Library Instruction for Your Associate Degree Program Off Campus Library Services Indiana Wesleyan University 800-521-1848 Home page: www.indwes.edu/ocls Request form: www.indwes.edu/ocls/oclsform.html 2013, 2014 Off Campus Library Services, Indiana Wesleyan University
Off Campus Library Services Research involves locating magazines, books, encyclopedias, websites, etc., to give you information so you can write a paper. The Off Campus Library Services homepage is the best place to start your research: www.indwes.edu/ocls Associate Library Instruction 2
What is Available to You? From the library homepage, you have access to: Magazine/journal articles are available through our article databases. Reference books are available through our Virtual Reference Library database. The online library catalog helps you find regular books or search the e-book collection directly. Journal search engine helps you locate full text articles at IWU. Associate Library Instruction 3
What you will need before you begin using a database A library access number This number will be emailed to you from OCLS. It will be sent to your MYEMAIL account or call OCLS. It begins with the numbers: 292240 OR, you can also use your MyIWU log in credentials. Adobe Acrobat Reader Free software that will let you view articles http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Associate Library Instruction 4
Online Databases Finding Articles for Your Research
Let s start a search for articles. On the homepage, under Article Databases, click on the word Business http://www.indwes.edu/ocls Associate Library Instruction 6
on the next screen, click on Business Source Complete- EBSCOHost
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Now you are in the database! You may search by keyword OR by using search terms found in the thesaurus. The THESAURUS option is the best way to search for articles on your topic. Using their words helps you get the most relevant articles on your topics. Click on the word Thesaurus at the top of the screen Associate Library Instruction 9
and enter your subject. Be certain to type your term in the box below the blue line. Click on the Browse button Associate Library Instruction 10
and click directly on the term that is the closest match to your subject. If you do not see any match, think of synonyms and try the search again or go to the top search box and search by keyword. You will then get articles that contain your term. Associate Library Instruction 11
On this next screen, check mark as many terms as you feel are relevant to your research. Note that I checked ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING POLICIES & BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. Associate Library Instruction 12
Now, go to the top of the screen and click on the SEARCH button Associate Library Instruction 13
and here it is! We have a LOT of results! To further narrow the results, look for the section titled REFINE RESULTS. Check mark the option for Full Text, to limit to only the articles you can immediately read. You can also limit to scholarly articles and/or limit by date of publication. Associate Library Instruction 14
After limiting to current (2009-2015) full text articles, there are 7200+ results available. Note: this database updates daily! Associate Library Instruction 15
To read the article, click on the full text link for the article. The full text opens and can be printed, saved or emailed. Associate Library Instruction 16
E-BOOKS: Finding E-books from IWU or a Local Library Associate Library Instruction 17
How can I access an E-book through IWU? Click on: Ebrary or EBSCO ebooks. Authenticate (like you did for articles).
Enter your topic to view a list of e-books that contain your term. They will be sorted with the most relevant listed first. To make the results more relevant, the quotation marks were used around the term. This is especially useful to keep 2 or more words together. Associate Library Instruction 19
Click on the TITLE of the book OR click on the Table of Contents button. You have full access to the entire book! Associate Library Instruction 20
By creating an account, you can create your own Bookshelf of favorite books and can add notes and highlighting. This also allows downloading part or all of the book. Associate Library Instruction 21
Let s Review - Recommended Resources for Getting Started: For finding magazine articles: EBSCO Business Source Complete (any business topic) EBSCO Academic Search Complete (any non-business topic) For finding reference book articles: Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) CREDO Reference The Reference Department of your local public library Associate Library Instruction 22
Recommended Resources, cont. To find a regular book: IWU Library Catalog Your local public library To find a print book Library catalog, under Books Your local public library To find a website use any search engine: Google Bing Associate Library Instruction 23
APA WRITING HELP Available from OCLS Associate Library Instruction 24
Help with APA Writing Style: Click on: APA Style (under Key Links) Associate Library Instruction 25
Click on: APA 6e Guide Also, browse other APA resources. Associate Library Instruction 26
The APA 6e Guide details the APA format and includes a sample paper and references page. Associate Library Instruction 27
Interpretation of a Database Citation for APA Associate Library Instruction 28
More About APA and Articles from Library Databases See APA 6e Guide: http://www.indwes.edu/ocls/apa/apa6eguide.pdf See the examples for: Books, ebooks, course e-texts, newspaper, magazine, or journal articles See additional help for understanding DOI# s (digital object identifier) and publication s web home page: http://www.indwes.edu/ocls/apa/electronicarticlesapa.pps Associate Library Instruction 29
Getting Help from Off Campus Library Services Anytime from Anywhere!
Need help from a librarian? Start at the library homepage http://www.indwes.edu/ocls Click on Submit Request under KEY LINKS (Left side of screen).
OCLS will respond to your request within 1 business days. Associate Library Instruction 33
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You may also call OCLS: Our phone number and hours: 1-800-521-1848 (add OCLS as a contact) Monday Thursday: 8:00 am 8:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am 5:00 pm Saturday: 9:30 am 2:00 pm Questions are often immediately answered. Other times, questions may go into a processing and research queue. If you are prompted to leave a voice mail, please provide your name, a call back number, & full message. Associate Library Instruction 35
Use OCLS and be successful! Using OCLS will help make you a successful student in your Associate program. We encourage you to get into the databases to become familiar with these resources. OCLS is here to help you! Associate Library Instruction 36
You Can Be a Successful Associate Student! Use OCLS to facilitate the research for all of your classes! Off Campus Library Services is here to help you! Associate Library Instruction 37