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 ©2011 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:
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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.
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What you will need before you begin using a database…
A library access number
This number will be emailed to you from OCLS 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
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Online Databases Finding Articles for Your Research
Click on Business, under Article Databases.
So now, we will start a search for articles… Associate Library Instruction
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Locate the database.
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Click on Thesaurus to discover the best way to search for your topic. Using “their” words helps you get the most relevant articles on your topics. Associate Library Instruction
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Type your topic in the box. Click on Browse. Associate Library Instruction
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If you do not see any match, think of synonyms and try again or go to the top search box and search by keyword. You will then get articles that contain your term. Associate Library Instruction
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Check mark as many as you feel are relevant to your research. Note that I checked EMPLOYEE motivation & INCENTIVES in industry. Associate Library Instruction
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Yikes!
We got a lot of results! You can check mark Full Text on the left side and limit to only the full text articles. You can also limit to just the scholarly articles and/or change the date range. Associate Library Instruction
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Even limiting to a year range of 2009-2015 and only full text, there still are over 6,700 articles available and it is updated daily! Note the links to the full articles.Associate Library Instruction
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The format is “database” format—not APA… Author(s) = Cerasoli, C. P., Nicklin, J. M., & Ford, M. T. Date = (2014). Title of Article = Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic incentives jointly predict performance: A 40-year meta-analysis. Title of the Journal = Psychological Bulletin Volume = 140
Issue = (4)
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Books Finding e-books from IWU or a Local Library
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How can I access an e-book through IWU? Click on: Ebrary or EBSCO eBooks. Authenticate (like you did for articles). Associate Library Instruction
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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, quotation marks were used around the term. Associate Library Instruction
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You have full access to the entire book! Associate Library Instruction
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By creating an account, you can create your own “Bookshelf” of favorite books and can add notes and highlighting. This also allows for downloading parts or all of the book. Follow the on screen directions for downloading.
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It may be easier for you to use your public library. Links to all Indiana public libraries and some other states are available by clicking on Other libraries, (under Books). Associate Library Instruction
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Web Sites Finding Appropriate Web Sites for Your Research
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Use OCLS Webliologies
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Use a good search engine
Google: http://www.google.com Bing: http://www.bing.com Duckduckgo: http://www.duckduckgo.com Use quotation marks around a multiple word term to “bind” the term, e.g.
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Let’s Review: Recommended Resources for Getting Started:
A good database for finding magazine articles:
To find a regular book, use the
IWU Library Catalog (or your local public library).
To find an ebook, use
EBSCO Business Source Complete (business topic) or EBSCO Academic Search Complete (any nonbusiness topic)
Ebrary (ebook collection) EBSCO eBooks (ebook collection)
To find a website use a search engine:
Google, Bing, Duckduckgo, etc. Associate Library Instruction
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APA Writing Helps
Available from OCLS
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Help with APA Writing Style:
Click on: APA Style (under Key Links) View additional APA helps.
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Interpretation of a Database Citation for APA
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Getting Help from OCLS
Anytime from Anywhere!
Still have a question or need help? …from the home page click on….
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OCLS will respond to you within 1 business days.
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You can also call OCLS:
Our phone # 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
Some questions may be immediately answered. Some questions may go into a processing or research queue. If you receive voice mail, please leave your name, a call back number, & full message. Associate Library Instruction
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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
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You Can Be a Successful Associate Student!
Use OCLS to facilitate your research for all of your classes! OCLS is here to help you! Associate Library Instruction
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