Research Guide - Oral Communication (Cusmano-Reans)

1st Floor: UNI Periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers), UNI Microfilm, and UNI Reserve
2nd Floor: Reference Desk, UNI Ref, UNI Index, UNI Docs, UNI Maps, Interlibrary Loan
3rd Floor: UNI Stacks (A-K), UNI A&M, UNI Spec Coll, UNI Youth
4th Floor: UNI Stacks (L-Z)

For Research Help, Ask A Librarian <http://www.library.uni.edu/ris/ask.shtml>
Call 273-2838, visit the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor, or go to the Ask A Librarian web site.

FINDING BOOKS

Reference Collection - 2nd Floor

Facts-On-File. UNI REF D 410 F3
Editorials-On-File. UNI REF D 839 E3
Statistical Abstract of the United States. UNI REF HA 202 U58 and online: <http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2878>

Rod Library Catalog - Keyword Searching [Animated Tutorial]
AND searches for both terms. OR searches for either term. * replaces 1-5 end characters. ** replaces 1+ end characters.	keyword and keyword keyword and (keyword or keyword) keyword and keyword* keyword and (keyword* or keyword**)

Rod Library Catalog - Reading an Item Record
Item Location Call Number and Status

FINDING ARTICLES

Part 1. Find Citations of Articles On Your Topic
Online databases contain citations of articles published on various topics. From Rod Library's home page <http://www.library.uni.edu/> select the "Databases A-Z" link to access a list of databases.

Here are some good databases for research on current issues and news:

CQ Researcher provides in-depth coverage of controversial issues.
Infotrac/Expanded Academic indexes articles from over 300 academic journals, news magazines, and newspapers. [Animated Tutorial]
LexisNexis Academic provides online access to U.S. news sources. [Animated Tutorial]

Part 2. Locate Full-Text Articles Online
Some articles are available online in full-text format. Scan the article's citation in the database for an icon or link that reads "Link to full text," "Text," "html," "pdf," "FTXT," or something simliar. If there is a full-text link, select it and print the full-text article. You can also click the button to generate a listing of Rod Library's access options for an article, including full-text access when it is available.

Part 3. Locate Full-Text Articles in Rod Library
Many articles are not available online in full-text format. When this is the case, the next step is to locate a print copy of the full-text article in Rod Library. Here are the steps to take.

Step 1. Note information from the article citation in the database:	Step 2. Check the library catalog to see if we have the journal:	Step 3. Note information from the UNISTAR listing:
author and title of the article; name of the journal; volume, issue, & page numbers, and publication date.	open a second browser window; select the "Journal Title Search" link; type in the name of the journal and hit the Search button.	"Call #" of the journal; "Location" and "Status" of specific volume; "Library Has" (if we do not have the needed volume, see part 4 below).

Most of our print journals are in UNI Periodicals on the first floor of Rod Library. With the information noted above, you should be able to locate the journal by Call # and find the article in the right volume, issue, and page range of that journal.

Part 4. Request Articles from Other Libraries (a.k.a. Interlibrary Loan)
If a book or article you need is not online or in the library's print collection, you can request a copy from another library. From UNISTAR <http://unistar.uni.edu/search~S1/> select the "Interlibrary Loan Request" link and complete the appropriate request form.