ENGL& 235 - Commeree - Resources Memo Guide

Question 1.In the CBC Library, you can find out the availability of the major REFERENCE SOURCES in the field that you have chosen by
1. Searching the online Library Catalog. Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link and then limit your search to "Book, Not For Loan“, which are Reference books. Type in a broad subject term such as "biology", "nursing", "engineering" in the search box and hit "enter" key or the "search" button at the bottom of the screen.

2. Look through the search results and click on a title that looks relevant, then click on "Browse Shelf" to see other books next to it. Watch a 1.5-minute Tutorial.

3. You can also walk to the Reference Collection shelves located in the center of the Library, and with the Librarian’s help, find and browse the relevant section(s).

4. Besides print reference sources, there are also online reference sources such as Oxford Reference Online, Gale Virtual Reference, Oxford English Dictionary, and Encyclopedia Britannica Online. You can find these on the library Resources web page.

Question 2.To find CBC’s scholarly and professional semi-technical (trade publications) PERIODICALS
in your field, you can use our Journal Finder

1. Start with browsing the e-journals by subject.

2. If you don't find the subject of your field listed. Try search for "Title contains all words". For example, if you search "biology", you will find about 93 journals.

3. To single out one or two important periodicals, ask your instructor or other experts.

4. To find the purpose, content, etc. of the journal that you have chosen:

• If the title is available through Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) database, then click the link to view the publication details. ProQuest doesn't provide very detailed journal information.
• You can also search the Internet and find the homepage of the journal. Then, read the “About” section of the journal.
• or locate a print issue of the journal at the library and read the front matter.
• The following reference book also provides quick overview information about core magazines and journals
  Title: Magazines for libraries
  Location: Reference
  Call Number: Z6941 .M23 2010

Question 3.
1. Go to CBC Library homepage at http://www.columbiabasin.edu/library
2. Click on the “All Resources” link
3. You will find brief descriptions of CBC databases on the A-Z list.
4. Detailed descriptions including what subjects are covered by the databases can usually be found on “About”, “Help”, or “Choose Databases” pages once you log in.
5. As a CBC student, you can access these databases on campus and from home with a password through the CBC library website.
6. There are also lists of databases on the library Websites of most Universities. You can take a look and get a sense of what databases are usually available for a certain field in a university library, but keep in mind that most databases access are restricted to their faculty and students. Only a few databases might be freely available to all.
Example Web Pages:
UIUC
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/?mode=A
Click on one of the Article Indexes & Abstracts Subjects, then click on the "i" icon to find more information about the databases.
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