Course Research Guide
COMP 100: Composition

Professor George Weinschenk, Librarian Kay Benjamin (436-2791 or benjamkd@oneonta.edu), Fall 2009

Finding Books in Milne Library

  • On the library web site, enter search terms in the box under the tab Find Books & Media.
  • You can search by author, title, subject, and keyword.
  • 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.
  • For more information about any item, click on the title in the results list.
  • To check a something out, take the item(s) to the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor across from the main front doors, and present your Oneonta ID.
 

Finding Books in Other Libraries

WorldCat is an online database listing materials in U.S. libraries and selected libraries throughout the world. Books owned by Milne Library and Hartwick College library are included. 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

The following general databases are the best to use for this assignment. Both are linked directly from the library home page under "Find Databases & Articles | Databases by Name (A-Z)." Databases are also arranged by subject "Databases by Subject." The library subscribes to over 100 databases on a wide variety of topics.
 
Academic Search Complete
Provides full text for selected scholarly journals and popular magazines across the disciplines.
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.
 
Terminology and key words that are most effective for finding articles on whether the cost of higher education is worth it:
 
college education and cost and value
college education worth the price
college education worth the cost
college costs and value

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. If the article is not available online, follow the link "Request item on Interlibrary Loan." Articles through MyILLiad are delivered to you electronically, usually within 24-48 hours.You can also request articles through the MyILLiad Logon link on the library web site.

Contact A Librarian : Get Help When You Need It

(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.