The DaVinci Code opens to fanfare, mystery, and agitation. What are people saying about the movie no one has seen? Using QuickSearch on the Home page of GALILEO turned up 125 articles in LexisNexis- including transcripts from CNN, 256 articles from Research Libraries, 836 articles from MasterFILE, 259 articles from ProQuest, and 660 articles from Academic Search Premier.
Wait till they see the movie. What will they say then?
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Heavy Searching
It's not quick or easy but you can use a database called Article First to search for a specific article. All they list is the citation- which is handy for your bibliography. You'll have to order a copy of the article through InterLibrary Loan or search through the other databases to see if that periodical is listed. Definitely for those who don't mind a bit of delayed gratification.
"Article First contains bibliographic citations that describe items listed on the table of contents pages of journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Each record describes one article, news story, letter, or other item.
The database, formerly know as ContentsFirst, is now included the ArticleFirst database. It is now possible to search for and view both journals' tables of contents and individual article citations in the ArticleFirst database.
OCLC provides title lists of periodicals included in their many databases. (Not all FirstSearch databases are included in GALILEO.) Once at their Periodical Titles in OCLC FirstSearch page, select the name of the database of interest then click the "List Titles" button. Other options are also available, such as "Search by Title," to discover in which database a publication is included. NOTE: Use the browser's BACK button to return to GALILEO."
The big databases in GALILEO are ProQuest, EbscoHost, and LexisNexis. ProQuest and EbscoHost have a publications list that you can browse through.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Scroll to ArticleFirst
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"Article First contains bibliographic citations that describe items listed on the table of contents pages of journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Each record describes one article, news story, letter, or other item.
The database, formerly know as ContentsFirst, is now included the ArticleFirst database. It is now possible to search for and view both journals' tables of contents and individual article citations in the ArticleFirst database.
OCLC provides title lists of periodicals included in their many databases. (Not all FirstSearch databases are included in GALILEO.) Once at their Periodical Titles in OCLC FirstSearch page, select the name of the database of interest then click the "List Titles" button. Other options are also available, such as "Search by Title," to discover in which database a publication is included. NOTE: Use the browser's BACK button to return to GALILEO."
The big databases in GALILEO are ProQuest, EbscoHost, and LexisNexis. ProQuest and EbscoHost have a publications list that you can browse through.
GALILEO
....Databases A-Z
.......Scroll to ArticleFirst
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Business Intelligence
Half page advertisement for Hoovers.com in Tuesday's AJC. Touting that Hoover's "is the best and truly ultimate source for business intelligence". They're offering a free trial.
You can use the information from Hoover's through GALILEO at ProQuest. The site won't look like Hoover's Business but you will get company information like Hoover's Business!
GALILEO
...Select Databases A-Z
........Jump to H
............Select Hoover's- (it will say ProQuest Databases and work like ProQuest but the information is from Hoover's)
OR
You can go to the Find a Database by Name box in the middle lower part of GALILEO Home Screen and type in Hoover's.
Check out that company before you apply for a job.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
You can use the information from Hoover's through GALILEO at ProQuest. The site won't look like Hoover's Business but you will get company information like Hoover's Business!
GALILEO
...Select Databases A-Z
........Jump to H
............Select Hoover's- (it will say ProQuest Databases and work like ProQuest but the information is from Hoover's)
OR
You can go to the Find a Database by Name box in the middle lower part of GALILEO Home Screen and type in Hoover's.
Check out that company before you apply for a job.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Sighting sources then Citing sources
Sighting sources - what do you see?
Citing sources - what did you use?
They sound alike but are quite different.
Sighting a source means looking for something and finding it.
Citing a source means telling your reader where you found the information.
How do you tell your reader where you found the information you used in your paper? Some instructors want you to use MLA (Modern Language Association). Some want you to use APA (American Psychological Association). Then some instructors like Turabian. What is a student to do?
On the home page of GALILEO, on the far left under Quick Help! is a How Do I... drop down box. Way down on the list is "cite articles". This will lead you to a page of examples for APA, MLA, and Turabian.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Citing sources - what did you use?
They sound alike but are quite different.
Sighting a source means looking for something and finding it.
Citing a source means telling your reader where you found the information.
How do you tell your reader where you found the information you used in your paper? Some instructors want you to use MLA (Modern Language Association). Some want you to use APA (American Psychological Association). Then some instructors like Turabian. What is a student to do?
On the home page of GALILEO, on the far left under Quick Help! is a How Do I... drop down box. Way down on the list is "cite articles". This will lead you to a page of examples for APA, MLA, and Turabian.
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Planting, growing, etc
There is a resource that we added to GALILEO, National Agricultural Library. The NAL catalog lets you know what is available. Materials must be borrowed through the NMTC library (and there is a fee). The NAL site includes some free web sites.
"The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States, with locations in Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries. In fiscal year 2005 (Oct 2004 through Sept 2005) NAL delivered more than 80 million direct customer service transactions."
We can use the titles they suggest to search WorldCat and see if there are other libraries that hold these items. We might be able to borrow the item for free!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
"The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States, with locations in Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries. In fiscal year 2005 (Oct 2004 through Sept 2005) NAL delivered more than 80 million direct customer service transactions."
We can use the titles they suggest to search WorldCat and see if there are other libraries that hold these items. We might be able to borrow the item for free!
The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.
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