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.
