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The document provides an overview of several tools for finding information in a library setting, including catalogs, bibliographies, indexes, abstracting services, and search engines. It defines each tool and provides brief examples. Catalogs are lists of library holdings that can be online or in card form. Bibliographies are lists of references at the end of articles or books. Indexes and abstracting services allow searching periodical literature and can include abstracts. Databases may index articles or provide full text. Search engines help users find web-based information.
![Indexes and Abstracting Services ( Also called Bibliographic Databases] A continuously updated file of related information, abstracts, or references on a particular subject, arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval using a computer. Most library databases are periodical indexes and abstracting services which are leased annually from a database provider. Access may be limited under the terms of a licensing agreement to registered borrowers](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/informationpresentationof-090301151505-phpapp01/85/Information-Presentation-Of-8-320.jpg)
Information Presentation Of
- 1. Presentation of Information GNED 104 Library Research Methods Wilfred Drew, Associate Librarian
- 2. Access Tools 1: a tool to help you find information 2: may be on a computer or in a paper format.
- 3. Catalog A list of books, periodicals, maps, and other materials, arranged in a definite order. In most modern libraries, the catalog is online (computerized). The activity of preparing entries for a library catalog is called cataloging and is usually performed by a librarian known as a cataloger.
- 4. Examples Card Catalog : 3 x 5 printed cards in a cabinet. Online catalog: Morrisville College
- 6. Bibliographies A list of references for further research and reading at the end of a book or article. Long bibliographies may be published separately in book form and are usually written by a bibliographer. Style manuals for various bibliographical formats (APA, MLA, etc.) are usually available at the reference desk in academic libraries.
- 7. Book length bibliography The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet, 5th Edition Peter Kent Indianapolis, IN: Que, 1998. ( http://www.mcp.com/publishers/que / ). 409p. ISBN: 0-7897-1690-9. Softcover, $16.99.This is the fifth edition of this book in five years. The author, Peter Kent, has written all four of the other best-selling editions, as well as articles for magazines such as Internet World . The material is geared to the beginner as well as the intermediate user who wants to learn about the powerful tool called the Internet and perhaps have a little fun along the way.
- 8. Indexes and Abstracting Services ( Also called Bibliographic Databases] A continuously updated file of related information, abstracts, or references on a particular subject, arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval using a computer. Most library databases are periodical indexes and abstracting services which are leased annually from a database provider. Access may be limited under the terms of a licensing agreement to registered borrowers
- 10. Other types of Indexes: 1. Back of books. 2. Printed periodical indexes such as Readers Guide. 3. Telephone Book?
- 11. Book Index
- 12. More on Indexes & Abstracting Services Index: Provides the information needed to find an article (blibliographic citation). Abstracting Service: also provides an abstract ( A brief summary of the content of a book, article, speech, report, dissertation, etc.)
- 13. More on Indexes & Abstracting Services IMPORTANT: Both may be: full-text databases - A database in which the data consist of the entire text of one or more works. A full-text journal database contains, in addition to citations, the complete text of a significant proportion of the articles indexed.
- 14. Search Engines A computer software program designed to help the user find information on the World Wide Web. Examples: Yahoo!, Google, Ask Jeeves