Library Instruction

Requirements: 15-30 minutes for completion, depending on skill-level of class; 15-30 minutes for going over exercise, depending on skill level of class.

Teacher Notes:

DISCUSSION:

Go over the In-Class Exercise, pointing out advanced key concepts:

Keywords vs. Subject Headings
Searching by SUBJECT when looking for books about someone

PART 2: Using Academic Search Premier

INTRODUCTION / THE HOOK:

Ask: Who has had to find an article? When? Why? What did you do?
Ask: Does anyone know where to find an article?

Show how to access Academic Search Premier. Pass out In-Class Exercise. Roam around the classroom and answer questions.

IN-CLASS EXERCISE 2: Using Academic Search Premier

Download Using_ASP_Law.doc

Description: Contains 6 worksheets (on 6 pages) to be used by groups or individuals. Page 1 is intended for students who come to the session with a research topic in-hand. Pages 2-6 provide the student with a research topic to work with. The exercise is in 4 parts: students will brainstorm keywords, combine the keywords to make search statements, try their search statements in Academic Search Premier, and choose which search statement is most appropriate for the given research topic.

Requirements:

Students need an understanding of Boolean Operators and how they work. See Research 101's "Creating a Search Query" for examples (movies and images at the bottom of this page are helpful visual aids).
If time allows, show students how to Create Folders and e-mail results.

DISCUSSION:

Each student shares results with the class.

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POL SCI 201

I. General Political Science Resources

AUC Library Website:
http://library.aucegypt.edu/

Guide to Resources for Political Science: http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/political.htm

Quick way to find reliable information

Your information “road map”

Combination of library resources and free content

II. Selected Resources for Parliamentary Elections Project

Define KEYWORDS:
(Note: Below are a few examples of keywords you could use to search catalogs, databases, and the web. Challenge yourself to think of more.)

"egyptian parliamentary elections"
egypt and "parliamentary elections"
egypt and democracy
egypt and "political parties"

Use the Library Catalog to find BOOKS:

World encyclopedia of parliaments and legislatures -- Main Reference JF511 .W67 1998. 2 volumes. Good overview.
Political handbook of the world -- Main Reference JF37 .P6 2000. Lists Egypt's political parties.
Political parties of Africa and the Middle East : a reference guide -- Main Reference JF2051 .P64x 1993.
The Oxford companion to politics of the world -- Main Reference JA61 .O95 2001.
International encyclopedia of elections -- Main Reference JF1001 .I57 2000. Egypt listed on pg.362.
The Europa world yearbook -- Main Reference Cupboard JN1 .E85 2005. 2 volumes. Lists political parties and political organizations and shows seats won in elections.
Historical dictionary of Egypt -- Main Reference DT75 .G65 2003. Entries for New Wafd Party, Muslim Brotherhood, National Progressive Unionist Party, and more.
Encyclopedia of government and politics -- Main Reference JA61 .C66 2004. 2 volumes. Good basic information on elections. Use index.
Elections in Africa : a data handbook -- Main Library JQ1879 .A55 E44 1999.

Use Databases to find JOURNAL and NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:
(Note: You can access databases from off campus with your ID)

Lexis/Nexis -- *On-Campus Use Only. Provides access to international news sources including government & political news, legal news, and country profiles. Newspapers are updated several times daily, and wire services hourly.
JSTOR -- a full-text archival database consisting of the complete backfiles of many scholarly journals. It does NOT include publications within the last 2 to 5 years.
Academic Search Premier -- a multidisciplinary index to over 8,175 publications. Coverage includes over 3,600 peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Full-text is available for many publications. Updated daily.
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports and Profiles -- provides objective and timely analysis and forecasts of the political, economic, and business environment in many countries. Country Reports are written monthly or quarterly; Country Profiles are written annually. Select Egypt from the menu.

