DART 1000
Introduction to Research and
Library Resources
Why are you spending your time going through this
orientation?
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To find what you need for college research. During your time at
Darton and other colleges you will be asked to gather information for
various papers and projects. Frequently, you will need statistics and
information from expert sources to prove your own opinions about a
subject. Often you won’t have in-class Library time prior to writing a
paper.
At some point in your life you will need to find information to help with
a problem. Examples of finding information for yourself include
alternative options for treatments that your HMO doctor has not
discussed, getting support for children with ADHD, and getting
information on something your need help with for your business.
Because you get a grade or extra credit for this project and it’s not too
difficult.
Because looking up information on a potential employer and careers
gives you a rung up in this tough job market and a view of the salary
you can expect from a job.
Part I
Use the GIL Library (book) catalog at
https://gil.darton.edu to find books about a
career of interest.
Try putting your major as the KEYWORD Search
Results:
Choose one of your results then note the call number:
The above information including Author (if any) Title,
Publisher, Place of Publication and Date of Publication
(usually the 1st 2-3 lines) are essential for citing a work in
your paper using MLA, APA or other styles.
• To save the easiest way, open up Microsoft (MS) Word.
• Go to GIL then highlight Author, Title and Publisher lines,
go to edit and click Copy.
• Go to MS Word and Click Paste.
• Go back to GIL and Copy/Paste the Location and Call
Number lines so you know how to find the book.
• Save the information as a file on your USB drive as .doc
(old or new word), .docx (new word mostly), or .rtf if
using works.
PART II
Start from the
GIL library catalog at
http://gil.darton.edu
OR
If you are already in
GIL you may choose
the link “My Account”
Skip this step if you already know your PIN Number
1st Choose DARTON College
2nd Type in your ID Number (919######) or card number
3rd type in your LAST NAME (lowercase)
4th Click Get My PIN
NOTE: if the system rejects your number or name, make certain you have typed it
correctly. If it still doesn’t work, check with the Circulation Desk (229-317-6766)
1. You should get the message:
2. Students Login to My DC at
https://portal.darton.edu/cp/home/displaylogin
Others will need to check whatever email address is listed in their GIL
Library account.
3. You should have an email message from Ex Libris Group Web Owner
with your PIN number. If you don’t then check with the Circulation desk
(229-317-6766) to make sure you have a correct email address in your
account. If you are a student the email automatically comes via BANNER.
Faculty, Staff and Community must have their Darton email added through
the Circulation desk (note for most this will be first.last@darton.edu).
REMEMBER: if the system rejects your number or name, make certain you have
typed it correctly (ALL lower CASE). If it still doesn’t work, check with the
Circulation Desk (229-317-6766)
1st Choose DARTON College and Type in your ID Number
(919######) or card number
2nd Type in your PIN
3rd type in your LAST NAME (lowercase)
4th Click Logon to My Account
NOTE: if the system rejects your number or name, make certain you have typed it
correctly. If it still doesn’t work, check with the Circulation Desk (229-317-6766)
At this point you may look at your account, in some cases you
may renew books to avoid paying overdue fines.
SEE:www.darton.edu/~dclib/ppts/BkRenew.ppt
Click on the “Request” link to get the GALILEO password
To get the password
Click OK when you see “GALILEO Password”
The password will always be lowercase.
Do NOT include the quotes when you write it for Part II
or type it in for GALILEO.
Part III
Do a Simple Galileo Database Search on a particular
career AND the words “career development”
This is a search in the EbscoHost Databases,
is useful for most subjects, and can be tailored
to fit freshman to PhD students and English to
political science to biology papers.
Go to GALILEO in the Library Homepage,
OR galileo.usg.edu
1. Click on Databases A-Z
2. Click on A
3. Choose Academic Search Complete
4. Click to Chose Databases
5. Choose the database(s) appropriate to
your major THEN Click OK
6. Type in your MAJOR and the phrase
career development and Click [Search]
NOTE: if working on actual research you usually
want Full Test and some professors may
require Scholarly Journals (not often for
freshman level)
Your Results should include at least some articles
on career possibilities in your major although you
may need to filter out a lot of unnecessary ones
Check out the full text versus non full text articles.
You can also filter by clicking on the Green links
and choosing a filter type such as Geography>US
Click on the Highlighted Title to see more
information on an article and write down the
Article Title for Part III.
NOTE that you can get the citation for referencing
the work by clicking on the citation icon
With MLA and some other styles you will need to
make a few changes-check style manuals. Often
this will just include keeping proper
indentations and double spacing.
Don’t forget you can copy/paste citations into
MS Word and save to your USB (flash) drive
for use later with your research.
Part IV
Use Google Search Engine: http://www.google.com
to find a professional organization related to your
major. Type in your major and the word association.
NOTE: do NOT use example on slide for assignment.
•Click on the association appropriate to your major.
•Look at the site for information on continuing
education, the job market, help for students about to
enter the career/profession etcetera. Note down the
address (www etcetera).
•Many times an internet search will turn up good
information and many times it will turn up HUGE
amounts of good and REALLY bad information.
•One example is a Financial Aid (FAFSA) search that
brings a student to pay-for sites instead of the free
government site for financial aid.
•When you search for FAFSA you usually want: (note
ED and GOV in the address)
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Address: www.fafsa.ed.gov/
This is The End of the orientation
By now your should be able to:
• Use the GIL catalog to find a book on a particular subject
• Use GALILEO to find an article about a particular subject
• Search the internet to find helpful information appropriate to a
particular subject
Click on the following links to return to:
1. List of PowerPoint Orientations
2. Page for Darton Library Research
Orientation/Information
3. Guide to Online Research
4. Library Homepage
5. Darton Homepage