English 35 101
Ibarra/Shabelnik
Welcome to Rio Hondo College Library
Information covered in class:
• About the library
• Overview of the library web site
• Understanding Call Numbers
• Searching Rio WebCat
Get to know the library…
REFERENCE BOOKS &
LIBRARIANS
2nd floor
CIRC/RESERVES
3rd Floor - behind the
circulation desk
CIRCULATING
BOOKS
A-PN 4th Floor
PQ-Z 3rd Floor
Get to know the Library…
Second Floor – Reference/Information Desk (Ask Here)
-Reference Books: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Almanacs
- Law Collection
-Opposing Viewpoints, Taking Sides books
-Periodicals (Magazines & Newspapers)
-Online Databases/Online Catalog Workstations
-Internet/Microsoft Office Workstations
-Printer
-Photocopier/Copy-Card Machine
-Microform Reader/Printers
-Group Study Rooms/Study Areas
Get to know the Library…
Third Floor – Circulation Desk
-Circulation Books (Call Numbers PQ-Z)
- Featured Books Area
-Reserve Collection
-McNaughton Collection
-Pamphlets/Posters/Test Books/Phone Books
- Compact Disks & Players
-DVDs, Videos & Players
- Cassette Tapes & Players/ Headphones
- Online Catalog/Internet Workstations & Printer
-Photocopiers/Typewriter
-Library cards/ Fine Payments
- Library Gallery/Orientation Room/ Study Areas
- Used Books Sale
Get to know the Library…
Fourth Floor – Quiet Study
access via inside stairs from THIRD Floor ONLY
-Circulation Books (Call Numbers A-PN)
-
Get to know the Library…
Library Hours
Monday - Thursday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Library cards: Issued and Renewed at the Circulation Desk
- Overdue Fines: 25 cents per day per item; to maximum
$5 per item
- Replacement Fees: Library Card - $5;
Lost or damaged materials – Cost plus $10 processing fee
- Loan Periods: Books, CDs, Cassettes, Pamphlets – 3 weeks
Short term loan books – 1 week
Reserve materials – 2 hours – Room use only
Periodicals & Reference books – Room Use Only
DVDs, Films & Videos – Room Use Only
- Photocopiers/Printers/Microform Printers – 10 cents per copy with Copy Card
Understanding Call Numbers
Understanding Call Numbers
Research Sources
SEARCH TOOL:
LIBRARY CATALOG
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Provide short entries/articles for an
overview of the topic and its main
ideas .
SEARCH TOOL:
PERIODICAL
DATABASE
BOOKS
Give more information for an in-depth
exploration of one or more aspects of
the topic.
(Example: Case study books, textbooks)
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
As short as encyclopedia articles, but
instead of an overview, magazines narrow
the focus to one or two specific aspects
of a topic.
Research Sources
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Very brief news reports that focus on
current events or topics currently in the
news.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Lengthy scholarly research studies on an
extremely focused aspect of a subject.
SEARCH TOOL:
PERIODICAL
DATABASE
INTERVIEWS
BLOGS
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
STATISTICS
GOVERNMENT REPORTS
WEB SITES
Etc.
Library Web Site – Key Research Portal
FIND BOOKS
FIND JOURNAL,
MAGAZINE, AND
NEWSPAPER
ARTICLES
Difference between Keyword and Subject
Search
Subject Searching
Searches subject or descriptor field only
Use only controlled terminology (may be from a Thesaurus)
Many relevant items
Low retrieval
Keyword Searching
Searches subject, title, author, content and abstract fields
May search for any significant terms
May retrieve many irrelevant items
High number of retrieval
Searching Rio WebCat: Keyword Search
SEARCH THE
LIBRARY CATALOG
FOR BOOKS
CLICK
“SEARCH EVERYTHING”
Searching Rio WebCat: Subject Search
Searching Rio WebCat: Author Search
Searching Rio WebCat: Author Search
Searching Rio WebCat: Title Search
BOOK IS FILED ON
THE SHELF
ALPHABETICALLY &
NUMERICALLY
“CIRCBKS” MEANS YOU
CAN CHECK THE BOOK
OUT
“REFERENCE” MEANS
YOU CAN’T CHECK THE
BOOK OUT
CLICK “VIEW” FOR MORE
INFO ON THE BOOK’S
CONTENTS
Searching Rio WebCat: Reserve Desk
Searching Rio WebCat: Reserve Desk
The Research Strategy
Step 1:
Narrow your topic to one
manageable issue.
Step 2: The words are
key: create a good
keyword search strategy.
Step 3: Start searching
for scholarly research.
1. Narrow your topic
LEGAL
• Government Policy.
• Minors.
• Smoking in public
places.
• Tobacco companies’
liability for smoking
related deaths.
CULTURAL
• Native traditional
tobacco
• Age limits
• Cultural history
MEDICAL
TOBACCO
& SMOKING
• Lung diseases
• Addiction
• Cessation
• Prevention
• Deaths
• Second-hand smoke
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
• Cost of treating
smoking-related
illness.
• Taxes
• Industry
• Advertising
• Peer pressure
• Stereotypes
• Public opinion
• Changing public
opinion
• Smoking in public
Example of Narrowed Topic
Animal Cruelty
“Is horse racing cruel and dangerous to horses?”
Research requirements:
1. Discover potential health risks to horses from racing.
2. Examination of injuries to racing horses.
3. Your own analysis based from your findings.
Example of Narrowed Topic
Same Sex Marriage
“Who does same sex marriage hurt?”
Research requirements:
1. Research and list reasons people and groups oppose same
sex marriage.
2. Examine those reasons that have an affect on people.
3. Take one side or the other, and use research findings to
support your conclusion.
How to narrow your topic: two steps
Topic: Should prostitution be legal or illegal?
1. Read overview of subject in a subject encyclopedia.
• i.e. Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
2. Look for research questions identified in encyclopedia article.
New Topic: Do legalization programs promote the customer’s
well being or the prostitute’s? Comparison of working
conditions for prostitutes in Nevada, Australia, and the
Netherlands.
Sources to use to narrow your topic
The following sources provide excellent scholarly
summaries for many topics:
1.
CQ Researcher
Available on campus using the CQ Researcher database:
http://library.riohondo.edu/
2.
Subject Encyclopedias – Print or Online
Print: on the 2nd Floor of Library (see a librarian to find
your subject).
Online: Gale Virtual Reference
http://library.riohondo.edu/
2. Identify the Best Keywords
1. What is my issue?
Example: Prostitution
2. What do I want to know?
Do legalization programs promote the customer’s well being
or the prostitute’s? Comparison of working conditions for
prostitutes in Nevada, Australia, and the Netherlands.
3. What are the main keywords in the question?
Prostitutes
Nevada
Legalization
Australia
Working conditions
Netherlands
Construct a keyword search
4. What are other forms of my keywords?
SIMILAR & RELATED TERMS
Find ALL related resources
Prostitution
(prostitution OR “sex workers”)
“sex workers”
prostitut*
PHRASE SEARCHING
Use “quotation marks” around
common phrases
TRUNCATION
Searches for all words with the same stem
(prostitute, prostitutes, prostitution)
3. Start Searching!
5.
Put your keywords together and use them to search both periodical databases and
internet search engines:
(prostitut* OR “sex workers”) AND (legalization OR legalisation)
AND work* AND conditions
Thank you for visiting Rio Hondo College Library!
http://library.riohondo.edu/
QUESTIONS?
Tatiana Shabelnik – tshabelnik@riohondo.edu