Use the Internet to find WEBSITES and MORE ARTICLES:

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/
Al-Ahram Weekly Online: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights: http://www.eohr.org/
Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies: http://www.eicds.org/
Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper: From plebiscite to contest? Egypt's presidential election. Contains list of Political Parties and Candidates.
Egyptian Parliament: http://www.parliament.gov.eg/
National Democratic Party (NDP): http://www.ndp.org.eg/
El-Ghad: http://www.aymannoor.com/home.htm
Egyptian Green Party: http://www.egyptiangreens.com/
Muslim Brotherhood: http://www.ummah.org.uk/ikhwan/

Cite your Sources:

Guide to Harvard Style Referencing

III. Hints for BOOK REVIEW Assignment:

Academic Search Premier -- Search for the book title along with the keyword "review." (Ex. "what's the matter with kansas" and review)
Lexis/Nexis -- *On-Campus Use Only. Choose Guided News Search. Step 1: Select a News Category -- choose "Arts & Sports News." Step 2: Select a News Source -- choose "Book, movie, music & play reviews." Step 3: Enter Search Terms -- type book title or author name. Step 4: Narrow to a Specific Date Range -- make sure dates match date of publication for the book.
JSTOR -- Select Advanced Search, Narrow Your Search To: "Review." Search by book title or author.

Guide created by Nicole E. Brown, Instruction/Reference Librarian. 9 September 2005.

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JRMC 201

JRMC 201 Mass Media Writing – Janet Key

1. Introduction to JRMC Subject Guide: http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/jrmc.htm

Quick way to find reliable information for your field. It is your information “road map”
Combination of library resources and free content
Categories = table of contents
See: Reference Tools – explain navigation system (green box, and back to categories, back to Reference Tools)

Question: If you wanted to find dictionaries that would explain basic terminology in your field, where would you click? (answer: reference tools - dictionaries)

2. Reference Tools

See: Handbooks
Handbooks = “how to” books
See: Reporting and Writing (ex. Associated Press handbook)
See: More handbooks for Mass Media

Question: How many handbooks does the library have about Broadcast Journalism? (answer: 19)

3. Finding Books

See KEYWORD and explain Boolean AND
Click KEYWORD and show an example: censorship and press
Show Truncation: censor* and press

Question: How many books does the library have about feature writing? (answer: 25)

4. Databases

Communication and Mass Media Complete
”Communication & Mass Media Complete is a merger of two popular databases: CommSearch, formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA), and Mass Media Articles Index, formerly produced by Penn State University. CommSearch contains references to 26 journals in communication studies, with some coverage extending as far back as the early 20th century. Mass Media Articles Index provides citation coverage of over 40,000 articles related to mass media and published in over 60 research journals, as well as major journalism reviews, recent encyclopedias, and handbooks. In addition, Communication & Mass Media Complete offers full text of over 160 titles.”

Reminder of Boolean AND, Truncation*
Search example: “journalism ethics”
Explain "quotes" for finding phrases

Question: Try finding articles about broadcasting in Egypt
(answer: broadcast* and egypt*)

Lexis-Nexis
”LEXIS-NEXIS provides access to international news sources, company news, industry & market news, government & political news, legal news, company financial information, country profiles, state profiles, biographical information, reference & directories, general medical & health topics, medical abstracts, radio and television transcripts, accounting/auditing & tax, law reviews, federal case law, U.S. Code & Constitution, U.S. court rules, U.S. state legal research. Newspapers are updated several times daily, and wire services hourly.”

Quick Search
· Search Example: election mubarak
Guided news Search
· Choose News Wires
· Same example: election mubarak
· Show FOCUS search results – add keywords like constitution / kefaya / “article 76”

Question: Try finding articles about: “fact checking”

5. Subject specific web sites

POYNTER ONLINE – a web site by journalists for journalists

See Writing/Editing – shows TIP SHEETS

6. Searching the Internet

Yahoo and Google Shortcuts like: define:blog
Google domain searching
site:gov
site:org
site:eg

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Translating & Interpreting

Mustafa Riad
Alison Armstrong

Part 1 – traditional library resources

How to use the catalog to find background information such as online dictionaries, encyclopedias and other general reference tools:

From the AUC Library’s Website http://library.aucegypt.edu/ go to
Research Guides http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/index.htm and then to
General Guides http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/handouts.htm

