Course Research Guide
COMP 100: Composition

Dr. Sadow

Fall 2009

Finding Books in Milne Library

On the library web site, enter search terms in the box under the tab Find Books & Media. Truncate or shorten terms using the *, if you are uncertain of the spelling, or if searching for variations of a word, such as myth(s), mythology(ies), mythical. Press Enter or click on Go.

 
For example: Gree* myth* for Greek/Greece myth(s), mythology(ies)
          stem cell* research for stem cell(s) research
 

A“Words Anywhere ” search will bring up a list of items that might not all be on your topic. For example, if you enter “music” in the search box, your results will include items with “music” anywhere in the record for the item, which could be in the title, author, publication information, contents notes, or subject headings. To limit your search by author, title, or Library of Congress subject heading (if known), you can use the drop-down menu next to the search box and choose the appropriate field.

 

In any list of results, the number of items owned by the library will be followed by the number of items in circulation. (1 owned / 0 out). The Is it here? link to the far right provides more detail about the status of the item.

 

Note the call number for the item and consult Library Floor Plans to determine the location of the item.

 

If you do not find the item on the shelf, ask at the Circulation Desk to see if the book has been checked in and is waiting to be shelved. If still not available, complete a “Search” card for the item. A staff member will look for the item and notify you of the results. Items in circulation can be requested on interlibrary loan from another library.

 

For more information about any item, click on the title in the results list. To limit the list to those items more specifically about your topic, click on the headings after subject at the bottom of the record for the item. The resulting list should have fewer, but more relevant, items.

 

Books with no call numbers indicate items that are on order, in process, or part of an electronic book collection. Ask a librarian for help.

 

Finding Books in Other Libraries

WorldCat is an online database listing materials in U.S. libraries and selected libraries throughout the world. Holdings are indicated for Milne Library, and the Stevens-German Library at Hartwick College. You can search by author, title, subject, and keyword. You can request items needed on MyILLiad Logon, for which a link is provided on the record for each item. You can also check out items at Hartwick College with your SUNY Oneonta ID card.

 

Finding Periodical Articles

All of the following databases are linked from the library home page under "Find Databases & Articles | Databases by Name (A-Z)." Databases are also arranged by subject "Databases by Subject."
 

GENERAL

Academic Search Complete
Provides full text for selected scholarly journals and popular magazines across the disciplines.
JSTOR archive
Provides access to the full text of journals in many subject areas. There is no coverage for the last 3-5 years.
LEXIS-NEXIS
Includes full text from state, national, and international news sources, but generally without illustrations. Also provides full text from selected legal, medical, and business sources.
Project Muse
Provides full text of journal articles in the social sciences and humanities.
Proquest Platinum
Provides access to over 2000 magazines and journals from 1981 to the present. Some full text is available.
 

SUBJECT

 
Business Source Premier
Provides full text of scholarly journals in business.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Includes selected full text covering many aspects of communication.
Education Research Complete
Covers all aspects of education with selected full text available.
Gender Watch
Provides full text of journals, newsletters and research reports on women.
Professional Development Collection
Includes full text for articles in education journals.
PsycINFO
Comprehensive coverage of the scholarship in psychology. Companion database PsycARTICLES provides full text of articles in American Psychological Association publications from 1998 to the present.
Science Direct
Provides full text of over 2000 journals largely in science, psychology, medicine, and technology. Includes some coverage of journals in other subject areas.

Finding a Copy of a Periodical Article

Locating the full text of the article in electronic form:
If there is no full text with the citation for an article, click on or Find It!. If a full text of the article is available in another database, there will be a link connecting you to that database, where you can locate the article in the appropriate volume, or search for the article by title or author.
 
You can also determine whether a periodical is available electronically by entering the periodical title in the search box under Find Journals on the library home page and clicking on Search. If the title is available in electronic form, check the coverage, and click on the database link(s) and search for the item(s) needed. If the title is available in the library, click on "SUNY-Oneonta Print Holdings" and then on "Is it here?" to see the complete holdings.
 
Locating the article in print or microfilm, if unavailable in electronic form:
If under "Links to Full Text," there is a link to the title, click on "Journal," and then on "Is it here?" Check "Summary holdings" to see if Milne Library has the particular issue needed and in what form the article can be found. Periodicals are located on compact shelving or in microfilm drawers on floor P.
 
Requesting an article on Interlibrary Loan:
If you find an article from a periodical that is not available at Milne Library in any form after you have linked to "Check Library Catalog", you can request the article through MyILLiad Logon through a link on the record for the article needed (see computer screen that comes up after you click on Find It!). Click on My ILLiad Logon. You need to be registered to submit ILL requests. See a librarian for help. You can also request articles through the MyILLiad Logon link on the library web site.

Contact A Librarian

(listed under Research & Help on the library web site)
  Chat with a professional librarian any time, any day. You will not necessarily be chatting with a librarian at Milne Library.
  E-mail a question to a Milne librarian & get a response within 48 hours.
  Call the Research Help Desk at Milne Library at 436-2722.
  Visit the Research Help Desk in Milne Library, located on your left after you enter the first floor through the main entrance or through Jazzmen's Cafe.
  Sign up for a research consultation with a Milne librarian who will work with you one-on-one.

Mary Lynn Bensen (bensenml@oneonta.edu), Kay Benjamin(benjamkd@oneonta.edu),  and Lyndsie Robinson (robinslc@oneonta.edu),
Reference Librarians
Milne Library, SUNY College at Oneonta, New York 13820   607-436-2025
October 2009