Three amorphous blobs theory 2014
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This document discusses three main sources ("blobs") for library research - the Princeton Library Catalog, databases and indexes, and the free internet. The catalog contains citations to materials owned by Princeton libraries. Databases contain citations to journal articles and can be searched using Boolean operators. The free internet can be searched via search engines but does not contain all information. All three sources have different contents, uses, and search mechanisms.
Three amorphous blobs theory 2014
- 1. Three Amorphous Blobs of Library Research • All available via the WEB • All offer access to different types of materials and different levels of access • All have different uses and purposes • You will need to use all three when doing library research at Princeton • Good News! You are already the expert in using one of these! 11/06/14 Anne Langley
- 2. What is a CITATION? • A citation is an address that gives you location and other information about books or journals in a library, or articles in journals, web site addresses, to name a few. • Citations have specific pieces of information that help you figure out where a piece of writing can be found, such as: author, title, journal name, volume, year, web address 11/06/14 Anne Langley
- 3. Citation examples catalog: journal: More life: Centrality and marginality in human development. Ken Corbett. Psychoanalytic Dialogues. 2001. Vol. 11, Iss. 3; 313-335 URL: http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-most-unexpected-fan-bases-in-pop-culture/ 11/06/14 Anne Langley
- 4. Two kinds of searches 1 You know what you are looking for. “I have a citation, or URL, or call number.” 1 You are looking for something but you don’t know what you will find. “I need information about _____.” 11/06/14 Anne Langley
- 5. BLOB #1 -Princeton Library Catalog What: citations to books, journals, DVD’s, movies, cds, artifacts, etc. owned by the Princeton Libraries How Big: index of over 7 million volumes, 60K serial titles, and more Who creates it: 40+ Princeton librarians How to use it: Specialized searching With Boolean operators, and other power searching tools Why: Use it to find out what library materials we have here at Princeton and which library the material is in 11/06/14 Anne Langley
- 6. Blob #2-Databases and Indexes What: Searchable citations to articles in journals, magazines, newspapers How Big: We own 700+ in all subjects Who creates them: various commercial vendors and publishers How to use them: Specialized searching with boolean operators, and other power searching tools Why: Use them to find articles 11/06/14 Anne Langley
- 7. 3 steps to finding articles: Database to Main Catalog to Article DATABASE MAIN CATALOG Article (citation with title, author, journal name, dates, pages. . .) Journal Name: does Princeton subscribe? 1. Search for your topic in a Database, then 2. Look in the catalog to see if we have a subscription, and what library it is in, or is it on-line? 3. If Princeton subscribes, use the citation information To locate y 11/06/14 our articleA ninne tLhaeng jleoyurnal – on-line or print
- 8. Blob #3 - Free Internet What: How Big: Who creates it: How to use it: Use a search engine and natural language and specialized search language Why: You know how to answer most of the questions in this blob! 11/06/14 Anne Langley
- 9. Things to remember: • Not Everything is Digitized – you still need information that is in paper form! • The free internet does not have all of the information you need. Honest! • Think about how long it takes to write a book, an article in a journal; or a newspaper; create a web page; write a tweet? 11/06/14 Anne Langley
- 10. Things to remember: • Not Everything is Digitized – you still need information that is in paper form! • The free internet does not have all of the information you need. Honest! • Think about how long it takes to write a book, an article in a journal; or a newspaper; create a web page; write a tweet? 11/06/14 Anne Langley