Once at the General Guides page, I would look at the html format of Reference Tools, http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/ref_tools.htm . There are links to the AUC catalog for print resources. Scrolling down the page, importantly are three online resources, notably the Oxford Reference Online and a link to the Reference section of the library’s Electronic Resources page.

http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/GLOBAL.html?authstatuscode=202

http://www1.aucegypt.edu/library/libdata/subject.cfm?classid=7

How to find Mona Baker’s book and David Crystal’s book:

From the AUC Library’s Website http://library.aucegypt.edu/ go to
AUC Library Catalog http://library.aucegypt.edu/catalog/index.htm and
search by author, last/family name firstname

Note her book is “on search” check the LCSH of Translating and Interpreting. Crystal has numerous titles and all LCSH are worth noting …

Part 2 – On the Internet

A search in Google or Scholar.Google with the terms of resources for translators produces references to the scholarship of translating or information about the profession of translating rather than tools like polyglots.

For Example:

(fyi http://webct.aucegypt.edu:8900/SCRIPT/LALT10116/scripts/serve_home for search engine features)

http://www.iti.org.uk/indexMain.html - UK institute
http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/cl/yuste/postworkshop/repository/dsaintrobert.pdf UN paper
http://www.rosettaproject.org/live The Rosetta Project

For translating tools, check any search engine’s “advanced features/helplinks”

http://world.altavista.com/ = Babel Fish Translation
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en = Google Language Tools
http://search.yahoo.com/search/options?fr=fp-top&p= Yahoo Advanced

And other tools from the web:

http://www.martindalecenter.com/Language.html Martindale’s
http://www.yourdictionary.com/ A web of online dictionaries
http://www-math.uni-paderborn.de/dictionaries/Dictionaries.html Dictionaries
http://www.wordreference.com/ World Ref
http://www.europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller Euro-dictionary
http://lii.org/ Librarian’s Index to the Internet

Part 3 – Tour of the Main Library

Review material available at:

http://library.aucegypt.edu/tutorial/ catalog tutorial
http://library.aucegypt.edu/tour/indexx.htm virtual tour
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/index.htm library guides

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Computer Science

Selected Resources for Computer Science
Available at the AUC Library

Introduction to Research at AUC Library

Overview of AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu

Catalog / Databases / Research Guides-- Research tools
Services / About Our Libraries -- Information about the library
Home > Services > Reference > Services for Graduate Researchers
· How Do I?
· Quick Links (Renew Books, Request Documents)

Introduction to AUC Library’s Online Catalog

Brief introduction to Author, Title, Keyword searching options
Keyword vs. Subject Headings
How to read full records for books and for periodical material
Brief review of LC call number system

Databases

Introduction to the Library’s Database page
How to access databases from off campus locations
How to select the most appropriate database(s) for the topic
How to construct effective search statements
How to manage the search results (print, email, save)
· How to locate cited articles
· A to Z e-Journal list
· AUC Library Catalog
· Document Delivery (Ingenta)

Demo & hands-on practice with selected database(s)

ACM Digital Library
Compendex (Engineering Village 2)
Computer Source (EBSCOhost)
Emerald Full Text
GIS Dictionary (Free Web Access)
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library
MathSciNet
ProQuest Science Journals
Safari Tech Books Online
Zentralblatt MATH

28 February 2005
A. Armstrong
aarmstrong@aucegypt.edu

Search words = reliability and parallel
Within the ACM, there are different “collections” and availability of material. You can register for features like “alert/toc”. There is the “guide” and the “dl”.
· The Guide is a collection of bibliographic citations and abstracts of works published by ACM and other publishers.
· The Digital Library is the full-text repository of papers published by ACM and by other publishers that have co-publishing or co-marketing agreements with ACM.
AUC Libraries has access to the full-text of the journals, magazines and transactions, but NOT the proceedings and SIG Newsletter. Access is restricted to 3 concurrent users per session.

Computer Source has full-text for half the 700 publications. Basic search features. Publications, Nanosecond & view ToC.

Emerald uncheck the default box & do search “full-text” & don’t use a check mark under the find box. ToC and search update available.

Current applications and business trends with more general information re: computer development use ABI Inform.

