

PsycInfo — Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of psychology

Opposing Viewpoints — Database containing all kinds of information on various subjects

Newspaper Databases

Newspapers may carry local information about a particular conspiracy theory.

Newspaper Source Plus — Full text of various newspapers, including Daily Oklahoman from 1997.

Lexis Nexis News — Full text of news sources from around the country as well as newspapers from other countries.

New York Times Historical — Contains the full text of the New York Times from 1851- 2005.

Oklahoman Archives — Full text of the Daily Oklahoma from 1901.

Finding Books

UCO Library Catalog — Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library, including materials on adaptation theory.

Handouts

The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.

MLA Style Guide — Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources.  This page includes guides for both 6th and 7th editions.

Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!