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Orientation Handout
FAQ
(short answers! Consult the handouts,
or ask! for details)
Can I check out books? How does it work?
ADP students may check out any book owned by Prescott
College, for a 4 week period. Books may be renewed for 2 additional
4 week periods (unless another student has placed a hold on
the book). Overdue fines wil be charged: $.25 per day, per
item. We encourage all students to request and renew books
online, through the online book catalog. If there is a copy of the book you want listed as belonging to Prescott Colege, please request that book. If there is no copy owned by Prescott College, or if our copy is not checked in, go ahead and request another library's copy.
The
Online Book Catalog
Handy Tips for
Using our Online Book Catalog
Search Tips
Search in other Libraries
How do I find journal articles?
There are a variety of ways to find journal articles
for your studies, but not just one way that will work each
and every time! Be patient, be creative - you can do it!
First, select a journal database through the Find
Articles link. Select a database by Area of Study
or via the Alphabetical List. Try at least two databases,
and also be sure to check out
the list of full-text
e-journals!
- Are the results what you expected? Try changing your
search terms
- Are you using the most appropriate database(s)
- Is the information you need likely to be in a journal
article, or should you be looking in newspapers,
or books?
- Read and understand the citations on your Results List
Using Interlibrary Loan
Are you finding full-text articles? If not, how do
you get the actual article?
- Look up the title of the journal in the Journal Subscriptions link to learn if it is available full-text
in a different database; if so, use that database.
- If catalog says the journal is located in the Prescott
College Periodicals Room, send the complete citation to
Interlibrary Loan*
- If we do not have the journal, send the complete citation
to Interlibrary
Loan*
* Some databases have direct
links to our Interlibrary Loan department; some do not. If
there is not a direct link, always include your full name,
program, (RDP, ADP, or MAP), mailing address, and e-mail address
in the subject line and/or Notes or Comments box of your e-mail
to ILL.
Why not just use Google for everything?
Google, and other search engines, are great for finding
organizations, schools, companies, and personal web sites.
They're a good place to start your search for information,
for getting an overview, for getting ideas on how to do a
more specific search. Try a variety of search engines - note
the differences; see which ones work best for you. Search
engines are not the best source for finding academic journal
articles - use the journal databases!
Search Engines
Evaluating
Print and Online Sources
Try an academic search engine, such as GoogleScholar
- note the difference!
Can you recommend some good web sites?
Find Web Resources
by Subject offers a wide range of possibilities
Reference Collection
Online this leads to the materials found
in any Reference Library - dictionaries, writing help, government
information, statistics, etc.
PC Library Handouts
including links to citation style "cheat
sheets"
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