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RA/Graduate Orientation

Introduction to Research at AUC Library

AUC Library Website
http://library.aucegypt.edu/
• Use resources from home with your AUC ID card
• Special Services for Graduate Researchers http://library.aucegypt.edu/dept/reference/grad.htm
• Document Delivery (Interlibrary Loan)
• Ingenta – TOC Service, contact Hoda el-Ridi,elridih@aucegypt.edu to set it up

AUC Library Catalog
http://library.aucegypt.edu/catalog/index.htm
• Uses LC Classification System – alphanumeric; letters do not correspond to the topic i.e. L Education, Q Science, B Religion, etc.
• Access points: Author, Title, Keyword
• Keyword vs. Subject Headings
• KW Cars = SH Automobiles
• KW Egyptian Society = Egypt—Social Life and Customs
• How to read full records for books and periodicals
• Exporting Records; select all on pg.1, “Save marked records,” do pg. 2, etc, “Export marked Records”

Databases / Electronic Resources http://www.aucegypt.edu/library/libdata/
• 80+ Databases—show "i" for basic information
• Access databases from off campus with your AUC ID Card
• Select an appropriate database(s) for a topic
• Construct effective search statements with Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT)
• Manage the search results (View, Print, Email, Save)
• Locate cited articles

HELP

I found an article but it's not full-text. I do not see it in AUC's Library Catalog. Can I get it online?

E-Journals A-Z This tool helps you find out which databases contain which journals. (Ex. A search for Journal of International Affairs reveals that both ABI/Inform and Academic Search Premier have the journal, full-text).

The library does not have the articles I need!

AUC Library Document Delivery Service. Fill out the "Journal Articles Request Form" to order documents not available at AUC. Note: Normal turnaround time for requests can range from 2 days to 2 weeks.

Hands on practice with selected database(s)
Access through AUC Library E-Resources Web Site http://www.aucegypt.edu/library/libdata/

Academic Search Premier
Abstracts and indexes over 8,175 publications covering the social sciences, humanities, education and most other major fields of academic study. Coverage includes more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Full-text is available for over 4,700 publications. Updated daily. (1965 - present)

ABI Inform
Premier source of business information. Indexes over 1,600 publications, providing extensive material for wide range of business research: worldwide business conditions, trends, management techniques, corporate strategies, industry-specific topics and more. Over 700 publications available in Full Text or Text+Graphics format. (1971 - present)

Lexis-Nexis *On-Campus Use Only
Provides access to international news sources, company news, industry & market news, government & political news, legal news, company financial information, country profiles, state profiles, biographical information, reference & directories, general medical & health topics, medical abstracts, radio and television transcripts, accounting/auditing & tax, law reviews, federal case law, U.S. Code & Constitution, U.S. court rules, U.S. state legal research. Newspapers are updated several times daily, and wire services hourly.

JSTOR
A full-text archival database consisting of the complete backfiles of important scholarly journals. It does NOT include publications within the last 2 to 5 years. Currently over 250 journals covering the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, economics, general science, ecology and botany are included. (1800 - )

Oxford Reference Online
This tool brings together over 100 Oxford University Press dictionaries and reference titles in a single searchable interface, containing more than 1.5 million dictionary definitions. Covers a broad range of subjects including General Reference, Language, Quotations, Science, Medicine, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business.

Dissertation Abstracts Online *On-Campus Use Only
Selectively indexes dissertations and theses from U.S., Canada, Britian, and Europe. Contains more than 1.6 million records. Researchers can also preview many recent documents electronically through ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, which lets users see the first 24 pages of thousands of documents online. Updated monthly. (1861 - present, citations of Ph.D. disserations; 1980-present, abstracts of Ph.D. dissertations; 1988-present, Master's thesis abstracts)

Created by Nicole E. Brown, nbrown@aucegypt.edu Instruction/Reference Librarian. 11 November 2005.

