Introduction

This tutorial was developed by the library staff for undergraduate students.

This tutorial contains an overview of the library, a discussion of the resource types (books, articles, web sites) and how to access them.

Navigating through the Tutorial

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Introduction

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Library Overview

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• The Computer Lab, Group Study Rooms, Academic Resource Center (ARC), and Classrooms are found in the Library lower level.
• Referenceand circulationdesks are found on the first floor along with study areas and reference computers.
• The Library's print collections are found on the first and second floors.

Library Web Site

View the Library's Web Site
       [http://library.emmanuel.edu]

• The left column contains Library information, such as contact information and hours, along with the Library policies including Reserves and Interlibrary Loan.

  Access the Interlibrary Loan form from the drop down menu at the bottom of the left column. See what the form looks like by clicking here.

Library Web Site

Return to the Library's Web Site.
[http://library.emmanuel.edu]

• The left column includes helpful resources such as Tutorials, FAQs, and Ask a Librarian email reference.

• The resources found in the central column, Library Resources, including the Online Catalog and links to the Article Databases, will be the focus of the tutorial.

Resource Type: Books

• The Library collection contains both print and Electronic or E-books.
  
  
• To locate useful information in a book use the Table of Contents and Book Index.
  
  
• Explore the list of references at the end of the book or at the end of each chapter for potential sources.

Types of Books

• The Library's reference books provide broad or introductory information.
  
  
• The Library's circulating books generally provide greater depth on a topic.

Finding Books

Return to the Library's Home Page

Use the Library's Online Catalog to locate print and E-books available at Emmanuel and the other Fenway Libraries Online (FLO) libraries.

Other links in this section include:

• Reserves;
• E-Books; and
• Other Libraries. Use this link to access the Fenway Library Consortium (FLC) online catalogs.

Finding Books

 Search by Author

Enter Steve Almond's name (last name first name) in the Online Catalog text box on the Library home page and select Author from the drop-down options.

Click on Online Catalog Search. Depending on your browser, the results will either open as a new tab or a new window. [If you wish to view the results in the tutorial frame, click here.]

Click on the author's name to view the list of works by her.

Finding Books

Return to the Library's Home Page

Search by Title 

  Let's find the book, Thinking on the page : a college student's guide to effective writing by Gwen Hyman.

Enter the title, omitting any article (A, An, The) at the beginning of the title if present, in the text box on the Library home page and select Title from the options.

Click on Online Catalog Search. Depending on your browser, the results will either open as a new tab or a new window.

[If you wish to view the results in the tutorial frame, click here.]

Click on the Emmanuel link where it reads "E-Book library." Once you enter your Portal login and password, you can answer the following question:

Resource Type: Articles

• Articles often focus on a specific topic and are often published more quickly than books.
  
  
• The Library's collection contains both print and electronic articles.

Resource Type: Articles

 Types of Articles
1. Peer-Reviewed- View sample article

[Off campus, enter your Portal login information.]

Peer-reviewed articles are screened by experts in the particular field prior to inclusion in the journal.

Authors have specialized training in the particular field (e.g., PhD).
The authors' affiliations in this sample article are listed below the authors' names.

The article content consists of scholarly research and contains references.

Resource Type: Articles

• Magazine articles are generally not screened by experts in the particular field.
   
• Authors do not usually have specialized training in the particular field. Sometimes, in the case of editorials or other articles, you might see multiple authors or no author listed at all.
   
• The article content often consists of current topics such as pop culture or current events and usually does not contain references.

Resource Type: Articles

3. Newspaper - View sample article

• Newspaper articles are generally not screened by experts in the particular field.
   
• Authors do not usually have specialized training in the particular field.
   
• The article content often consists of current events; book/movie reviews; or historical perspectives and usually does not contain references.
  Note that a Reference list is not provided at the end of the sample newspaper article.

Article Databases

Use the Library's Subscription Databases to find articles.

Most of these databases may be accessed off campus/remotely by the Emmanuel Community.

Return to the Library's Home Page

The Databases by Subject and Research Guides links provide access to the subject-specific databases.

The A to Z List of Databases is the complete databases list including the Multidisciplinary databases. 

Searching in the Article Databases

The article databases cannot be searched effectively using natural or conversational language.

It is, therefore, important to understand how to create a keyword search string by combining important ideas from your research topic using AND, OR.

In this section of the tutorial, we will discuss creating effective search strings.

Searching in the Article Databases

 First, let's go to Academic Search Premier, a broad database that covers many different subjects, making it a great starting point for research. 

[Off campus, enter your Portal login information.]

Enter one search term: film

• Quotes are used to search for phrases like "health care" as a unit.
• You may select one of the Select a Field option to narrow your search.
• Searching in the All Text field broadens your search.
• You may also use Refine Results to further limit your search by date, article type, and length. 

Searching in the Article Databases

Let's try adding another term to further narrow or focus your search, since that one search term was not helpful enough to get the best results. Notice that AND connects the contents of the first and second text boxes.

 Enter the following two terms.

film

and

Scorcese

Using AND narrows your search to include only materials that contain both search terms. Use AND between key components or ideas. 

Click Search.

Searching in the Article Databases

 Now try three search terms:

film

and

Scorcese

and

Goodfellas

If you have a strong sense of the specific nature of your project, using three or more terms might help you get the results you want more efficiently.

One more option:

  Add movie as an alternative term in the same text box as film using OR between the terms.

OR broadens the search by retrieving materials that contain either or both search terms.

