UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
LIBRARY ORIENTATION
Jennifer Freer
jennifer.freer@rit.edu
Presentation available online at:
http://infoguides.rit.edu/businessorientation
RIT LIBRARY
LIBRARY RESOURCES & SERVICES
Research assistance
 Citation support
 Course Reserves
 Connect NY & Document Delivery
 Computers, printing & photocopying
 Study rooms
 Early & late night hours
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RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
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General help available at the Reference Desk
located within Circulation or online at
http://library.rit.edu/live-reference-help.html
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Specialized business research help available
from Jennifer Freer via email, IM, in-person
during walk-in office hours or by appointment.
SAUNDERS LIAISON CONTACT INFO
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Jennifer Freer
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Library Office 1460
Email: jennifer.freer@rit.edu
 Telephone: 585-475-7731
 IM: http://infoguides.rit.edu/cat.php?cid=24952
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If you don’t know where to start, ask for assistance.
No need to start researching alone!
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
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Consultations are available by appointment.
Send an appointment request via email to
jennifer.freer@rit.edu
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Most one-on-one consults happen through
appointment.
PHYSICAL RESOURCES
COMPUTERS, PRINTING & PHOTOCOPYING
STUDY SPACES
STUDY ROOMS
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Study areas for solo or group study
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1st and 2nd floors talking is allowed
3rd and 4th floors are QUIET floors
Study Rooms are can be reserved at
http://library.rit.edu/services/study-rooms.html
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Library hours at http://library.rit.edu/libhours
EARLY & LATE NIGHT BUILDING HOURS
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Library hours available at
http://library.rit.edu/libhours
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Break hours are shortened
INFORMATION RESOURCES
DOES THE LIBRARY HAVE TEXTBOOKS?
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There will be some textbooks for some CORE
CLASSES on Reserve at the Circulation Desk
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May not be available
until after 1st week of class
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Library copies of business textbooks
do not include electronic supplements
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Can be borrowed for 2 hours at a time and
used in the library
HOW TO FIND BUSINESS
TEXTBOOKS AVAILABLE IN LIBRARY
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First find the books assigned to your class in
your syllabus or by visiting Barnes & Noble
http://rit.bncollege.com
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Next search for the book in our catalog at
albert.rit.edu by title, author or ISBN.
LIBRARY TEXTBOOKS
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Students are each responsible for obtaining
required course materials.
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Using a library copy of a business textbook as
your primary copy is not recommended.
LIBRARY TEXTBOOKS – BE AWARE!!
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Keep in mind library copies may be checked
out when you need to complete an assignment.
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Missing an assignment because the library
copy was not available is not an acceptable
excuse. Students are solely responsible for
completing all reading and coursework on time.
COURSE RESERVES
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The Course Reserves collection contains materials
that faculty have assigned for use in a specific
course. Many materials are available online in
electronic format, most often as pdf files.
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Available at:
http://library.rit.edu/find/course-reserves.html
BOOKS
E-BOOKS
CONNECT NY & IDS EXPRESS
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Connect NY is a group of 14 libraries who share
their books including RPI, Pace, United States
Military Academy and Adelphi.
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http://www.connectny.info/screens/mainmenu.html
Through IDS you can order articles, books and
items not immediately available in our
collections or resources:
http://library.rit.edu/services/interlibrary-loan.html
LIBRARY WEBSITE
library.rit.edu
 Access to:
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 Book
catalog for RIT and ConnectNY
 20+ business databases
 Guides by topic & selected courses
 Your library account for checked out or held items,
see fines, renew items, place holds, or set up
preferred searches and email alerts
ACCESSING RESOURCES FROM OFF-CAMPUS
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Almost all RIT library business electronic
resources can be accessed remotely (with the
exception of Research Insight)
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You need your RIT username and password
(same username and password you use to
access your RIT email account & MyCourses)
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
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Databases contain a variety of information
 Articles
 Statistics
 Financial
data
 Market research
 Company profiles
 Country profiles and data
 Industry research and data
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
http://library.rit.edu/instruction/meet-yourlibrarian/business.html
BUSINESS RESEARCH STARTERS
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Think about what you are searching for:
 Concepts,
 Search
books, academic articles in journals
 Company
 Search
theories, models
or Industry trends, stories, happenings
business newspapers & magazines
 Company
or Industry facts, figures, financials
 Search
company/industry databases
and company websites
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Research & Database guides available at:
http://library.rit.edu/instruction/meet-your-librarian/business.html
DATABASES HAVE DIFFERENT USES
Academic articles
BUSINESS SOURCE ELITE
Business Newspapers
& Magazines
COMPANY/INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
BUSINESS SOURCE ELITE
GLOBAL MARKET
INFORMATION DATABASE
INTER-LIBRARY LOAN
No library has full text of every article or has a
copy of every book.
 Inter-Library Loan is a free service to help you
obtain materials we do not have.
 Order items at
http://ill.rit.edu/ILLiad/Logon.html
 Takes about 3-5 business days
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PLAGIARISM & CITATION
PLAGIARISM
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“Plagiarism is the representation of other people’s
ideas as one’s own without giving proper credit to the
original author or authors. Plagiarism occurs when a
student copies direct phrases from a text (e.g., books,
journals internet) and does not provide quotation
marks, or paraphrases or summarizes those ideas
without giving credit to the author or authors. In all
cases, if such information is not properly and
accurately documented with appropriate credit given,
then the student is guilty of plagiarism.”*
* RIT Student Rights and Responsibilities: A Handbook of Policies and Procedures 2008-2009 p. 43
AVOID PLAGIARISM BY CITING!
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If it is not your original idea, tell your reader
where you found it!
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Otherwise you are plagiarizing!
AVOID PLAGIARISM BY CITING!
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The following examples are using
APA citation style. Check with your
professor what style they require.
TWO MAIN ELEMENTS OF CITATION
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In-text citation for ideas in the
body of your paper
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Works Cited list or Bibliography at
the end of the paper for all of the
works your refer to in the paper
AVOID PLAGIARISM BY CITING!
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If you take a direct quotation, cite it.
The in-text
citation in the
body of the
paper.
The corresponding
citation in the
References list at the
end of the paper.
AVOID PLAGIARISM BY CITING!
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If you paraphrase ideas or information from a
source cite it.
The in-text
citation in the
body of the
paper.
The corresponding
citation in the
References list at the
end of the paper.
AVOID PLAGIARISM BY CITING!
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Cite/document all
your sources in your
References or
Works Cited page
at the end of the
paper
AVOID PLAGIARISM BY CITING!
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Note in your paper all ideas that are not your
own – this includes BOTH direct quotations
and paraphrases.
CITATION STYLES
MLA http://library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/mla.pdf
 APA http://library.rit.edu/pubs/guides/apa.pdf
 HARVARD
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http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm
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Always ask your professor which Citation Style
he/she wants used in your class.
JAVA WALLYS
Alternate study/relaxation space with
full service coffeehouse, music, background noise.
SAUNDERS LIAISON CONTACT INFO

Jennifer Freer

Library Office 1460
Email: jennifer.freer@rit.edu
 Telephone: 585-475-7731
 IM: http://infoguides.rit.edu/cat.php?cid=24952

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If you don’t know where to start, ask for assistance.
No need to start researching alone!