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FMRS

Selected Resources for FMRS
Available at the AUC Library

Introduction to Research at AUC Library

Tour of Main Library including FMRS collection (gray files)
Overview of AUC Library website, research guides and related links
Hands on practice with selected database(s)

Overview of AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu

Catalog / Databases / Research Guides-- Research tools
Services / About Our Libraries -- Information about the library
Home > Services > Reference > Services for Graduate Researchers
· How Do I?
· Quick Links (Renew Books, Request Documents)

Introduction to AUC Library’s Online Catalog

Brief introduction to Author, Title, Keyword searching options
Keyword vs. Subject Headings
How to read full records for books and for periodical material
Brief review of LC call number system

Databases

Introduction to the Library’s Database page
How to access databases from off campus locations
How to select the most appropriate database(s) for the topic
How to construct effective search statements
How to manage the search results (print, email, save)
· How to locate cited articles
· A to Z e-Journal list
· AUC Library Catalog
· Document Delivery (Ingenta)

Demo & hands-on practice with selected database(s)

Selected Web Sites

http://www.forcedmigration.org/
http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/fmrs/Library/libresources.html
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/subjects.htm
http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/law/library/ (under development)

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POL SCI 405

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Introduction to Research at AUC Library
AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu/

Use resources from home with your AUC ID card

Special Services for Graduate Researchers http://library.aucegypt.edu/dept/reference/grad.htm

Document Delivery (Interlibrary Loan)
Ingenta – TOC Service, contact Hoda el-Ridi,elridih@aucegypt.edu to set it up

Guide to Resources for Political Science http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/political.htm

Quick way to find reliable information
Combination of library resources and free content

Selected Electronic Resources: International Relations in the Middle East (http://www.aucegypt.edu/library/libdata/)

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) *On-campus use only: This full-text database covers theory and research in international affairs. Includes gray literature such as working papers, occasional papers, proceedings from conferences, and policy briefs.

Index Islamicus : Covers scholarly literature on Islam and the Middle East; from religion to current events.

International Political Science Abstracts : Database of the International Political Science Association. Topics covered include: theory, political thinkers, political institutions, international relations, and area studies.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS) : Indexes research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East.

PAIS International : PAIS, Public Affairs Information Service, indexes public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general.

Guide created by Nicole E. Brown, Instruction/Reference Librarian. 16 September 2005.

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POl SCI 320

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

I. Introduction to Research at AUC Library

AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu/

Use resources from home with your AUC ID card

II. Discipline-Specific Resources

AUC Library Subject Guide for Political Science
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/political.htm

Quick way to find reliable information
Combination of library resources and free content

III. Selected Electronic Resources for Political Science 320, Introduction to International Relations

Lexis/Nexis *On-Campus Use Only.
(Updated hourly). Provides access to international news sources including government & political news, legal news, and country profiles.

Academic Search Premier
(1965-present, updated daily). A multidisciplinary index to over 8,175 publications. Coverage includes over 3,600 peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Full-text is available for many publications.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) *On-campus use only.
(1991-present, updated monthly). Full-text, covers theory and research in international affairs. Includes gray literature such as working papers, occasional papers, proceedings from conferences, and policy briefs.

CSA Illumina: Social Science Databases
(1906-present, updated annually). Searches Index Islamicus, PAIS International, and Sociological Abstracts at the same time)

International Political Science Abstracts
(1989-present, updated quarterly). Database of the International Political Science Association. Coverage includes theory, political thinkers, political institutions, and international relations.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS)
(1900-present, updated monthly). Indexes research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East.

JSTOR
(1800-last 2 to 5 years depending on the journal). Full-text, archival database containing the complete backfiles of many scholarly journals.

IV. HELP

I found an article but it's not full-text. I do not see it in AUC's Library Catalog. Can I get it online?
E-Journals A-Z
This tool helps you find out which databases contain which journals. (Example: A search for Journal of International Affairs reveals that both ABI/Inform Global and Academic Search Premier have the journal, full-text).

The library does not have the articles I need.
AUC Library Document Delivery Service
Fill out the "Journal Articles Request Form" to order documents not available at AUC. Note: Normal turnaround time for requests can range from 2 days to 2 weeks.

Created by Nicole E. Brown, nbrown@aucegypt.edu Instruction/Reference Librarian. 10 October 2005.

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