Use OR between alternative terms for key concepts.

 Note: Enclose the terms within PARENTHESES if the search string is not created using separate text boxes as we did in this example.

Click Search.

Checking for full-text options

Sometimes, a database will include an abstract for an article, but not the full-text. Remember: you should not use an abstract as a source in a research paper. Here we will explore another way to find the full-text of an article.

Click here to view the detailed record for:

Cheryl L Rock, et al. "Relationship Between Sleep Quality And Quantity And Weight Loss In Women Participating In A Weight-Loss Intervention Trial." Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20.7 (2012): 1419-1425. MEDLINE. Web. 26 Aug. 2013.

To determine if the complete content of an article is available, explore the full-text availability options in the left column. Articles that are full text will have a PDF Full Text hyperlink.

In the record for the Rock article, a Findit@Emmanuel hyperlink is present. This means the complete content is not available in this database.

Click on the Findit@Emmanuel hyperlink to see if the article is available in one of the Library's other subscription database.

After evaluating whether or not you need the article, you may email, print, or save it using the options on the right in the article detailed record.

Test your knowledge of search-strings

Accessing Full Text from an Article Citation

If you have a citation for a journal article, which contains the basic information about an article such as the journal it is found in and the date of publication, use the Full-Text Finder to see if the library has full-text availability.

The Library's Full-Text Finder lists the journals with date ranges that are full text in the Library's subscription databases and in print.

The Full-Text Finder is found in the Article section of the Library home page.

 Click here to view the Full-Text Finder
 
 Enter The New Yorker in the text box provided and select exact name from the drop-down menu.

 Click on Search.

 Click on correct result, which will then produce a list of all databases that hold that title.

Before you choose a database option, make sure you will be able to access the date needed. 

Note: Off campus, enter your Emmanuel Portal login information after clicking on the database name.

Thank you from the Library Staff

Please contact the Library at reference@emmanuel.edu if you have suggestions, questions, or comments about this tutorial.

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Tutorial References

Glossary

Academic Resource Center (ARC): ARC services include writing specialists. See their web page for further details.

Article Databases: Library's Subscription Databases index and often provide full text of articles published in journals and newspapers, along with information from other reliable sources.

Book Index: Use the Index in the back of the book to look up your topic and other related topics.

Circulating books: These books may be checked out for a 30-day period and generally provide greater depth on a topic.

Circulation Desk:
You will need to visit the Circulation Desk to register for a barcode. To register at the Library: Bring your Emmanuel ID to the Circulation Desk, complete an application form, and receive your Library barcode. For information on getting an Emmanuel ID, call Campus Safety at 617-735-9710.

Call number: Our print books are assigned a unique call number based on how an item is classified, which determines where it will be shelved. Library of Congress (LC) classification system, which is used by most academic libraries, classifies items by broad subject category and then by sub categories.

Citation style manuals: describe how to cite sources and format your paper.The various citation styles use different formats for citing the different types of sources.

Electronic or E-Books: are accessed online through the Library Web Site. Off campus, you will need to enter your Portal username and password to view them.

Fenway Libraries Online (FLO):
A ten-member partnership comprised of the libraries at Emerson College, Emmanuel College, Lesley University (including the Art Institute of Boston), Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum School, New England College of Optometry, New England Conservatory of Music, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Wheelock College.
FLO is the library’s automated resource sharing network. The FLO network offers interlibrary loan services for document delivery of books and journal articles, and provides walk-in circulation and reference privileges.

Fenway Library Consortium:
FLC institutions provide circulation/borrowing privileges to Emmanuel College Patrons with a valid ID card.
Members include Brookline Public Library, Hebrew College, New England Institute of Art, Roxbury Community College, Simmons College, Suffolk University, University of Massachusetts Boston, and the ten members of Fenway Libraries Online. FLC provides students and faculty with access to 1.5 million volumes held collectively.

Full-text finder: is used to see if the library has full-text availability. A link the Full-Text finder is found in the Article section of the Library home page.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Emmanuel College’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service allows the Emmanuel College Community to borrow books and photocopied items from other libraries.

Keyword search string: Created by combining important ideas from your research topic using AND, OR. This technique is used when searching in the article databases.

Library’s print collection:
All disciplines in the College curriculum are represented. Holdings include: more than 161,000 titles in the electronic, circulating and reference collections; more than 2,000 active journal subscriptions in print and online; and 61 online database resources. (Note: Off-campus access is available for most of the electronic resources with the Online Academic Resources account information.)

Magazine Articles: Magazine articles are generally not screened by experts in the particular field. Authors do not usually have specialized training in the particular field. The article content often consists of current topics such as pop culture or current events and usually does not contain references.

Multidisciplinary databases: are the largest of our databases and contain the broadest amount of information covering many different subject areas.
Academic Search Premier is one of the Library's multidisciplinary databases

Newspaper Articles: are generally not screened by experts in the particular field. Authors do not usually have specialized training in the particular field. The article content often consists of current events; book/movie reviews; or historical perspectives and usually does not contain references.

Online Catalog: Use the Online Catalog to search books, electronic books, videos, journals and reserve materials available at Emmanuel and other Fenway Libraries Online (FLO) members libraries.

Peer-Reviewed Articles: are screened by experts in the particular field prior to inclusion in the journal. Authors have specialized training in the particular field (e.g., PhD). The article content consists of scholarly research and contains references.

Reference Books: These books are for in-Library use only and often give an overview of a topic.

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